Correct Skin Care is essential to maintaining your results between treatments.
If you feel you have “sensitive skin” and that no matter what you do, you cannot get rid of your spots and bumps, you may be suffering some of the sneaky causes of irritation that often go undiagnosed.
Consider you hair (yes really!). You may be using the best of skin care (at Australian Skin Clinics, we recommend ASAP and Skinstitut skin care), but many hair styling products can cause irritation to the face. Fringes or loose hair around the face with products such as mouse, gel or hairspray can rub against your skin and cause a reaction leading to a rash or acne. Think about when you lay in bed at night, where is your cheek? – often in direct contact with your hair. Many styling products contain alcohol, which can cause skin reactions. Be sure to also change change your pillowcase regularly as Acne bacteria can rub off at night and be transferred around your face. Use a clean towel and face cloth every day too for the same reasons.
Make-up is one of the more obvious culprits causing ‘bad skin’ – especially if it contains talc or oils which could be clogging your pores and doing you more harm than good. Mineral makeup is generally the best makeup for acne prone and sensitive skin and we recommend Young Blood Mineral Make-Up to all our clients but especially those with acne and irritated skin. This leads to make-up brushes – another source of bacteria and germs if not cleaned regularly. If you work in an office with shared telephones, make sure you clean the phone every day. Mobile phones bounce around in your pocket or purse, and can accumulate masses of bacteria carrier! They are also handled frequently – and all those germs go onto your face when you use it. Switch to a hands free or be sure to also clean your phone often.
Finally, jewellery is often a cause of irritation either as sensitivity to the metals or from bacteria or friction. Be sure to keep your jewellery clean.
Dr Simon Rosenbaum, Australian Skin Clinics, Ashmore
Tel 07 5509 0000
