Don't let blemished skin spoil your day! You can also get this skin condition under control with the appropriate care. What does it look like? It all depends on why the outbreak is happening. That is why you are now finding out that impure skin is not necessarily too oily and how you can optimally adjust your skin care to this skin condition.
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A new day, there's a lot coming up, but you're well prepared for it. Just not on one thing: pimples. But that they always show up when you least need them... If you suffer from blemished skin, nothing just feels right. Trying to get rid of pimples sometimes makes everything worse.
The problem: We associate pimples with oily skin and we instinctively want to degrease it. The skin defends itself against this with even more fat. Also, dry skin can also suddenly bloom. Aggressive degreasing then throws it completely off course. Rough cleaning does not lead to the goal for either skin type . Nevertheless, both require different measures. The first thing to do is find out which category your skin falls into.
Pimples appear in large numbers on impure skin. This often happens without prior notice. As soon as the first pimples heal, new ones sprout, sometimes for weeks. They range from dark blackheads to red bumps and purulent pimples. However, it is possible that your skin is rather dry. How do you find out?
If you have blemished and dry skin , one or more of the following signs will sound familiar:
Do you recognize yourself here? Read on Dry and blemished skin !
With oily and impure skin you know one or more of these symptoms:
That sounds like your skin? Let's continue at Oily and impure skin.
INSTRUCTIONS
Why does dry skin become impure? Your skin has a natural protective layer that keeps bacteria out and locks in moisture. It's made up of the outer skin cells and the sebum, or sebum, that holds them together like mortar. But this skin barrier can become porous. For example, if your skin produces too little sebum for some reason.Or by cleaning agents that wash out this 'mortar'. Moisture now escapes more quickly through a perforated protective barrier. There are feelings of tension, irritation and visible traces.
And the blemishes? When the protective shield weakens, your skin is vulnerable from two directions, inside and out. From there bacteria and dust now have easy play. They can pass through the barrier and nest underneath. Since they feed on skin sebum, they take away the opportunity for the skin barrier to regenerate. Your skin becomes even more vulnerable and impurities multiply.
With dry skin, blemishes are primarily closely related to a lack of fat . Degreasing cleaning is taboo here. Secondly, however, it usually also lacks moisture, as this escapes too quickly through the perforated skin barrier. So give your skin a jump start to repair its protective layer. And free them from additional dirt, but very gently. Your care routine looks like this:
Even if it's difficult: do without peelings and foaming washing gels, because they dry out a lot.
Once a week you can treat your blemished skin to a gentle clay mask . Use white (kaolin) or pink clay, because they are particularly gentle. Clay is a mineral supplier for your skin. It refines the complexion and makes you look fresh. Avoid eyes and mouth and rinse with plenty of lukewarm water before the mask has completely dried. You can get pure clay in the pharmacy.
INSTRUCTIONS
When greasy skin tends to develop pimples, the cells can no longer keep up with transporting away the excess sebum . It connects with dead skin cells, becomes tough and clogs the pores on the surface like a small, dark cork. Underneath, there is congestion, because the skin continues to produce sebum. Bacteria now find bulging pantries and multiply. This can lead to reddish foci of inflammation or purulent pimples.
Since excessively active sebum production is the root of the problem, many people resort to heavily degreasing washing gels, peelings and the like. However, the skin reacts by becoming even more greasy. Instead of solving the problem, the traffic jam gets worse. At the same time, the skin barrier becomes more unstable. As a result, the skin loses too much moisture and the door and gate for bacteria are open.
The better way is to support your skin's self-cleansing function. She needs help removing impurities and dead skin cells. The sebum must be made to flow again, and that through a better supply of moisture.Ingredients with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects also support the healing of pimples.
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Skincare is sometimes a bit complicated. Not sure what your skin type is or what kind of care would be good for you? We will advise you individually and free of charge by e-mail.
Oils differ in a whole range of properties. You don't want all of them for your already impure skin. Comedogenic ingredients clog the pores and impede the natural function of the skin. Tallow and dirt are no longer transported away, congestion occurs and a paradise for bacteria arises.You would rather do without strong comedogenic oils and ingredients if you have impure skin. However, it must be said that not all substances have the same comedogenic effect on all people and there are no reliable studies on the comedogenicity of ingredients gives. So it may be that, for example, your girlfriend always uses coconut oil to remove make-up and loves it, but it clogs your pores.
Why highly comedogenic? Only a few oils are not comedogenic at all, most show this effect in gradations. Therefore, comedogenicity is usually rated on a scale from 0 to 5.
Non-slightly comedogenic:
Medium to strong comedogenic:
Leaving the house with impure skin can be quite an effort. With this skin condition, it is all the more important not to try out indiscriminate remedies and measures out of sheer desperation. The motto "a lot helps a lot" is only very, very rarely true in skin care.
Instead, it's worth taking a close look at the INCI list of your products: Do you find the first three places on the INCI ingredients that are highly comedogenic? Does it provide enough moisture? Does it help fight bacteria and inflammation so your skin heals faster? Combine the right care with a dash of patience. This is how you quickly restore your skin's balance.
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