What are the relationships between beauty and skin health?

The essence of the two is a symbiotic relationship with two-way influence. Beauty is never a "superficial effort" separated from skin health. Health is the basic premise and ultimate bottom line of beauty.

I have been doing skin care for seven or eight years and have seen too many extreme cases. In the past two years, there was a young girl who had just graduated. In order to achieve fair skin, she applied high-concentration fruit acids once every half month, and used whitening essence and exfoliating water every day. Within two months, her face became red and hot, and even the cold wind stung. She went to the hospital. It was found that the barrier was severely damaged, so I stopped all effective products and only used gentle cleansing + repairing water-glow. It took more than three months to return to normal. At this time, I used mild whitening products, but it didn't take long to become translucent. It was much more natural than when I was messing around before.

When it comes to this, some people will definitely point to the "minimalist skin care theory" on the Internet, thinking that no beauty products are used and only washing the face with water can nourish the skin. This is actually true and false. Last month, I received an aunt who was in her 50s. She had never put on sunscreen in her life, and she rarely even applied facial cream in winter. When she arrived, there was a thick layer of age spots on her cheekbones. She always said that her face was so dry that it looked like it was going to crack. In fact, as we age, the skin's own lipid secretion and repair capabilities are declining. , relying solely on the metabolism of the skin could no longer cope with her health needs. Later, she was given a repairing cream with ceramides, plus low-energy photorejuvenation every two months. In less than half a year, not only did her face no longer hurt, but her spots were mostly faded, and she didn’t even suffer from the redness that had always been repeated during the change of seasons.

There are indeed two extreme voices in the industry. One group believes that all functional beauty treatments are IQ taxes, and as long as you have a regular schedule, your skin will be naturally good. The other group wants to put all anti-aging programs on your face and do high-energy medical beauty treatments every half a month. In fact, both views ignore the differences in individual skin conditions. Young oily-skinned girls have a good metabolism and strong barrier. They do not need to bother with the three basic beauty actions of cleansing, moisturizing and sunscreen. However, if they have sensitive skin, or have already developed photoaging problems such as sun spots and fine lines, it is difficult to reverse it by adjusting their daily routine alone. Reasonable beauty intervention is a way to help the skin return to a healthy state.

In fact, if you think of your skin as a potted plant, you will understand. Beauty is the process of watering and fertilizing. If the pot soil itself is hardened (the barrier is damaged), no matter how much nutrient solution you pour (expensive essence, high-energy medical beauty), it will not be able to absorb it, and the roots may become rotten.； If you don't water anything and just rely on the rain from the sky, you will definitely die of drought in dry weather (aging, UV damage). Oh, by the way, many people now think that medical aesthetics is just about "beautifying." In fact, items such as yellow light irradiation and low-energy photons are clinical methods used by dermatologists to treat rosacea and inflammatory redness. However, people usually pay more attention to its beauty effects and ignore that it itself helps the skin return to a healthy state.

Of course, it should be mentioned that beauty must have boundaries. If you pursue extreme tightening and whitening effects, frequently perform high-dose invasive procedures, or use quick-acting whitening products containing illegal ingredients for a long time, it will definitely break the homeostasis of the skin itself, ranging from sensitivity and redness to irreversible skin damage. To put it bluntly, beauty is essentially the health management of the skin, just like your daily diet and fitness. Only by being suitable for your own state and not violating physiological laws can you achieve a good state without damaging the roots.