What are the methods to treat skin problems?

In fact, the core of truly effective skin care treatment is to stop losses first and then repair. Slowly adjust and quickly maintain stability. There is no one-size-fits-all formula. I have been a skin care guide for six years, and I have seen too many people make small problems into a one-size-fits-all. They have all fallen into the trap of "following the trend and trying blindly".

I just received a 24-year-old operation girl last month. She applied salicylic acid for half a month and stacked two niacinamide whitening essences in order to close her mouth. In the end, she broke out with backlight rash all over her face and her cheeks were as red as allergies. When she came to me, she still had three bottles of Internet celebrity redness-reducing essence in her bag. She wanted to suppress her face quickly. My first sentence was to ask her to stop all functional products and "fast" her skin first.

Speaking of this, some people will definitely say, shouldn’t facial cleansers even be used on sensitive skin? In fact, it really depends on the situation. For example, she commutes every day, smokes dust on the way to and from work, and occasionally wears light makeup. Just washing with warm water at night can't remove the residue, but will make the rash worse. I asked her to use soap-free amino acid cleansing at night, rinse it with warm water, and pat her face directly with warm water in the morning. It's that simple. If you have dry and sensitive skin and don’t go out much without makeup, then it’s absolutely fine to wash your skin with warm water in the morning and evening. There is no absolute right or wrong.

After you stop using excess products, don't be too busy piling repair products on your face. Many people smear all the expensive repair essence creams on their face when their face is bad. In fact, when the barrier is damaged, the skin's absorption capacity is less than one-third of the usual. Applying too much is like stuffing braised pork into a person with diarrhea. It cannot be digested at all, but adds to the burden. I gave her a ceramide essence with simple ingredients and a fragrance-free special care cream. She didn’t need anything else. She wore a wide-brimmed hat and a medical mask when going out, and she wasn’t even allowed to apply sunscreen. I should also mention here that many people now say that sensitive skin must wear sunscreen every day. In fact, during the acute onset of redness and itching, chemical sunscreens and preservatives in sunscreen are more likely to irritate the skin. Physical blockage is more reliable than applying sunscreen. It is not too late to switch to mild physical sunscreen after the skin condition stabilizes for about a week.

After talking about the adjustments at the skin care level, internal adjustments that many people are concerned about are actually more pitfalls to avoid. I once had a client who drank a box of anti-sugar drinks costing RMB 200 to 300 a day every day. After three months of drinking, his face did not turn white. Instead, he developed acne on his chin due to the added sugar in the drinks. He really needed internal adjustment. The most useful ones are free of charge: he stayed up until 1 o'clock, and applied an anti-aging essence worth RMB 3,000 to improve the dark yellow color. He usually drank less iced milk tea and heavy oil hot pot, and drank soy milk two or three times a week. The endocrine system was stabilized, and the recurring acne on his chin disappeared naturally. As for whether you should take supplements such as vitamins and collagen, don’t listen to the bloggers’ nonsense. If you are picky about food all year round, lack vitamin B complex, and suffer from recurring seborrheic dermatitis, then it is really useful to supplement with some B complex. If you usually eat a balanced diet, supplementing randomly will increase the burden of liver and kidney metabolism, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

In fact, the biggest taboo in skin care is quick success. The metabolic cycle of the skin is at least 28 days. If you have some patience and make steady adjustments, it will be much more reliable than blindly trying those quick-acting products such as "seven-day microdermabrasion" and "three-day redness". I have seen too many people who were originally only mildly sensitive, but ended up with a hormonal face after using quick-acting products with unknown ingredients. It is really a pity.