Care for combination skin prone to oiliness and inflammation

First of all, you need to decide what kind of skin is considered combination . And here everything is quite simple - if the areas in the middle part of the face shine with sebum, and the sides suffer from dryness, then you have a mixed skin type. In order to be sure of this, it is enough to carry out a simple test: cleanse the skin and do not apply any products to it. After two hours of “virgin purity”, press a sheet of tissue paper tightly to your face and look at the prints. A shiny T-zone and a feeling of tightness in the cheek area will answer the question.

Nature has provided for everything. In those places where the face is most exposed to the sun, winds and bad weather (forehead, nose, chin) and needs enhanced protection, the sebaceous glands are denser. Accordingly, the problems here are specific: enlarged pores, the appearance of blackheads, acne. The remaining areas, on the contrary, suffer from dehydration, which means they are prone to dullness and premature wrinkles. The main strategy for caring for combination skin is to restore balance and maintain it.

Dry facial skin, causes

The main causes of dry skin include:

Genetic predisposition
Lack of vitamins A, C, E in the body
Various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
Prolonged exposure to sun in summer and freezing temperatures in winter
Diabetes disease. Moreover, with this disease, not only dry skin of the face is observed, but also dryness of other parts of the body.
Lack of thyroid hormones
Improper functioning of the sebaceous glands
Dry skin can be caused by age-related changes
Incorrect or insufficient skin care
Washing your face with hot, chlorinated water, using soap
Frequent use of peelings
Using heaters during the heating season, air conditioning in the summer
The use of decorative cosmetics can also lead to dry skin
Dehydration

In fact, there are quite a few reasons that cause dry facial skin, but it happens that this problem is accompanied by peeling, itching and other unpleasant symptoms. In this case, you need to consult a specialist (dermatologist, endocrinologist) who will tell you how to treat such skin and care for it.

Care for sensitive combination skin

The care listed above is also suitable for sensitive combination skin. But such skin requires a more careful selection of care products. For such skin, choose only hypoallergenic creams that are specially designed for sensitive skin. An additional active care product for combination sensitive skin is “Emulsion with ceramides SENTIO”. You can use this emulsion only on areas of the skin prone to increased dryness and flaking. Or you can apply a couple of drops all over your face instead of regular cream. With regular use of this emulsion, not only does the balance of dry and oily skin areas even out, but also rashes and inflammation disappear, and skin sensitivity is significantly reduced.

Preventing dry skin

To maintain dry facial skin in good condition, you need to start caring for it at a young age. It is also necessary to strengthen the general condition of the body, follow simple recommendations, and then many problems associated with dry skin can be avoided.

Here are the basic recommendations for reducing dry skin:

To moisturize dry skin, drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water throughout the day.
Wash your face with water at room temperature.
Use mild products to wash your face that do not dry out your skin.
Do not use cosmetics containing alcohol.
Take a vitamin complex containing vitamins A, C, E, D, F, as well as fish oil.
Use humidifiers.
Use special moisturizing masks several times a week to moisturize your skin.
Avoid pools with chlorinated water.
In the summer, before going out into the sun, use special creams with protection from ultraviolet rays.

What the cream can't handle

While eye cream has its benefits, it can't do much to reduce under-eye puffiness or dark circles.

Eye creams help relieve puffiness under the eyes, but this is temporary and requires caffeine. “If your eye cream contains a high concentration of caffeine, you may be able to temporarily reduce eye puffiness,” says Jaliman. “This is because caffeine constricts blood vessels, which reduces blood flow to the eye area and reduces puffiness.”

To reduce puffiness, apply something cold to the area around your eyes. “Cold tea bag compresses can also be helpful because both caffeine and cold can constrict blood vessels. Or try chilled spoons or cold cucumber slices,” says King. Green tea bags are especially effective because green tea polyphenols have antioxidant properties.

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What not to do for dry skin

You should not wash your face immediately before going outside.
You cannot use hot or cold water as a wash, since cold water causes blood vessels to constrict, and hot water, on the contrary, causes them to expand, which causes the appearance of wrinkles.
Do not use preparations containing petroleum products, such as petroleum jelly, ozokerite, ceresin. Such products form a dense film on the surface of the skin and prevent the renewal of the natural barrier.
You should not abuse cosmetic procedures using products that contain substances that dry out the skin such as alcohol, powder, etc.
You should not use peelings, scrubs and various exfoliating masks containing clay very often.

