In her book Making peace with your skin, dermatologist @Dermatodrey deconstructs certain preconceived ideas about imperfections. Discover 4 types of “anti-imperfection” products that she advises not to use.
Known as @Dermatodrey on social media, dermatologist Audrey addresses the issue of skin problems in a very fun and educational way. In his book Make peace with your skin, she is interested in the issue of acne in its entirety and deconstructs certain preconceived ideas. We invite you to discover an extract, in which the dermatologist advises against using certain types of products.
For the most part, these are anti-blemish products which are not necessarily recommended for sensitive skin because they tend to weaken the hydrolipidic film. If we often think that skin with imperfections needs to be more cleansed and purified, this type of habit can sometimes cause redness and reactive imperfections… Quite the opposite of the expected effect!
4 types of products to avoid when you have sensitive or reactive skin
- “Anti-blackhead” adhesive patches : “They have no effectiveness on real blackheads, even less on microcysts, and therefore no effectiveness on acne itself.”
- “Blackhead vacuums” : “these devices lift the skin through a small vacuum chamber. At best, they will just scrape the sebum off the edge of the chamber as they move the instrument. At worst, they will tear off your skin, leaving sores. They also promote the dilation of small vessels (rosacea).”
- Stripping soaps or alcoholic lotions : “They dissolve the entire natural lipid film, which will be very difficult to reconstitute afterwards. “
- Electric cleaning brushes : “They carry out significant mechanical exfoliation every day. In the long term, the epidermis is thickened: this is the opposite effect of what we want to fight against acne. In addition, they can activate inflammatory acne with a purging effect (sensitive red spots after a week of use).“
Find all of the dermatologist’s advice in the book Make peace with your skin published by Larousse.