Skin Problems That Can Appear Due To Frequent Face Cleaning

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JAKARTA - Cleaning the face is an important routine that women should not miss. If you are lazy to do it, it could be dirt, oil, and the rest of the makeup you use settles in the pores so that it can cause skin problems. However, you are not advised to clean your face too often because it can cause other skin problems.

Launching Cosmopolitan, Friday, October 15, here are the signs if your skin is having problems due to over-cleansing your face.

Skin feels pulled

Most women think that washing your face many times until there is a pulling sensation is a sign that your skin is really clean. In fact, the skin is damaged because the facial cleansing formula used causes dehydration. Dehydration causes acne because the skin produces excess sebum to retain moisture.

Skin becomes more sensitive

Washing your face too often can remove sebum and damage the skin barrier. If you experience this problem, then the skin no longer has protection from exposure to negative residues, such as UV rays and free radicals, and is more susceptible to acne and even eczema.

Acne appears

As previously explained, over-cleansing your face can strip the skin of its natural oils. This condition will trigger the oil glands to produce more sebum than before. And excess oil production of course can cause clogged pores and become the main cause of acne.

Loretta Ciraldo, a board-certified dermatologist, recommends washing your face twice a day, morning and night, especially after sweating or swimming. Because sweat can irritate the skin.