The Crucial Skincare Step You Cannot Skip
Not a Fan of Breakouts or Wrinkles? The Crucial Skincare Step You Cannot Skip!
You might think that using a moisturizer every day is a no brainer. Believe it or not I come across people frequently that aren’t using any type of hydration, which brings me to this blog. Here are 7 things that can happen if you neglect your moisturizer!
1. You Can Develop More Wrinkles
The horror! No one wants to purposely create more wrinkles! When you leave your skin dehydrated it leads to low grade inflammation. This inflammation ultimately leads to the breakdown of collagen and accelerated aging.
2. Even Your Current Wrinkles Will Look Worse
The more hydrated your skin is the less the signs of aging show. Therefore dehydrated skin exacerbates the wrinkles you already have making them stand out like a sore thumb. Try using Hyaluronic Acid to help plump and moisturize your skin so those fine lines and wrinkles fade away instead.
3. Your Complexion Will Become Dull and Flaky
Living in the desert tends to leave us feeling dry for most of the year because dry air dehydrates and stripsyour skin of lipids or natural oils. When this outer most layer of protection has been stripped this causes irritation, redness and flaking. Dermaplaning is an excellent treatment to help with a dull and flaky complexion. We can remove all of the dull dry skin cells and allow hydrating products to absorb more efficiently.
4. It Will Aggravate Your Acne
Yes, even oily skin needs a moisturizer! Consistently using a moisturizer actually regulates oil production causing skin to be LESS oily in the long run. Acneic and oily skin types tend to use more drying products to dry out blemishes and it is important to always finish with hydration. Without the final step of hydration your oil glands will over produce oil for lack of moisture compensation, making skin oiler than it is in the first place.
5. You Lose a Layer of Protection
Products like Retinoids, Benzoyl Peroxides and Salicylic Acids can be very drying and give some uncomfortable side effects like redness, peeling or flaking. By not using a moisturizer your skin tries to combat the dry, red and flaking skin versus absorbing the benefits from these products.
6. Makeup Accentuates Dry Areas, Fine Lines and Wrinkles
When applying makeup after using a moisturizer, chances are more likely for the application to be flawless. Without properly hydrated skin makeup sticks to the dry areas of the face and can even seep into fine lines. Picture the little lines under your eyes where the concealer creases, but worse.
7. Your Skin Will Itch Like Crazy
Similar to the tight dry uncomfortable feeling you get right after a nice hot shower, imagine that – all day long. If the reasons above aren’t good enough to keep your hydration on point, just thinking about that awful itching feeling should do the trick. And as always if you need guidance in your skincare ways, ZONA Med Spa is here as your skin guru to point you in the right direction for you specific concerns or skin type!
