Lockdown Skin Is a Thing

 

How lockdown is AFFECTING our skin and tips to help maintain radiant skin during the Covid-19 lockdown

Our daily routines have drastically changed. It’s no surprise our skin is feeling it, too.

 

Patchy dryness, surprise spots, unexpected redness... the list goes on.

But why? There is evidence to suggest there are more factors to consider:

STRESS

General uncertainty, financial strain, missing physical contact with loved ones, these factors can cause stress and anxiety, and this can also affect the skin. It can trigger acne breakouts and aggravate conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. Our best advice to minimising stress levels is to do breathing exercises, yoga, meditation or whatever else you find helps to decrease your stress levels. Most often we simply learn to live with stress, but it's also good to learn to recognise when we are feeling it and know the steps (or learn new ones) for managing it.

DIET

The kitchen and fridge are very accessible. Excessive amounts of sugar, refined carbohydrates, alcohol can all play a role in the condition of our skin. If you are prone to acne, do not ingest excessive amounts of dairy products. Brightly coloured foods contain more antioxidants that protect the body. Always keep yourself well hydrated.

SLEEP

Many people struggling to sleep during the lockdown. Much of this is likely linked to stress. Other factors might be a lack of exercise or increased alcohol consumption. Another less-considered factor is the over-use of devices that emit a steady amount of blue light. Studies have shown blue light can not only keep us awake but can also penetrate deep into the skin, damaging collagen within the dermis. 

OVER-WASHING HANDS

 

Hands need a bit more love right now. Repeated hand washing and use of hand sanitiser is very drying, especially when washing with soaps that are more alkaline. They can adversely affect the barrier function of the skin. To avoid full-blown irritant contact dermatitis, we recommend using a good quality hand cream regularly.

5 ways to help maintain radiant skin during Covid-19 lockdown:

1. Make sure you are cleansing correctly. As you know, the first step to achieving glowing skin is to thoroughly remove all make-up and surface debris with a gentle & natural remover. Use a product that hydrates the skin as it cleanses, removing all traces of make-up, SPF, sweat, grime, and environmental pollutants. You also need to soak a cotton pad with the remover and gently wipe the face, repeating this process until the pad comes away clean.

 

2. Add in a twice-weekly exfoliation. This will aid in removing dead skin cells. Opt for a natural exfoliant like dermaV celluVance d•toxx™ exfoliant.

 

3. Add hydration. Hydration is the key to unlocking radiant skin, so investing in the right facial moisturiser is key. Dowsing oily, blemish-prone skin with moisturisers may seem counterintuitive, but it’s actually one of the best things you can do for your breakouts. When skin is dry, the oil glands tend to overproduce sebum to add moisture back into the skin. This can lead to clogged pores, which causes even more breakouts. To nourish your skin while keeping blemishes at bay, use a lightweight, low-oil moisturiser.

 

4. Sanitise your smartphone. Mobile phones are hotspots for blemish-causing bacteria, so keep them clean with an antibacterial wipe. Simply wipe down your phone screen at the end of each day to ensure bacteria isn’t transferred to your face when you’re making your next phone call.

 

5. Wash your mask. That reusable fabric mask has absorbed your sweat, maybe some of your saliva, any droplets from coughing and sneezing, your makeup and your moisturiser, let alone whatever else it has come into contact with when you’ve gone out or taken it off and put it down. It’s a breeding ground for all kinds of microbes, so you want to wash it regularly. You need to wash your mask on a daily basis, or even rotating through a few different masks would be a good idea. Toss your masks in the washing machine, or hand wash with soap and hot water. Throw them in a hot dryer, if care directions allow. And store clean masks in new paper bags to keep them free from germs.

d•toxx™ range Exfoliant & Mask

d•toxx™ range is scientifically formulated to gently exfoliate and resurface the skin. The range consists of d•toxx™ exfoliant & d•toxx™ mask.
Benefits include:

• Light peeling
• Anti-inflammatory
• Resurface the skin
• Detoxifying properties
• Contains Potentiated volcanic minerals + Organic fulvic acid + Hydrating agent

TO ORDER:
Email
andrea@dermav.co.za or WhatsApp Andrea at 078 682 1541

Door-to-Door delivery available

*Terms and conditions apply

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