My skin: What am I doing wrong?

This question is asked by everyone who is dissatisfied with the state of her skin. It would seem that skin care is excellent: I "feed" my skin with the most elite cosmetics, and follow all the novelties in cosmetology, resort to the help of a cosmetologist, using the most super-duper procedures. After them, the skin blossoms for a while, but soon everything goes back to the way it was.

What to do? Even such unique remedies as alginate mask, which contains natural alginic acid, do not help. Scientists discovered it not so long ago, researching seaweed. When conducting research, it was found that this acid is able to penetrate the skin. Alginate masks have a powerful moisturizing effect, perfectly retain moisture in the skin. As a result, the skin is smoothed, fresh and healthy.

First of all, don't do anything stupid, don't chase advertising, don't be naive and don't trust what people around you say and recommend. I just need to look inside myself, my beloved, stop and think about what I am doing wrong, as a result of which on my skin wrinklesIf your skin has become dry or too oily, you have pimples and red spots, dark circles around the eyes, etc., you should take your time to sort out your problems. Don't rush into it, but put your problems on the shelf.

Let's take a better look at this example. Your skin has lost its freshness and elasticity, in the morning has a grayish tint. And to all this, after a simple washing with water, it tightens so much that your hands open a jar of greasy cream, which you apply to your skin with pleasure, improving your skin. makeup. As a result, the feeling of tightness disappears, but it returns again and again, as soon as the water touches the skin.

What are your actions?

What will be your actions - the eternal Russian question: what to do!

1. Will you be looking for miracle cosmetics?

The search for miracle cosmetics is doomed to failure. It is like walking in a vicious circle. After all, even if a new cosmetic appears on the market, but it is enough to compare its composition to make sure that there is nothing new in it, especially if you study the first 5-6 ingredients on the list. If it is a moisturizing cream, it means that it will contain either mineral oils produced from petroleum products, or glycerin, and rarely - base oils.

There is nothing surprising about this. The production of cosmetics has recently been concentrated in the hands of mega chemical companies. In most countries, regulations and requirements for cosmetics manufacturers are constantly being tightened. For example, one of the rules requires the purification of finished cosmetics from toxic nitrosamines. This requires the installation of additional expensive industrial plants. Not every cosmetics factory can afford it. After all, the more expensive the production, the more expensive the cosmetics themselves will cost. As a result, cosmetics produced in small factories are either not cleared of toxic substances or are too expensive.

And then small companies make huge bulk purchases, bottle finished or semi-finished cosmetics from large containers, and glue their labels. As a result, the user gets a kind of "new" cosmetics, but only the label is new.

2. Will you start to find out the causes and study the structure of the skin and try to find an approach to it?

This is far from an easy path and requires some effort. However, it is the only way to find an approach to your skin. After all, the skin does not live separately from the body. Skin has its own life, which does not depend on any of us. Skin cannot be taken off, washed, cleaned, dried and put on again. It is alive, it breathes, it develops, it renews itself. All these processes do not occur spontaneously, but strictly according to the laws of Mother Nature. It is necessary to study your skin, to find out the stages of its life, its habits, its preferences.

Skin doesn't like alkali. It's a simple truth. It must be respected if you love yourself and your skin. So, after every alkaline wash, you should use something acidic. In skincare, this is called "toning." Although, the more correct term is "toning" the skin. That is, in order to "extinguish" the damaging effect that alkali has on the skin, you should neutralize the alkali. The best of neutralizers is acid. It's a law of chemistry. There is no other way to help your skin cope with alkali.

The "sour" include some alpha hydroxyl (AHA) acids such as glycolic and lactic acids. These are the safest of all AHA acids. Lactic acid, for example, sits on the surface of the skin, forming its natural moisturizing factor. As soon as the percentage of this acid in the skin decreases, it means that the skin already starts to feel uncomfortable, uncomfortable, expressing its discomfort by excessive flaking and dryness.

However, another rule when using AHA acids is to keep an eye on their acidity level or pH value. It can be easily and simply determined with the help of special "litmus" paper tests. Drop an acidic or alkaline composition and wait to see what color appears on the paper. This will be the indicator of acid-alkaline balance of cosmetics or some home remedy that you are going to use on your skin.

In order to simply reduce the destructive effect of an alkaline wash, it is enough to hold toners with a pH indication of 5.5 to 7.0. Such a pH level shows that this product is close to the level of acidity to neutral, that is, to pH 7.0. However, if it was possible to determine the pH level for the cleanser and it is not more than pH 7.0, then in this case, acidic tonic is not necessary to use. Such a cleanser will not harm the skin.

This is not a recommendation or advice. With this example, we have shown how our skin is organized and how it lives. It has other features that should be studied in order not to make mistakes while taking care of it. We write a lot about it on the website.

3. Will you seek professional help?

Professionals are usually consulted when they want to solve some problems with their skin: get rid of wrinkles, tighten the skin, make peeling, etc. However, no professional will live in the same house with you and will not watch how you take care of your skin from day to day.

Perhaps some of the cosmetologists will take the liberty of recommending cosmetics for your skin. However, this should be approached critically. Especially if the cosmetologist before recommending cosmetics, did not ask how you build your care, what cosmetics you use, what you feel from your cosmetics, will not offer you to bring him your cosmetics at the appointment, not familiarize with its composition, etc., etc., etc. After all, it may happen that, offering you your cosmetics, its composition will not be much different from the composition of the cosmetics that you already use. So why spend money on something that you already have and that does not help you.

So before you contact a professional, read the article "In search of a good beautician: 10 times to measure!"

Daily skin care is a huge labor that requires knowledge and attention. This hard work should be done by everyone himself, without putting it on the shoulders of other people. Learn to understand and know your skin. Only in this way you will be able to enter a state of harmony between your desires and your skin.