Don't let the six major misunderstandings of moisturizing during the season change

Introduction: Moisturizing can be regarded as the most basic skin care task during the season change. However, this seemingly simple task has caused many people around me to complain that their skin still feels dry after using so many moisturizing products. The question is, have you fallen into the misunderstanding of moisturizing? Here we will tell you the six major moisturizing misunderstandings during the season change.

Myth 1: Wash your face frequently and don’t change your cleaning products every season

Say goodbye to hot summer and no longer have an oily face. If you still wash your face with strong cleansing products like in summer, your face will become drier and drier, and it will be more likely to cause sensitive symptoms such as redness, peeling, itching, etc. At this time, you should put away soap (or facial cleansers containing saponin) and facial cleansers containing ingredients such as fruit acid and salicylic acid, avoid using abrasive facial cleansers, and instead use a simple, mild moisturizing facial cleanser. You should not wash your face more than twice a day, and the water temperature should not be too high, otherwise hot water will damage the skin's sebum film, reduce the epidermis's ability to retain water, stimulate the expansion of facial capillaries, and make people feel dry, itchy and uncomfortable.

Myth 2: Exfoliate every week

Although exfoliation can help restore the skin's radiance, exfoliating too frequently (for example, more than once a week) or using several exfoliating products at the same time will make the stratum corneum become thinner and thinner, losing its ability to store water and resist damage from the external environment.

In the cold winter, it’s okay to be a little lazy about maintenance. Extending the time between exfoliation is actually better for your skin. Even if you have oily skin, you only need to exfoliate once a week or two; for those with dry skin, you can even extend the time to once a month.

Myth 3: Only apply lotion to moisturize

Many people hate the oily feeling on their face, so they never touch oil-containing skin care products. After washing their face, they only apply moisturizing lotion, thinking that their skin will be hydrated and translucent. However, they don’t know that this not only fails to absorb moisture, but makes the skin drier. This is because, if there is no subsequent moisture-locking product, the lotion will evaporate quickly, especially when the outside is very dry, the evaporation rate will be faster, and it will even take away the original moisture of the facial skin. In winter, it is advisable to choose alcohol-free products (less irritating), and apply moisturizing products while your face is still wet, and then apply a layer of lotion or cream to lock in moisture in time.

Myth 4: Superstitious belief in certain moisturizing ingredients

When using any moisturizing ingredient, you must consider two things: first, whether it is suitable for your skin type; second, how to use it and what other ingredients you need to combine it with to truly moisturize your skin. When choosing a moisturizing product, it is best to take some time to look at its ingredient label and try to ensure that it contains multiple types of active ingredients. For example, a bottle of moisturizer that has both "water absorbing" and "water locking" functions would be better.

Myth 5: Oily and acne-prone skin does not need moisturizing

People with acne or oily faces often hate oil and refuse to use oil-containing skin care products. In fact, there is no absolute relationship between the amount of oil produced by the skin and whether the water content of the stratum corneum is sufficient. People with oily skin are not necessarily dehydrated, so it is necessary to adjust the moisturizing products used in time according to the skin condition. People with acne are not completely immune to lotion. When the skin becomes dry or peeling, you can use lotion to enhance moisturizing as appropriate.

Myth 6: Frequent use of mineral water spray

When doing daily skin care, some people like to carry a bottle of mineral spray with them so that they can take it out and spray it at any time to relieve discomfort. In fact, this may dry up the skin's original moisture.

Although moisturizing mineral water contains trace amounts of mineral ions and can indeed replenish moisture, it often has half the result with twice the effort because it does not contain moisturizing ingredients that can lock in moisture. If you spray too frequently without applying lotion to lock in moisture, your skin will fall into a vicious cycle of dry-wet-dry.