Is it okay to apply a facial mask before makeup?

Many beautiful anchors have told everyone in the video that if you have enough time, you can apply a facial mask before putting on makeup, so that you can apply makeup better. Is it good to apply a facial mask before putting on makeup? It is recommended that you do not believe too much in the remarks of these anchors, because what they say are untested methods. If you really apply a facial mask before putting on makeup, it is possible that the makeup may enter the skin along with the essence of the mask, causing great damage to the skin.

1. The role of facial mask

What we are talking about here is mainly sheet masks. I think the patch mask was inspired by the "sealing" method in medical practice. At the beginning, it was for the purpose of "feeding medicine". The formulators got inspiration from doctors - they reasonably speculated that if a layer of mask was applied to the face, it should help the active ingredients in the mask liquid penetrate into the skin.

Why are facial masks selling so well? Apart from the fact that some unscrupulous manufacturers added hormones to facial masks to boost sales in the past two years, the facial mask product itself has some selling points.

First of all, after applying the mask, you will really feel that your skin has improved a lot in the short term. When I just took off the mask, my skin looked white and rosy because it absorbed a lot of water.

Secondly, applying a facial mask has a strong sense of ritual. After a tiring day, you return home, take off your shoes and coat, and collapse on the sofa. You don't want to do anything but relax. At this time, use a facial mask to feel cool, comfortable and refreshing. You may really not care whether this product is effective or not, just using it once is good enough. As the commercials say, "Be good to yourself."

2. Side effects of facial mask

The benefits of facial masks have been mentioned before. They are conducive to the absorption of some effective ingredients and are good for your mood.

However, for a short period of time after applying the mask, your skin looks good, but it is actually in a very fragile state.

Because the stratum corneum has just been soaked in water, the water content of the keratinocytes inside is very high at this time.

Well, is that a problem? The answer is yes, there is a problem.

Normally, when the water content of stratum corneum cells is within a reasonable range (10-20%), they are strong warriors, holding hands and firmly surrounding the underlying epidermis and dermis (the "living" skin). However, because they had just been soaked in the facial mask liquid, the appearance of these warriors reached the highest (round and transparent, so the skin was white and rosy), but the defense was reduced to the lowest.

On the one hand, due to the increase in water content in the stratum corneum cells themselves, the armor is easy to penetrate (especially the penetration of water-soluble substances will be greater); on the other hand, a battle formation that was originally standing very stably has become less tight because each person occupies a larger area - it is easier to penetrate.

In other words, right after applying the mask, your skin becomes more beautiful, but it also opens the door to foreign substances.

3. Is it okay to put on makeup after applying a facial mask?

After applying the facial mask, the most important thing is not to give the skin too many foreign substances - the skin at this time is like a wall struggling to hold up in a strong wind, how can you bear to kick it again?

At this time, it is enough to apply some basic moisturizing product. There is no harm in being simple - the formula of the product used at this time should be as simple as possible. If necessary, you can also use some repair products such as Physiogel or Cerave.

But if you put on makeup at this time, it will be a completely different story.

The ingredients, fragrances and pigments in cosmetics are definitely unavoidable, and these two are the main external stimuli. What about preservatives? Since liquid makeup contains powder, the preservation challenge is greater, so naturally there is a stronger preservative system.

Moreover, since makeup often has many layers (those of you who wear makeup know this), the inner layer is actually "trapped" inside, which further accelerates the penetration of substances, which is equivalent to raising the speed by a gear. The degree of skin damage is aggravated!

Therefore, it is best not to put on makeup after applying a facial mask - and don’t apply a facial mask just to apply makeup more evenly.