What are the relationships between beauty and skin health

Beauty and skin health are essentially symbiotic rather than antagonistic relationships - the underlying logic of all beauty behaviors that are compliant and adapted to one's skin type is to serve skin health, and healthy skin itself is the basis of beauty effects. The often heard saying that "beauty damages skin" is actually mostly caused by mismatched operations and irregular products, and does not conflict with the purpose of beauty itself.

A while ago, a 22-year-old girl came to my studio. When she came in, her face was covered with cysts and acne. She said with a sad face, "Beauty is all about IQ tax. The more you take care of your skin, the worse it gets." After careful questioning, I found out that she had severe oily acne. She followed the trend of "nourishing skin with oil" and bought a heavy beauty oil and applied it every day. The sebaceous glands were all blocked, and inflammation broke out all over her face. Later, she was given three low-energy photorejuvenation treatments to reduce redness and inflammation, combined with medical dressings and mild oil-control and repair skin care products. In less than two months, most of her skin was smoother, and even the red acne marks left before were much lighter. She later said that it was not that beauty treatments were useless, but that she did not understand what her skin wanted before.

Some people will definitely refute this. Isn’t it true that “daily skin care is an IQ tax” that is so noisy on the Internet now? It is said that the skin has the ability to repair itself, and nothing you put on it is as good as washing your face with water. This is actually very different. If you have young and oily skin in the hot and humid areas of the south, you will naturally produce a lot of oil in the summer. If you also apply three or four layers of functional essences and heavy creams every day, it will really put a burden on the skin. The acne is minor and may damage the skin barrier; but if you are in the north, In the windy days of autumn and winter, if you have dry or even sensitive skin, you still insist on washing your face with water without applying anything. Within half a month, it will definitely become red and tingling, and your ability to retain moisture will also decrease. At this time, choosing a gentle moisturizing cream will help your skin maintain a healthy state.

Oh, by the way, many people think that beauty means applying skin care products and doing medical beauty treatments. In fact, simple things like applying sunscreen on a daily basis are also the most basic beauty behaviors and the lowest-cost skin health protection. Don’t think that sun protection is just for fear of getting tanned. Long-term ultraviolet exposure will not only cause “beauty-level” problems such as spots and fine lines, but also damage the skin’s DNA and increase the risk of basal cell cancer. Do you think this is a tight tie between beauty and health?

I have been in the skin management business for almost ten years, and I have seen too many people who reverse the order. In order to pursue quick whitening, they applied mercury-containing Sanwu products. In order to exaggerate the filling effect, they forced excessive amounts of hyaluronic acid on the face. In the end, the face became white, but excessive heavy metals caused the skin to darken. The apple muscles were bulging, but the local blood circulation was suppressed and the skin was dark and sensitive all year round. It took several times the money to slowly restore it. In fact, to put it bluntly, the skin is just like the pot of succulents you raise. You can't leave it dry, nor can you pour water every day to soak the roots. Beauty is just that spoonful of water and that little fertilizer, and you have to follow its growth rhythm. When it is healthy, it will naturally be plump and translucent, and there is no need to mess around with those "quick-effect" tricks.

There is also the common saying that makeup can harm the skin. In fact, as long as it is legal makeup and you do a thorough but not rough makeup removal every day, it will not put any extra burden on the skin at all. On the contrary, the eye shadows and lipsticks bought cheaply contain excessive heavy metals, and long-term use will cause pigmentation and lip inflammation. Choosing the right cosmetic products at this time is also protecting the health of the skin. Anyway, the people I have come into contact with whose skin condition is stable and good-looking all year round never separate beauty and health. The premise of any good condition that can be maintained for a long time is that the skin itself is healthy. Talking about beauty without health is essentially a castle in the air.