Welcome to ‘Skin Deep’ – This month’s
feature looks at our ‘How to Combat Dry Skin’. Any questions, just ask Dr. Angie Winnington-Sharp – www.cheshireskinclinic.com angie@cheshireskinclinic.com or
01925 263660 & 07967 481594.
Next month ‘Specialist
Acne Clinic’.
Many of us suffer with
dry skin, especially at this time of the year – central heating combined with
fast transition into the cooler air outside doesn’t help. But the best way to
combat it is more than just moisturising. Healthy skin consists of ceramide,
cholesterol and fatty acids, when the balance is disrupted by temperature,
damaging product ingredients, dehydration, inflammation and redness, lack of
elasticity, increased sensitivity and general ageing, the results can lead to
dry and unhealthy skin. In fact using a badly formulated product, or one that
just isn’t suitable for your own individual skin type (no matter how expensive
the product may be and what promises it makes) can be worse than applying
nothing at all. Medically influenced cosmeceuticals (cosmetic pharmaceutical
products) provide the best in skin nourishment and are great for treating the
presumed oxymoron of having dry skin alongside break-outs, both of which are
pre-determined by microscopic inflammation/blocked pores and not the (often
presumed for acne) excess oils. You may find that changing the amount of
product that you use/require varies with the seasons, but the product itself
should be the same.
Even ‘normal skin’
benefits for a routine, but think of this in terms of applications during a
24-48 hour period, rather than being a strict ‘morning/night’ regime, your skin
will forgive you the occasional late night! The traditional T-zone and around
the mouth area tend to be he places that need the most attention, especially
for women, as the number of pores vary here, for men it will tend to be around
the nose and beard line. Remember your delicate eye area and upper neck too,
often neglected and can undo all of your otherwise diligent skin care.
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