My face gets hot and red after using skin care products

Everyone has a love for beauty. For every beauty lover, skin care products are essential. The booming skin care industry has led to the emergence of a wide variety of skin care products on the market. However, these products are not suitable for everyone. Many people have different skin types. If users do not understand clearly when using them, it will often cause facial allergies. Let’s find out why some people’s faces become hot and red after using skin care products?

1. Skin repair barrier

The so-called "barrier repair" actually means restoring these three things: [keratinocytes], [intercellular lipids] and [sebum] to normal. It has a hard texture but strong water absorption capacity. The surface is covered with a layer of protein [keratinized cells], which are connected to each other by cell desmosomes, like bricks in a wall.

The edges of these brick-like keratinized cells are filled with intercellular lipids that are almost impermeable to water. Their main components are ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids. These intercellular lipids are like the cement between the bricks in a wall. The skin also has an important organ, the sebaceous gland, which secretes a thin protective layer of sebum, which is evenly applied to the surface of the skin, above the stratum corneum.

2. Reasons for facial heat and redness after using skin care products:

1. Damage to the stratum corneum leads to skin sensitivity

Some people's skin becomes sensitive and their resistance is greatly reduced due to long-term use of exfoliating products (exfoliating facial cleansers, scrubs, etc.). Such skin is particularly picky about skin care products and will become allergic when encountering irritants. Therefore, after using skin care products that are not suitable for them, their face will become hot, red, and stinging.

2. Using too much force when cleaning your face

Some people with sensitive skin often look oily due to the imbalance of water and oil on their face. Or some people work outdoors for a long time, and when they get home they are always worried that their skin is not washed clean or cleaned thoroughly. Therefore, when cleansing the face, people use too much force, which damages the skin's stratum corneum and even washes away all the oil on the skin's surface. In fact, many people don't know that oil has a certain protective effect on our skin. Excessive force when cleansing will cause the skin on your face to feel tight and uncomfortable after cleansing.

3. Improper selection of skin care products

Most people are blind when choosing skin care products. They are not clear about what kind of skin care products their skin needs, so when purchasing skin care products, they only look at the functions and effects (for example, if the skin is dry, they still want to remove spots and acne marks, etc.). They have no idea whether the products are suitable for their current skin, which causes skin discomfort.

3. How to avoid allergies from skin care products

1. Fully understand your skin type and choose skin care products that suit you.

2. Be cautious when choosing skin care products and do not buy counterfeit or inferior products just for the sake of cheapness.

3. When cleansing your face, be gentle and cleanse your skin to avoid damaging the stratum corneum.

4. The skin's stratum corneum is not sound. It is recommended to wear less makeup or no makeup. Most of the ingredients contained in cosmetics will cause certain harm to our skin, so when we put on makeup, it will more or less affect our skin. Over time, the garbage in our skin will settle down. If it is not cleaned properly, it will easily clog the pores. In severe cases, it will cause inflammation of the hair follicles and form closed comedones, and it will make the skin more and more sensitive and fragile.

5. Do not use soap products to cleanse your face. Soap products are weak alkaline and can cause harm to our skin and damage the stratum corneum. Even essential oil soaps should not be tried lightly.

4. What should I do if I am allergic to skin care products?

If your face becomes hot and red after using skin care products, you must stop using the current skin care products and clean your face in time. After cleaning, you can use a repairing lotion to calm the skin and relieve fever and redness.

In addition, if skin allergies occur, you should pay attention to eating a light diet and avoid spicy and irritating foods. Pay more attention to protecting your skin in daily life and don’t neglect skin care.

In fact, if you pay more attention in your daily life and are careful when buying skin care products, the chance of your face getting hot and red after using them will be greatly reduced.