For you to maintain healthy skin, you have to visit your dermatologist more often. It’s important to protect your skin because it changes as you age. Your skin is the most visible organ, and you should give it the same attention you give to the rest of your body. Most people tend to assume skin rashes that may result in serious skin problems in the future. It’s important to listen to your dermatologist’s advice and here are some of the practices that he/he may tell you to stop.
Taking Hot Shower
Hot showers are good but may end up messing your skin especially your face. Hot water can disrupt your skin and also it can strip your skin of essential oils. Instead of you showering with hot water you can try to use lukewarm water for the sake to maintain your skin health. Also, ensure that you moisturize your skin to lock in hydration after taking a shower.
Using Many Different Skin Products
You should listen to your dermatologists when he/she advises you to stop using so many different types of products on your skin. Using too many types of toners, moisturizers, scrubs, masks, and cleansers may end up damaging your skin and causing irritation instead of making it better. Therefore, it’s advisable to stick to your daily skin regimen. For example, use a simple moisturizer that is specific to your skin type. In most cases, most people end up using products that are not for their skin types thus causing more serious damage to their skin.
Not Assessing Your Skin Condition
It’s important that you keep checking your skin condition so that you can notice any rashes that may appear on your face, neck or any other part of your body. Some skin rashes are different from others and require different treatment. Your dermatologists know best and will advise you in a better way thus helping you understand your skin more. When you don’t understand your skin well, you will not use the wrong products for different skin conditions.
Picking Your Pimples
Pimples are critical and the more you pick them, the more you risk getting skin infections. Picking pimples will only spread bacteria, inflammation, redness, and breakouts. Also picking your pimples can lead to scabbing and skin trauma thus why you should listen to your dermatologists when he/she tells you to stop. Instead of messing your face because of pimples you should visit your dermatology as he/she will find a better way to get rid of them and prevent others from appearing.
Removing Make-Up Aggressively
How you remove, your daily makeup matters a lot when it comes to the health of your skin. Do not remove your makeup aggressively by rubbing it because you will end up damaging your skin. Rubbing your skin may increase the production of pigments that cause harm to elastic fibres thus leading to major skin problems. However, when you gently remove the makeup especially around your eyes, your skin will remain healthy and beautiful. As you keep visiting dermatology, you can ask him/her to give you guidelines on how to remove your makeups.
Tanning
Tanning is not good for your skin as it a sign of skin damage. Tanning is as a result of skin darkening caused by attempting to repair damage caused by UV exposure. These repairs can cause serious damage like skin cancer and premature aging.
Don’t Neglect Your Chest And Neck
It’s important that you don’t only focus on your face alone because your neck and your chest are also affected by the environment. If you fail to take care of your neck and your chest, it will develop some light and dark spots that will mess your appearance. Also, it is advisable that you use oil serum on the chest and neck as it is a good way of doing away with spots. However, if you notice that the spots on your neck and chest are getting worse, visit your dermatologist immediately.
Ignoring Skin Spots
Most dermatologists all over the world will advise you not to ignore skin spot as they may be a sign of a major problem. For you to notice new spots, you have to check your body every day after showering carefully, and you can also get your friend or relative help you check the areas you can’t see yourself. It’s good to talk to your dermatologists immediately when you notice a rare spot on your body. Dermatologists are a gift to many people and will help you understand and know more about your skin as well as detect a problem early enough.
Your skin is one of the most important parts of your body as it gives you a good appearance. These practices and many more are what most dermatologists would wish you stop for you to maintain healthy skin.
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Helen Cartwright can be reached at her website or her email helen@helencartwright.com
