Health Care Professional: Skin Health Hacks

As a fellow Dental PPE wearer, I salute you all

I would also like to help with some top tips during the current climate and the stresses we are putting our skin health through at this time with answering some common concerns I have been getting from enquiries

The reason we run into skin complications is usually down to one of or a combination of two things

Intrinsic forces like illness, hormones, stress, biological age and genetics.

Extrinsic forces like, environmental changes, friction, UV damage, chemicals, extremes of temperature to name a few.

So…. with the current pandemic we are putting our skin through just a few of this in combination and this can and will be making our skin health deteriorate.

Just a few small changes can and will help you.

Think lipid barrier- the main reason our skin begins to lose function is down to a breach in this protective, moisture retentive barrier.

A lot of cases I am seeing now will have disrupted this from poor skin habits or the introduction of more heavy duty PPE on a daily basis, not to mention the cold winter weather and extremes of temperatures felt from cosy heated houses to fresh frozen outdoor walks.

“But everything I put on my skin makes it worse”

If you are saying this to me in your head I hear you, but we are at a point of this getting a little worse before it gets better.

A history of poor skin health habits, huge life changes and the upheaval we all have in our lives right now can and will have affected the PH level (amongst other things )of our skin.

Give new products time to adapt to your skin and avoid mixing and matching and continual change.

SPF is your daily BFF

No not just in the Bahamas, SPF (sun protection factor) actually helps our skin from the other extrinsic aspects we have just mentioned

Drying action from central heating, frictional issues caused by masks and PPE and the adaptation of our PH can all be improved by introducing just this little adjunct into out morning routine!

Look for one with dermal corrective properties too.

Antioxidants

Not only should we try to ingest these for optimum health as we know it but application of these topically will help aid something called ‘reactive oxidative stress’ and damage to skin from the aforementioned guilty parties.

Replace your masks regularly

If using the Stealth type masks, ensure the cleaning agent is thoroughly removed

Don’t forget hand care- excessive washing and alcohol gels can wreak havoc on the skin’s lipid barrier

Avoid fabric masks (in your home PPE) if you are an acne sufferer or have noted more breakouts

Think about keeping a food diary of things that effect your skin health

DO NOT over exfoliate this will not improve breakouts, blocked pores or skin cell turn over – this will deteriorate the health of your skin

Self-care is not selfish

Book your free virtual skin health check today and let me help you find your healthy glow again

Take care of yourself so you can continue to take care of others