Cleansing dry skin

Dry facial skin will look very beautiful if you take care of it correctly and regularly. The early appearance of wrinkles on dry skin occurs due to the fact that dry skin, unlike other types, has the least protection. The sebaceous glands do not produce enough sebum, so the protective fatty film on such skin is practically absent.

Dry skin should be cleansed in the evening using a mild cosmetic product. Products specially designed for this type of skin perfectly dissolve sebum, nourish, moisturize the skin and also preserve the natural fat layer. For cleansing, you can also use gels for sensitive skin that contain bisabolol, ecotera oil, evening primrose, azulene, and algae extracts.

You can also use various oils as cleansers for this skin type, such as olive, argan, flaxseed, wheat germ oil, peach kernel oil, apricot kernel oil, almond oil, and a little jojoba.

For dry skin, the use of oil compresses is very useful, for which a piece of gauze should be moistened in heated oil and applied to the face for 15-20 minutes before cleansing. Such oil compresses perfectly nourish and moisturize the skin. After this procedure, the skin looks great.

When washing, it is best to use water at room temperature. Before washing, it is a good idea to lubricate your skin with some vegetable oil or sour cream. In this case, the skin will better tolerate the washing procedure. Also, 15 minutes before washing, you can apply a rich cream or cream to the skin.

Before taking any water procedures, be it swimming in the sea or in a pool, taking a shower or bath, you should provide your skin with protection by applying a special cream or lubricating your face with some oil.

Toning

Skin toning is necessary to prepare the skin for further cosmetic procedures.

Toning helps improve blood microcirculation, which allows care products to be better absorbed. Toners for dry skin should not contain alcohol, but they should be enriched with moisturizing and softening ingredients. It would be good if the composition of such a tonic included silk or wheat proteins, marine collagen, extracts of wheat germ, algae, and vitamins.

You can use rose water or glycerin lotion as a toner for dry skin. You can also use nettle juice to tone dry, aging skin.

Tools Overview

Below you will find everything you need for combination skin.

Cleansing

Cleansing products.

Cleansing toner for skin with acne and age-related changes Blemish & Age , SkinCeuticals. This product is ideal for mature combination skin prone to inflammation: a complex of salicylic and glycolic acids will provide gentle exfoliation, relevant for daily care.

Micellar makeup remover lotion Normaderm, Vichy. The soft formula does not dry out the skin, and the zinc in its composition has a sebum-regulating effect. The lotion removes even stubborn makeup and is suitable for sensitive skin.

Micellar gel Rosaliac, La Roche-Posay. A soft gel with moisturizing ingredients gently cleanses and soothes the skin. Can be used as a first or second step of cleansing, suitable for sensitive skin.

Exfoliation and deep cleansing

Products for exfoliation and deep cleansing.

Corrective agent Effaclar AI, La Roche-Posay. The combination of acids and niacinamide eliminates inflammation in a short time, drying it out and suppressing bacterial activity in the pores. The product is recommended for local use.

Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Instant Skin Glow Mask, Kiehl's. Turmeric and cranberry seeds energize the skin, making the mask an ideal “quick-response” product to use before a big event.

Mask “Magic of clay. Exfoliation and tightening of pores", L'Oréal Paris. Thanks to the content of three types of clay and seaweed extract, the mask not only cleanses pores, but also restores the mineral balance of the skin.

Hydration and nutrition

Products for hydration and nutrition.

Softening cream for oily skin “Vitalizing Moisture”, Garnier. The light texture does not clog pores; the complex of plant extracts in the composition deeply moisturizes the skin.

Midnight Recovery Concentrate, Kiehl's. The combination of squalane and plant oils of rose hips, rose and rosemary intensively restores the moisture barrier, preventing the evaporation of water from skin cells.

Cream with a light texture “Luxury Nutrition”, L'Oréal Paris. Valuable oils, calcium and jasmine extract help the skin maintain lipid balance and stimulate the restoration of cellular structure.

