"survival" tips if you don't want pimples grow while wearing the mask all day

 During the complicated time of the Covid-19 epidemic, wearing a mask was everyone's obligation to contribute to the fight against the epidemic. Wearing masks continuously for a long time will certainly cause many inconveniences, especially for women.

Summer skin care has not been easy, now has to solve additional problems such as acne, clogged pores caused by masks. So how should the girlfriends take steps to adjust their skincare cycle?

Mask: Material and cleaning way

"Prevention is better than cure", before starting to adjust the skincare cycle, you should choose a suitable mask. If you do not visit places that require the use of medical masks, equip yourself with silk masks. This is an ideal material for summer thanks to its good breathable, sweat-absorbing properties, minimizing damage to the skin barrier as well as reducing friction with the face, the cause of irritation and condition. inflammation. Especially those with acne skin or sensitive skin should pay more attention to this. In addition, cotton is also a stabilizer material that you can refer to.

Just like the face skin, masks also need to be cleaned regularly to remove the sebum and dirt that accumulate after a long day. However, use fragrance-free cleaners to avoid irritation.

Choose a mild cleanser

Being able to wear a mask all day long will make your skin react with acne, clogged pores or sweating, oily than usual, however, do not so use a cleanser that is capable of over-cleaning. The clean skin feeling after washing is temporary, but after a few hours your skin will pour even more oil than usual. You should also not scrub, scrub your face too hard if you do not want to damage the pimple to lead to infection and a "breakout" more terrible.

Instead, choose mild products with a pH in the range of 4.5 - 5.5, which do not contain irritating ingredients such as alcohol, aromatherapy ... but contain ingredients that support acne such as salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide would be better.

Choose a moisturizer that doesn't contain pore-clogging ingredients

Not only wearing a mask, but summer weather is also the time when you switch to products with thin, light and fast texture that penetrates the skin like gels or lotions. When choosing a product, please pay attention to choose items that have "non-comedogenic" on the package so that you do not have to suffer from clogged pores.

To maintain a moisturized skin and soothe the discomfort of wearing a mask all day long, ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, bamboo extract, green tea, aloe vera will be ideal options. If you wear your skin in the morning, you should wait about 10 minutes for the product to completely absorb and then wear a mask.

Use special treatment products

If the blemishes are less noticeable, especially in the mouth, chin, jawline, or nose, you will probably need retinoids or azelaic acid and tea tree oil. While retinoids help to remove dead cells and promote new cell production, azelaic acid and tea tree oil will aid in acne treatment thanks to their anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties.

However, these ingredients often cause dry skin and are potentially irritating, so you should try a small amount of the product before using it once a week, if you do not see any irritation, you can increase frequency of use up 2-3 times / week.

Don't rush to change all skincare cycles

If the products you are using are still effective then keep going because if you rush to make a complete change, you won't know if the irritation is from wearing a mask or from new products, from there. will make things more confusing. You will struggle not knowing where the problem lies, and this could lead to irritation or worse conditions caused by using the wrong product.

Minimalistic makeup

Surely you would not want the makeup and dirt, sebum on your face to "fight" under the mask, right? Applying too much makeup can make pores clogged and make irritation worse. If you still want to put on makeup, try to minimize the process by cutting down on steps like foundation or block.

Choose products that say "light weight" or "non-comedogenic" to give your face a little "breath". However, we still encourage you not to apply too much makeup. When you have to wear a mask all day, in fact, you only need lipstick, eyeliner or a little eyeliner.