How to take care of your skin under extreme stress: the most essential assets

The usual way of life is collapsing for many people now. People are losing their relatives, their homes, businesses and all plans for the future are being destroyed. Everyone in Ukraine is going through an extremely difficult period and severe stress. All body systems, including the skin, suffer greatly from this stress. It is not for nothing that they say: to age 10 years in one day. This is exactly how stress affects the skin.

In such difficult periods, in the conditions of war, it seems that there can be no talk of cream-making at all. But for many, the process of making cosmetics can have a therapeutic effect. Cream-making will turn out to be the very process from a past life that will help maintain morale and not slide into panic attacks, which many of us have already experienced. Any period ends, and we know for sure that for many cream-makers their hobby will help them survive difficult times.

Beauty routine as a way to save skin and psyche

If there are no military actions in your city, do not forget about the daily beauty routine. Cleansing - toning - moisturizing or nutrition. Wash your face, apply a toner or toner, and then apply a cream. It won’t take you much time, but it will help preserve your skin. You may think, “Well, what’s the point now?” Many people may have such thoughts, but they are harmful. It’s better to think about how grateful you will be to yourself when all this horror is over, and you will continue to like yourself in the mirror. In addition, daily repetitive actions help our psyche cope with stress. Such actions signal that everything is fine, basic processes are running, which means that the world has not collapsed.

Now everyone has an emergency suitcase packed at home, so don’t forget to put a piece of soap, a bottle of shampoo, lip balm, wet cleansing wipes and nourishing face cream in it, you can also apply it to your hands. These products will take up very little space, but they will help you a lot.

How severe stress affects the skin

Stress triggers a number of hormonal processes in the body. First of all, the adrenal glands produce cortisol and adrenaline, which at first give a person additional energy to act actively. However, most often, such energy is not released, and more destructive processes are launched: the production of sex hormones, which are responsible, among other things, for the condition of the skin, decreases. Then enzymes are actively produced that break down hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin. The skin loses elasticity, color and moisture. Due to vascular spasm, blood circulation worsens, sebum production increases, and skin sensitivity increases. All these processes do not add beauty to our skin at all.

Active ingredients for skin under stress

The main tasks of care for skin that is under severe stress are:

• Tonization
• Moisturizing
• Soothing.

The cream recipe must necessarily contain moisturizing actives, such as hyaluronic acid, Aquaxyl, Aqua shuttle, NMF. They will help saturate the skin with moisture, which is so quickly lost under stress. Any actives marked as restorative, regenerating, soothing will be very useful. Among them, the peptide Calmosensine and the active extract of cherimoya under the trade name AnnonaSense have a powerful soothing effect on the skin. They are able to provide the skin with a feeling of comfort and quickly relieve the inflammatory reaction, and AnnonaSense is effective even after a single use.

I would like to separately highlight vitamin D, which stimulates the production of antibacterial peptides cathelicidins and defensins, and they in turn have a beneficial effect on the skin with various skin problems, including rosacea, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, etc. After all, many people may experience red spots, flaky areas, and dermatological problems may worsen due to stress.

Earlier we wrote about the obligatory moisturizing, so the Fucogel component not only acts as a moisturizing additive, but also has a noticeable neuro-soothing effect on the skin. Detailed studies of the effectiveness in the description of the asset.

And Beta-glucan is especially popular for damaged and inflamed skin, which is able to restore, soothe and protect. Beta-glucan strengthens the skin's immune system and promotes its rapid regeneration after stress.

And of course, do not forget about the classic and well-known soothing components, such as:

• d-panthenol
• bisabolol
• water-soluble sulfur
• aloe vera and other extracts.

During periods of stress, it is worth giving up scrubs and peels for a while. If you still cannot resist and need to “renew your skin”, do enzyme peels. It is not recommended to use active ingredients with an irritating effect until the stress has passed, the skin does not need aggressive acids, bright fragrances or strong essential oils. All these components can lead to allergic reactions and excessive irritation. Under stress, all active ingredients for sensitive skin become universal components for any skin type.

Continue to prepare cosmetics, review your ingredients, check expiration dates, think about what you can do without now, and what you absolutely need. This will occupy your mind, hands for a while and distract you from disturbing events.

We believe that soon all the horror that is happening around us will end, and together we will master new cool components and make recipes for cosmetics. And today we want to share links to new sections, in which we have already collected a selection of components for such urgent tasks:

• Soothing components for making cosmetics
• Regenerating (restoring) assets
• Healing cosmetic ingredients
• Moisturizing assets
• Components that restore the protective layer of the skin.

Where can I get recipes for making cosmetics? Visit our youtube channel Beurre Cosmetic Kitchen, where we regularly publish video recipes on how to make cosmetics with your own hands.

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