Is it true that applying aloe vera gel on face allergy doesn’t work?

Nowadays, many people often suffer from facial allergies. If the facial allergies are not treated in time, it will cause some unnecessary troubles. Therefore, we must use appropriate methods to avoid facial allergies in normal times. Applying aloe vera gel on facial allergies is sometimes effective because aloe vera gel has a repairing effect, but we must also pay attention to the combined use of medication to avoid allergies caused by viral or bacterial infections.

1. No care is more practical than avoiding allergic sources.

2. For patients with weak skin barrier or other allergic symptoms, gentle cleansing is the primary consideration. The first thing to consider when cleaning is the water temperature. It should not be too hot or too cold. My personal temperature is 33℃-35℃, which is the appropriate water temperature range. Secondly, patients who have already developed allergic symptoms should not over-cleanse. In general, washing with warm water is sufficient. For the prevention of allergies, choose amino acid, amphoteric, or non-ionic cleaning products, and avoid using soap-based or SLS/SLES-based products. Soap-based or SLS/SLES products, the former can easily cause keratin denaturation and excessively deprive the sebum membrane and intercellular matrix, while the latter can cause obvious skin irritation at an addition amount of 2%-5%. Tools such as facial brushes and towels should be avoided.

3. For those who are used to using sunscreen or makeup, if you have sensitive skin or have allergic symptoms, please stop using sunscreen and makeup products, avoid the need to use cleaning products or makeup removers, and it is more appropriate to use hard protection such as umbrellas, masks, and hats.

4. People with sensitive skin do not need to use additional water-based products. I personally believe that patients with sensitive skin or allergic symptoms have unstable skin conditions, and the production and maintenance of the sebum film are very abnormal. Excessive use of water-based products will result in the skin not having the corresponding amount of sebum for emulsification, which will not only have no care effect but will damage the skin barrier.

5. When choosing skin moisturizing products, patients with sensitive skin or allergic symptoms can choose products containing effective ingredients such as ceramide, lecithin, VB5 (panthenol), hyaluronic acid, chitosan, etc., which help maintain the health of the skin barrier. When choosing product texture, the higher the occlusivity, the better for this type of skin. For example, mineral oil, vaseline, etc., form a dense protective layer on the outside of the skin to block external stimuli. In addition, plant oils (olive oil, grape seed oil, evening primrose oil, rose hip oil, sweet almond oil, etc.) all have protective and anti-oxidant effects, and provide unsaturated fatty acids to repair the skin.