Toner recipes for dry skin

Milk and cucumber tonic. Place a few slices of cucumber in a tea cup of fresh, unboiled milk for half an hour. Then strain the milk and wipe your skin with it.
Natural wine tonic. One tbsp. pour a spoonful of rosemary into a glass of dry red wine. Shake the container with the tincture well every other day. After six weeks, strain the tincture and can be used. Apply to the skin with light tapping movements twice a day. This tincture gives elasticity to the skin and eliminates wrinkles.
Tonic with milk and cabbage leaf. Throw two finely chopped cabbage leaves into hot milk and leave for half an hour. After this, strain and wipe your face with milk as needed.
Frozen lemon juice tonic. Squeeze the juice from the lemon, dilute it with water by half and pour it into ice cube trays. Rub your face with an ice cube before applying moisturizer.

Moisturizing and nourishing dry skin

In the morning after cleansing, dry skin needs toning and moisturizing. When choosing moisturizers, you should give preference to intensive moisturizing creams with a light but rich texture, with oils and nutrients. Day creams for dry skin should include such caring substances as vitamins, milk proteins, hyaluronic acid, sorbitol, as well as extracts of wheat, oats, honey, antioxidants, collagen and elastin. To protect the skin from premature aging, it is desirable that these products include sun protection factors, SPF of at least 15. Also, biologically active additives are used in creams for dry skin, such as gammalinoleic acid, which helps the skin retain moisture and sebum, as well as urea, which has the ability to smooth out flaky and rough areas.

The evening care procedure, after cleansing, should be completed by applying a nourishing night cream. The composition of creams for this should include vegetable oils, essential fatty acids, and ceramides. Night creams for dry skin often contain extracts of aloe, algae, substances that enhance immune processes, whey proteins, vitamins A and E. Night cream should be applied to the skin of the face and neck two hours before bedtime, and ten minutes after its application , excess cream can be blotted with a soft cloth.

Individual choice

Treat different areas of your face differently. Accept that you won’t be able to find one universal product that will “dry” where you need it and moisturize it where you need it.

Some brands periodically claim to create smart drugs that “on the fly”, decide how to act and release the right components in the right places. As a rule, this is a marketing ploy, and everything ends with the usual moisturizing and matting over the entire surface. Therefore, for the T-zone, choose the lightest moisturizer, preferably with an additional acne-fighting function. For the remaining “spaces” deep and serious hydration is necessary. Agree - two means are not so much.

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Moisturizing masks for dry skin

Excellent care products for dry skin types are homemade masks that have moisturizing and nourishing properties.

Berry mask with oatmeal. In one art. spoon of oatmeal, add one teaspoon of lanolin, previously melted in a water bath and 3-4 tbsp. spoons of fresh berry juice from strawberries or cherries. Stir the resulting mass well and apply to the face for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
Melon and plum mask. Mix plum pulp (without skin), melon pulp and any vegetable oil in equal proportions. Apply the composition to your face for 15-20 minutes, and then rinse off.
Mask with egg yolk and chamomile extract. Grind the egg yolk with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Add 1 teaspoon of chamomile extract drop by drop into the resulting mixture. Apply a thin layer of the mask to your face for 15 minutes. Rinse with weakly brewed tea at room temperature.
Apple mask with sour cream. Mix the pulp of a small apple with 1 teaspoon of sour cream. Apply the resulting mixture to your face for 20 minutes and then wash with warm water.
Mask with honey and cottage cheese. One tbsp. Mix a spoonful of cottage cheese until smooth with two tbsp. spoons of honey, melted in a water bath. Apply the resulting mask to your face for 20 minutes, and then rinse with warm water.
Yolk mask with lemon juice. Grind the yolk with half a teaspoon of olive oil. Add 5 drops of lemon juice to the mixture. Apply to face for 20 minutes. Rinse with water.
Cucumber mask. Mix cucumber pulp with warm milk. Apply to face, rinse with warm water.
Aloe mask. Two tbsp. Mix spoons of heated honey with one tbsp. spoon of aloe juice. Apply to face for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
Fruit mask with egg yolk. Grind one egg yolk, add one tbsp. a spoonful of juice squeezed from any sweet fruit (sweet apples, pears, grapes, bananas, melon, etc.) or cucumber juice, add half a tbsp to the mixture. spoons of sour cream and one teaspoon of vegetable oil. To make the mass thicker, you can add bread crumb or barley flour. Apply the composition to the face for 15-20 minutes. Afterwards, rinse with lukewarm water.