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We
all know the basic three rules of skin care: that you need to cleanse,
nourish and protect your skin. But some skin care facts haven’t made it
into conventional wisdom. Dermatologists share five ways to tweak your
skin care regimen to get your most radiant complexion ever.
Moisturize Frequently
To fight acne, don’t
forget the moisturizer, which improves skin’s ability to keep bacteria
out and water in. Why is water important? Flaky, dehydrated skin is
irritated skin, which sends distress signals to our immune cells,
distracting them from healing the inflammation that can accompany acne.
Making things worse, the blemish-prone often over-cleanse to the point
of dryness, which adds more dead skin cells to those already clogging
the pores.To properly keep skin hydrated, wear a light, oil-free, water-based
moisturizer. For extra oomph, choose one laced with a zit-fighting
ingredient such as salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, retinol (night-time
use only) or azelaic acid.
Find the Right Retinoid
Vitamin A creams, known
as retinoids, are scientifically proven to help unclog pores, smooth
wrinkles, lighten brown spots and improve skin texture. The only hitch
is that retinoids in prescription-strength form (which deliver the
fastest results) can irritate the skin of first-time users and cause
stinging, redness and peeling. Acclimate your skin by using a retinoid just twice a week, with the
eventual goal of applying it every night. Or build tolerance by
starting with a less potent, over-the-counter form of retinoid: look for
the words retinol, retinal, retinaldehyde or retinyl palmitate on the label. Pumped into gels, serums and creams, these ingredients take a little longer to show benefits,up to six months.
Load up on Vitamins
Like an alphabet soup,
vitamins A, B, C and E call out from the labels of skin care products.
These antioxidant vitamins are naturally present in our skin, but they
need replenishment to keep our collagen from being gobbled up by free
radicals caused by UV light and pollution. Each excels at something:
vitamin A builds collagen and quells enzymes that destroy it; vitamin B
(which includes B12, B3 or niacinamide, and folic acid) reduces
inflammation, water loss and uneven pigmentation; vitamin C protects
against UV damage and improves skin texture; and vitamin E is an
emollient that fights redness.To cover all the bases, make your products multitask by using a serum
containing some of the vitamins and a moisturizer pumped with the
others.
Look for Botanical Ingredients
By switching to
cleansers and creams containing certain key botanicals, those of us with
sensitive skin (a propensity to become blotched, red and irritated)
might never have to reach for another tube of greasy hydrocortisone to
calm an angry eruption. The top six botanical ingredients that get the
nod from doctors because of their anti-inflammatory, anti-redness and
anti-irritant properties are: colloidal oatmeal, feverfew, licorice,
aloe vera, chamomile and turmeric. Not only are these safe for sensitive
skin and sufferers of chronic conditions like rosacea, their daily use
will help prevent future flare-ups.
Say Yes to Ceramides
A natural component of the top layer of our skin,
ceramides are fats that act like mortar to the bricks (cells) that form a wall
to keep water inside the skin. When this brick wall is well-preserved, the
result is a glowing, well-hydrated complexion. During the winter and as we age,
ceramide levels start to drop, shrinking the mortar and causing dry, inflamed
skin. Fortunately, we can replenish lost ceramides with synthetic or natural
forms, both of which are found in moisturizers. To get your money’s worth, look
for ceramides in the top half of the ingredients list.
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