Do these things if you want to clear your sunburns: #skinherball
You can't live in Nigeria and not get sunburned. So this thread literally addresses everyone.
[So, don't scroll without re-tweeting please]
See let me tell you, sunburn is literally dark patches appearing on your face(mostly around your eyes and forehead) and some part of your body because of excessive exposure to the sun.
Check your face in the mirror, you just will know that you have been burnt by the sun.
Everyone gets sunburned, whether you are black or white. Your Skin tone should be even.
Once you get sunburned, clearing them might be difficult but it's eventually possible. You just have to be consistent with your routines.
See how:
1. Sometimes, your sunburns might sting and whether they do or not, take frequent cool baths, Pat dry (but not completely) your skin, and apply moisturizer to trap the water in your skin to prevent dryness.
A good moisturizer you can get is Neutrogena oil free moisturizer.
2. As part of your skin treatment, apply aloevera on your burns, either fresh or OTC (over the counter)
If you're using fresh, let it sit for 1hr before applying on your skin to prevent irritations.
3. Drink extra water everyday and stop your soda intake because soda's don't keep you hydrated, and sunburns draw liquid away from other parts of the body to sunburnt surface.
This will make you hydrated constantly.
4. Allow your blisters to heal. Blistering skin means you have a second degree sunburn. Do not pop these blisters as they form to help your skin heal and protect your skin from infections.
5. This is the oga pata pata of them all.
Wear sunscreen. Literally, sunscreen protects you from the rays of the sun that burns your skin. If you treat your skin, and you don't apply sunburn during the day, you are just wasting your time.
You shouldn't just buy any sunburn
Cream because I said apply sunscreen. You guys mostly wanna buy cheap and eventually fake products. Treat your skin with respect.
Most sunburn creams leave a white cast on your face. It isn't really nice as they don't sink into your skin.
Great sunscreens should sink in your skin and not leave a white cast. They should be applied last thing on your routine before leaving home and the last thing before makeup. Massage into your skin properly.
You can buy Neutrogena hydro boost sunscreen, altruist sunscreen,
Blackgirl sunscreen, etc. These ones are sure banker.
Be consistent. Like I said earlier, treat your skin with respect and it will respect you. I hope this thread was helpful. Please do well to retweet it. Bless you
Please note that if you're treating your skin with aloevera, and you experience any allergic signs like redness and irritations, stop usage immediately. And your sunscreen shouldn't irritate your skin. If it does, change the product.
I'm literally addressing people with
Sensitive skin.
Please follow my page if you respect your skin and it's health. Together we can achieve that perfect skin. follow up please.
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The ordinary glycolic acid toning solution has got 7% glycolic acid.
Now the brand says it's a toner, and should be used once daily.
That's dangerous because there's nothing toning in the toner. You're just going to over exfoliate your skin and it's trouble.
Now I think Neutrogena has got a facial scrub as well. People just go to the shelf and assume that because the reputable brand writes FACIAL on it, so it's ideal to use on the face. That also wrong and it's a lie.
It's absolutely hypocrisy if you undermine organic skincare vendors by saying because no proper public orientation about how their products are formulated, they become fake but still go ahead to buy a facial scrub from Neutrogena, because they're popular and it's imported.
You're probably a new follower if you still use scrubs on your face as an Exfoliant.
You probably assume your dead skin cells are like a mask covering your face, and you need to scrub it off.
In this place, we Exfoliate chemically not with scrubs.
Chemical Exfoliation is superb because it not only targets our dead skin cells, they also help improve skin concerns. You can't treat acne by using a scrub. That's a big scam, but you can treat acne by Exfoliating with a BHA or an AHA.
So now, chemical exfoliants are categorized into two.
1. AHA: alpha hydroxy acids; they include Glycolic acid or mandelic acid or lactic acid. These are the most common in skincare.
Glycolic acid has tiny molecules and penetrates the skin deeper. And can help improve
1. If your Cleanser contains alcohol denat or isopropyl alcohol, it's drying and not good for your skin.
2. Witch hazel or anything astringent related aren't good for your skin due to their stripping effects.
3. Cleanse for 60sec.
4. If you've got inflammation concerns, cleanse for less time, maybe 30 secs, and do it only once daily at night. You can wash your face with just clean water when you wake up in the morning.
5. Cleanse properly and focus on the areas around your nose.
6. If you've got oily skin, going for a stripping Cleanser which mostly contains drying alcohols like the ones mentioned above will only worsen your oily skin — puts a strain on your sebaceous glands.
Stick to gentle foaming or lotion or gel cleansers.
Skincare ingredients you can use or avoid when pregnant✨ [share to someone]
1. Retinol/Retinoids are superior ingredients in skincare and should be treated with respect at all times. They're vitamin A derivatives and should be avoided during pregnancy or while nursing.
2. Benzoyl peroxide is an excellent ingredient to combat pimples that appear "ear and dear" and should be great to use even when pregnant, but stick to 5% or less, so that junior can continue to kick harder and score goals.
3. Don't use skin brighteners that contain hydroquinone. This is common. Very common. Pregnant/nursing mom's bleaching their skin with steroids and high doses of hydroquinone because they want to look like Kim Kardashian.
Ingredients/products I really trust can help your inflammed pimples:
1. Benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, differin/adapalene gel
2. Lots of Hydration & anti-inflammatory: snail mucin, niacinamide.
3. Exfoliation: mandelic acid serums.
Re-tweet for some awareness.
Relating products:
The @cerave 4% benzoyl peroxide cream cleanser. Great for people with (nodules, pastules, cysts) I suggest you alternate with a gentle cleanser.
A benzoyl peroxide spot treatment of 5% will also do your acnes good.
For hormonal acne or any inflammed acnes, sulfur is more efficient and gentler than benzoyl peroxide as benzoyl can be drying for most people. Sulfur works by sucking out excess sebum. Not to look far, @Viviglowskin sulfur clay mask is affordable and will do a lot on your skin.