I am Yuan Chao, a professional dermatologist, who has been a doctor for nearly 20 years. Moreover, I have paid attention to the correlation between skin barrier and acne and have done a lot of related research.
When many patients with acne come to my clinic, they often ask:
Dr. Yuan, I have tried a lot of acne-removing skin care products, but why haven’t I been able to get better?
Afraid of using skin care products is not good, now only apply ointment, but the skin is getting drier and drier, uncomfortable!
I have already chosen very mild and non-irritating skin care products. How is acne still aggravating?
Dr. Yuan, I don’t have any new acne now. How can I protect my skin in the future so as not to relapse?
Do you have such confusion?
Skin care products cannot be used as the core of acne removal.
Can skin care products alone cure acne? It’s not that easy!
In the outpatient department, I will repeatedly correct the thoughts of such patients: your type of acne cannot be corrected simply by using skin care products.
As we have discussed before, acne treatment requires reasonable and appropriate intervention according to rash type, severity and specific conditions of patients, and this requires the full participation of dermatologists.
Skin care products are an important part of non-drug therapy.
The skin is getting drier and drier when applying ointment, which is a reasonable intervention period for skin care products.
The acne treatment drugs we have mentioned often have certain irritation to the skin, and the epidermis may become red, desquamate and even have obvious edema.
Some drugs for acne will dry the skin and mucous membrane. Let the large oily skin suddenly become dry and desquamate sensitive muscles.
Then the use of skin care products at this time, especially those that do not cause acne, is a very good non-drug treatment plan for everyone.
At the same time of repairing the skin barrier, why not further improve the self-steady state renewal of the skin?
However, skin care products alone cannot cure all acne.
Acne Muscle: Choose mild and non-irritating products
Take facial cleaning as an example, the ideal facial cleanser needs to be [one or two]:
- Second, no: no acne, no acne; No: No irritation, no sensitization.
Many [big oil fields] told me that they felt that they had to use traditional sulfur soap to wash their faces.
This is not the case!
Soap is often too alkaline, which may cause dry skin and other conditions.
Therefore, in the choice of cleansing products, we still need to stride forward and not stay on consumer products in the 1980s. After all, with the development of daily chemical industry, we have more and better choices!
Some facial cleansing products on the market are liquid or gel-like and generally do not contain common allergens. They can be used at the beginning of acne treatment.
Weak organic acids are added to some formulas, which makes this cleansing product have the effects of moisturizing and soothing skin, and can make skin tightness disappear.
Many skin care products add various acids, such as citric acid, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, etc. These substances can effectively dissolve cutin and open pores, and sometimes they are really good for silent treatment.
In addition, some acids also have the function of two-way regulation, which can not only dissolve cutin, but also promote the improvement of cutin function, which is a very important link in the improvement of acne skin.
Having said the cleaning, let’s talk about how to choose the moisturizing and oil control products for oily skin.
Many people with acne feel particularly greasy and think humectant is redundant for them.
But in fact, the vast majority of acne users are mixed skin. Washing off grease and supplementing necessary barrier repair ingredients are very important for acne treatment!
The source of acne is excessive oil secretion, so oil control is an important link to prevent acne recurrence and long-term skin management.
For the oil control function, each major brand has its own star ingredients and authoritative products.
It is necessary to remind everyone that carboxylic acid derivatives, nicotinamide, vitamin B6, etc. have certain oil control effects, and many plant extracts are also optional.
However, these products should be used after acne inflammation has slightly improved.
In addition, sun exposure often aggravates rash diseases.
For those pimples that have just begun treatment, excessive sun exposure may aggravate pimples, so pimples sun protection is related to skin conditions.
As for sunscreen, you can choose physical sunscreen or chemical sunscreen that does not contain oil to ensure clear and dry skin.
Speaking of which, do you understand how acne muscles choose skin care products?