On summer days, increased temperature and humidity stimulate the sebaceous glands to become more active.
Let’s learn how to have beautiful skin under the summer sun.
HOW DOES DIET AFFECT SEB SECTION?
When your skin secretes too much sebum, your face becomes shiny, causing loss of aesthetics and can even cause acne.
For example, a diet high in sugar will cause increased blood sugar levels, leading to increased insulin activity and increased IGF-1.
Similarly, milk and all dairy products (except cheese and yogurt) and chocolate also have strong insulinogenic properties.
Master-Doctor Tran Nguyen Anh Tu – Deputy Head of Skin Aesthetics Department, City Dermatology Hospital.
HOW TO CARE FOR SENSITIVE OILY SKIN?
Some of the following tips will help you control sebum secretion and reduce the risk of acne.
1. Wash your face to remove the greasy layer of oil on the skin
Remove the greasy layer on the skin by washing your face.
Prolonged heat, increased temperature combined with high humidity causes oil glands to increase activity, causing increased sebum secretion and acne.
At the same time, due to the skin’s existing sensitivity, priority should be given to using gentle products that contain little fragrance and soap.
2. Continue moisturizing, but need to change to suitable moisturizing products
Adjust appropriate skin care products.
If you think `oily skin doesn’t need moisturizing` you’re wrong!
3. Always use sunscreen regularly and properly
Physical sunscreen protects the skin from ultraviolet rays.
Ultraviolet rays can damage skin at any time of year, but more so during the summer months when our exposure levels are higher.
4. Exfoliating helps skin look brighter and smoother
If in the past you were often advised by dermatologists for sensitive skin not to exfoliate too much, then during the hot season, you can apply it once a week, especially for those with oily skin.
5. Prioritize active ingredients that can restore sunburn and reduce sebum secretion
Prioritize choosing skin care products that contain niacinamide or antioxidants to help reduce sebum secretion.
In addition, vitamin C serum is very suitable for summer weather, helping to prevent hyperpigmentation, stimulate collagen production, improve wrinkles and especially quickly restore skin damage caused by exposure to sunlight.
In addition, serums extracted from green tea containing the antioxidant EGCG are also ideal choices to help soothe the skin, quickly reducing sunburn and red skin.
6. Choose non-comedogenic makeup products
You should use products that do not cause acne. The product often has the words `non-comedogenic` (does not contain ingredients that clog pores), `non-oily` (not greasy) or `non-comedogenic`.
Besides, when you have sensitive skin, you need to apply makeup lightly to avoid clogging hair follicles, the thinner the makeup layer, the better.