Causes of skin irritations
The reasons for this phenomenon are many and these are not only external factors.
The category of external causes include weather, the climate in general, overdried indoor air, temperature drops, decorative cosmetics that do not fit the skin, improper care.
But there are also internal reasons. The most common are malnutrition and stress.
When there is a disruption of the digestive system, the blood does not absorb nutrients, but harmful, and, accordingly, it reflects on our skin.
In addition, ice washing in the summer is useful, but in winter this procedure can also lead to irritation.
How to take care of irritated skin
The fastest and simplest thing you can do is use creams designed to relieve irritation and have a moisturizing and soothing effect.
Irritated skin is to be cleansed, but remember that it should be soft, using a gentle milk or foam. Categorically it is not recommended to use tonics that contain alcohol.
Cream to protect the skin should be applied an hour before leaving for fresh air. If you apply it later, in particular in winter, the effect will be reversed - the skin will again become inflamed. The skin has the property of fighting irritation and we need to help it in this.
Traditional remedies for skin irritation
A high position in skin care products is occupied by face masks, prepared at home, according to folk recipes.
Baths. In the fight for healthy skin steam baths (baths) are good. However, they can not be used if you have dilated blood vessels, or rosacea.
A bath with hops perfectly removes redness on the skin. In a large pan (enameled), pour 1 tbsp. chopped hop, then fill it with one liter of water and bring to a boil. When the liquid is already boiling, bend over the pan, having covered with a towel from above, and then hold your face over the pairs. If the skin is oily, then it should be kept for about 8-10 minutes, if normal - 5 minutes, and dry skin requires only 4-3 minutes of this procedure. After taking such a bath, apply a moisturizer to the skin.
Compresses. With irritated skin, compresses from parsley are very helpful. To do this, simply soak a piece of gauze cloth in a decoction of parsley and put on your face for 20 minutes. After such a procedure, it is not necessary to wash.
The same compress can be made from cones of hops. Brew 2 tbsp. spoons cones with a glass of boiling water, let it brew, then strain, and use in a warm form in the same way as a decoction of parsley.
Masks. For masks in the treatment of irritated facial skin and vasodilation, St. John's wort can be used. 0.5 tbsp. l. mix well with finely ground St. John's wort with 1 tbsp. water, then add 1 tbsp. olive oil and oat flakes, and oil solutions of vitamins A and E can be used from capsules. Mix well the ingredients and apply the mixture on your face, hold for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with cool water. This mask gives a positive effect even with severe irritations, and also moisturizes and nourishes the skin.
The recipe mask for removing irritation with oil and egg yolk: 2 teaspoons mixed. fresh juice of any fruit with a half yolk, then add 2 tsp. fat cottage cheese and there goes 1 tsp. vegetable oil. Mix the mixture well and apply on face, hold for 20 minutes, then also wash off mask with cool water.
Also quickly remove the irritation mask, prepared from sour cream (cream, fatty cottage cheese) and freshly squeezed juice of any fruit. Fruit juice and sour cream (2 tsp) is mixed with olive oil (1 tsp), then put on the face, hold for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Masks against inflammation not only contribute to skin cleansing, but also relieve irritation. For this purpose, it is good to use a mask of egg white and aloe. Pound the fleshy leaves of the aloe plant, add whipped proteins to the mixture and squeeze out a few drops of lemon juice. The mask should be applied gradually over the layers, as each layer is lightly dried. And when the last layer of the mask dries, it can be washed off with warm water. Also, instead of aloe, you can use freshly squeezed juice of any fruit.
Mask with yeast is done as follows: mix sour cream (1 tablespoon), or another sour-milk product, with dry yeast, add a little juice of plantain or any berries. Let the mixture infuse for a while, then apply on face and allow to dry. The mask is washed off with warm water, massage movements.
Especially good at helping with skin irritation leaves and juice of plantain. Such a mask can be done with dry or fresh leaves of nettle and plantain. In equal parts take herbs, then add there lemon juice. Then, with gentle movements, apply the mixture to the irritated areas of the skin. It is recommended to keep it for 10-15 minutes and rinse with cool water.
From redness on the skin a mask with sour cream and parsley will help. To prepare this mask, chop parsley, then mix it with sour cream, and apply it to the affected areas of the skin. Hold 15 minutes and rinse with warm water. Parsley juice can also be used without sour cream. To do this, simply soak the gauze in juice and apply to reddened and inflamed places. Such procedures should be done 10 times with regularity of repetition every other day.
Masks designed for sensitive skin are also excellent not only to remove irritation, but also have a beneficial effect on the overall condition of your skin. In cases where the skin is very sensitive, you should first try a mask on a small area of the skin. If during application you feel a slight discomfort, or unpleasant sensations, you should immediately wash off the mask. In masks for sensitive skin, milk, cottage cheese, potatoes and cucumbers are most often used. Cottage cheese and a cucumber have such properties, which practically never provoke unnecessary reactions.
The simplest mask for treating facial skin irritation is to apply curd to the skin and apply a mug of fresh cucumber on top of the mask. You can also rub cucumber, mix with cottage cheese in a 1: 1 ratio. Instead of a cucumber, a grated carrot or banana is also a good choice. To achieve a more nutritious effect, you can add olive oil to the mixture.
Potatoes in their raw form almost never causes irritation, while it removes it well. The recipe for making this mask is simple: you just grate the raw potatoes and apply them to your face. Wash off after 15 minutes with warm water. For the best effect in potato slurry, too, you can add olive oil.
The soothing effect is on the skin of mashed potatoes with the addition of warm milk and olive oil. For this mask you need to add 1 tbsp. puree milk (1 tablespoon) and butter (1 tsp). Then the resulting mixture is applied a thick layer on the face and left so for 15-20 minutes. For such a mask, potatoes should be cooked in a uniform. In addition, egg yolk can be added to crushed potatoes.
Any masks for sensitive skin should be washed off with warm water.
The cabbage mask perfectly removes irritation and soothes the skin, but it is more difficult to prepare. Cabbage should be crushed and boiled in milk so that a porridge turns out. This gruel is cooled and applied to the face for 20 minutes. You can also grate cabbage on a small grater, add 1 tablespoon to it. olive oil and yolk.
The simplest mask is to steam oat flakes or oatmeal, cool the mixture, and apply a thick layer to the skin of the face for 15 minutes. You can make the mask more difficult. To do this you will need a mixture of steamed oat flakes (1.5 tablespoons) milk, yolk, 1.5 curds, 1.5 tablespoons. pulp of banana, and 1 tsp. olive oil.
Recommendations for irritated skin
If your skin is prone to irritation, it is worth to wash with warm water, not hot. You can not rub the skin with a towel, it is recommended to gently blot the face, otherwise the probability of resumption of the inflammation and itching is high.
To protect the skin from dehydration and to retain moisture, it is recommended to use moisturizers immediately after washing and bathing, since dry skin type is most inclined to irritability.
Also, cases of irritation from soap, cosmetics, or household chemicals are not uncommon. Therefore, soap should be used only if necessary and when choosing to focus on a special soap or neutral.
It is also recommended to avoid the means that dry the skin. It can be scented water, or cologne. When washing laundry and towels, make sure that they are thoroughly washed with detergents.
Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, frost, or strong winds. Do not recommend also spending a lot of time near the hot plate.
To prevent irritation and reddening of the face, it should be protected in the summer with sunscreen, and in winter - with special winter creams.
Instead of frequent washing, use soothing lotion.
Watch for food. It should be excluded from the diet of spicy and spicy dishes, as well as hot drinks (coffee, tea, cocoa). Give up alcohol.