The impact of excessive cleansing on the skin

Proper cleaning can keep the skin clean and prevent skin diseases. However, in real life, some people have problems with excessive cleanliness or even mysophobia. Human skin is very fragile. If you blindly over-clean or rub your skin, it is very easy to damage the skin, which will then cause skin damage or other problems that are not conducive to maintaining skin health. Therefore, we should pay attention to moderate skin cleansing on a daily basis. So how do we do this? What should we pay attention to in daily skin care?

Symptom 1: Dry skin after washing face

This is because the outer barrier of the skin is washed away. Skin cleansing products will more or less have a certain impact on the skin's natural barrier, and the natural repair time usually takes about an hour. Many people with oily skin like the dry feeling after cleansing, and even think that "tight" is better than "oily". Little do people know that sebum secretion does not stop after being forcibly washed away, but a large amount of water will be lost as a result. Over time, the problem of "oily outside and dry inside" may occur: the skin is oily, but cannot form a uniform natural barrier, and is easily sensitive to external stimuli and becomes uncomfortable.

Performance 2: Do you need to use makeup remover after applying sunscreen?

There has always been controversy over whether sunscreen products need to be removed before washing. In fact, this is related to the choice of sunscreen and the method of application: if you use a waterproof and long-lasting sunscreen and reapply it strictly every one to two hours, then you really need to use a makeup remover or even a specially matched sunscreen remover to remove it first, and then clean it with a facial cleanser. If you only use ordinary, non-waterproof sunscreen without tinting or brightening functions, and basically stay indoors all day, and only reapply it once at most, ordinary cleansing products are actually sufficient, and there is no need for too complicated makeup removal and secondary cleansing. If you are using a primer or BB cream with skin tone adjustment function, it falls into the category of makeup and you need to remove it before washing.

Performance 3: Cleansing products with scrub particles will make washing more refreshing

No matter how fine and natural the scrub particles are claimed to be, they are not suitable for daily use. The purpose of scrub is to remove dead skin cells, make the skin appear more delicate, and improve the absorption of products. However, the metabolism of cuticles has a certain periodicity, and it does not need to be removed by rubbing vigorously every day. Some cleansers have micro-abrasive particles added to them, which are more intended to increase the pleasure of use than to exfoliate or stimulate circulation. However, this "pleasure" is not necessarily good for the skin, and its effectiveness may not be as good as a cleanser containing fruit acid or salicylic acid. Rubbing your skin like this every day may cause abrasions or even infections, and your skin will gradually become rough.