The lifestyle we lead during the New Year holidays can significantly damage any woman's appearance. The quantity of not always healthy food consumed, alcohol, lack of sleep – all of this has external manifestations on facial skin. Let's break down what the condition of our skin is signaling and how to improve it.
1. Swelling.
So-called "bags" under the eyes and facial puffiness are the body's reaction to salty food and alcohol. New Year's feasts with a large variety of dishes combined with alcohol lead to dehydration. The body then urgently tries to retain remaining fluids, resulting in swelling. Most often, it's noticeable in the area around the eyes.
How to act? Pay attention to products containing caffeine. This component stimulates lymph drainage from problematic areas and tones skin affected by sleepless nights. You can speed up the process with gentle manual massage and cold compresses.
2. Pimples.
The most probable cause of their appearance is excessive sugar consumption, including hidden sugar in cocktails, drinks, main courses, and desserts. Sugar accelerates insulin synthesis and provokes inflammatory processes and active sebum (skin oil) secretion. All of this creates favorable conditions for the appearance of acne. Another "sweet" danger is the glycation process, where sugar attaches to collagen and elastin molecules responsible for skin's firmness and smoothness. In the long term – if you don't limit your sweet consumption after the holidays – this can lead to premature skin aging.
How to act? Pay special attention to cleansing the skin of impurities and excess sebum. It's better to use a delicate cleansing product. Salicylic acid can provide an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect. However, if your skin is dry and pimples are rather an exception than a rule, you should be careful with this ingredient. To avoid over-drying your skin, choose products with a probiotic effect and a gentle exfoliating action.
3. Redness. This skin reaction can be a consequence of excessive red wine consumption. On one hand, this drink contains polyphenols – antioxidants that care for youthful skin. However, it also dilates blood vessels and provokes skin redness.
How to act? To return your skin to a normal state, use soothing cosmetics. Products labeled "calming" and "soothing" and containing ingredients like aloe, seaweed, and sea buckthorn will relieve skin discomfort and eliminate redness. If express products like masks don't bring the desired result, consult a dermatologist: it's likely not just about mulled wine. Remember that while your skin is stressed, it's better to avoid harsh scrubs and limit the use of decorative cosmetics.
4. Dull Complexion and Uneven Tone. The condition of your skin directly depends on the number of hours you sleep, as the peak of skin regeneration occurs at night. So, if you went to bed late during the holidays and slept less than five hours, your skin lacked time for full recovery. Another probable cause of the problem could be insufficient cleansing. If you fell asleep without washing off your makeup, or neglected exfoliation throughout the holidays, a layer of impurities and dead skin cells might have formed on the skin's surface, now preventing it from breathing.
How to act? Quickly return to your usual routine and try to go to bed before midnight. Take a relaxing bath or simply put away your gadgets an hour before sleep. Accelerate skin recovery with beauty procedures – alginate masks and peels. Nourish your skin with oils or light fluids that will make the skin surface smooth.
5. Dryness and Flaking. Spicy and salty foods or alcohol could have caused skin dehydration. External factors could also contribute – for example, walks in the frost or dry air in a heated room.
How to act? You need to save your skin from dryness not only externally but also internally. Obvious but important advice: drink your daily norm of water and eat a balanced diet.
In your skincare routine, focus on creams, serums, and masks with hyaluronic acid and plant oils. If micro-cracks have formed on your skin, use an SOS product for their healing, such as jojoba oil or cocoa butter.
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