The desire to hide changes that show age and prolong fading youth is relevant for all female representatives, and each of them prefers her own means. First of all, age and accompanying changes affect the face, so one of the main questions that arises for girls is whether they need to use face cream and how often. Cosmetologists unanimously say that using face cream will help maintain the elasticity and youth of the skin, but this depends on many factors. To clarify this situation, it is worth considering the issue in more detail.
Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did not have the same access to a variety of products to keep their skin hydrated and nourished, but many of them retained their youthful appearance. They preferred to use various natural remedies that were in every home, for example, Vaseline, oils or herbal decoctions. Therefore, it is worth noting that they still took care of the skin, just with different methods.
With the expansion of the range of various creams and their availability, the need to use improvised means has given way to all kinds of creams in beautiful jars that have a longer shelf life and are easy to use.
Skin care in autumn: common mistakes and main rules
We want summer to last as long as possible. Therefore, with the onset of September, we continue to use summer makeup and take care of our faces as if we were still at the August resort. This is a mistake, since when it gets colder, the epidermis needs to be more intensively saturated with vitamins and softened.
But first you need to ensure your face has a smooth transition from warm to cold weather conditions:
- After a trip to the sea, it is recommended to cleanse the skin with gentle scrubs and use a product such as gommage.
- To saturate the epidermis with moisture, alternate moisturizing creams and non-alcohol based tonics.
- At night after washing, apply a nourishing fatty cream.
You can only think about cosmetic procedures such as peelings and laser resurfacing from mid-November, when solar activity decreases. Otherwise, there is a risk of getting age spots as a complication. After such procedures, before going outside, a photoprotective cream is applied to the face, regardless of the time of year.
In the fall, those with sensitive skin especially often complain of discomfort after removing makeup. In this case, you need to focus on proper cleansing: buy delicate foam or mousse with a delicate texture. In the absence of hypersensitivity, it is allowed to use any makeup remover, from gels to micellar water.
Acne most often makes itself felt in mid-October . During these weeks, it is especially important to avoid creams with an oily texture and powders that have a comedogenic effect and the ability to cause acne. It must be remembered that acne can be associated with taking a number of medications (corticosteroids, androgens, lithium preparations, isoniazid, halogens (iodides, bromides), antimalarial drugs, antiepileptic drugs, corticotropin). In some cases, the appearance of acne can be influenced by diet (unboiled and skim milk, whey protein, fatty and sweet foods). Exposure to mechanical factors (squeezing out acne, pressure from chin straps, violins, long conversations on the phone - especially when the receiver is fixed with the shoulder girdle, a narrow collar) also often provokes the appearance of acne - these are so-called mechanical acne. In this case, you need to eliminate these factors, stop touching your face with your hands, drink more water every day and use only those products that suit your skin type.
Side effects
Since Akriderm GK is a potent drug, some side effects may occur. Among them:
- itching;
- burning;
- irritation;
- dry skin;
- folliculitis;
- hypertrichosis;
- steroid acne;
- hypopigmentation;
- allergic reactions.
The severity of side effects depends on how the drug is used, as well as on the duration of treatment. Use together with occlusive dressings can lead to flickering of the skin, infection, skin atrophy, stretch marks, and prickly heat. With prolonged application of the product over large areas, the following side effects are possible:
- weight gain;
- osteoporosis;
- increased blood pressure;
- swelling;
- ulceration of the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract;
- exacerbation of hidden foci of infection;
- hyperglycemia;
- nervous excitement;
- insomnia;
- dysmenorrhea.
Skin care in autumn: which cream to choose
To protect against the active autumn sun, it is advisable to apply a cream with SPF 10-15 before going outside. This measure can be neglected only if your skin is guaranteed not prone to pigmentation, and you intend to spend most of your time indoors.
Autumn care for oily skin involves applying a moisturizer with a mattifying effect. It needs to be supplemented with weekly deep cleansing scrubs.
Dry skin will need to switch from a moisturizer to a nourishing cream. To make your face glow from the inside, you need to drink more water, and also enrich your diet with vitamins, oils, and fatty acids.
Ultraviolet radiation leads to active damage to the skin, which has received a special designation - photoaging. The negative consequences of this phenomenon are especially noticeable on mature skin in the fall. It is recommended to care for it using creams and other products with antioxidants - for example, green tea extract or flavonoids. A course of injection mesotherapy with preparations based on hyaluronic acid, enriched with amino acids and vitamins, will be very helpful, which will ensure the most effective delivery of nutrients directly to the site of photodamaged skin.
Depending on weather conditions, winter cream can also be applied to the face in late autumn. This should be done 40 minutes before leaving the house - otherwise, under gusts of cold wind, particles of moisture in the composition of the product can turn into ice (at sub-zero temperatures) and will injure the epidermis. It is advisable that the list of ingredients of a protective cream for the winter include natural vegetable oils.
Provide proper lip care. Matte lipsticks dry them out, so with the onset of cold weather it is recommended to switch to glossy or glossy ones. At home, lips should be nourished with balms and hygienic lipsticks containing beeswax and vitamin E. Before going to bed, lips can be lubricated with peach oil, cocoa butter, shea butter or coconut. For severe dry lips, boric Vaseline can be recommended. This symptom may be associated not only with climatic factors, but also be one of the manifestations of gastric or duodenal ulcers, which requires consultation with a gastroenterologist.
Directions for use and dosage
The instructions for the drug provide a standard dosage and application regimen. The drug is used externally; it must be applied carefully, lightly rubbing a small amount of the product into the affected areas of the skin. Apply 2 times a day, usually in the morning and evening. The duration of treatment is determined individually and depends on the nosological form and severity of the disease. For tinea pedis, the average duration of treatment is 2 to 4 weeks.
If clinical improvement does not occur in the near future, it is necessary to clarify the diagnosis or change the treatment regimen.
The best brands of pharmaceutical cosmetics
When choosing homemade masks and other skin care products for independent use, it is recommended to pay attention to the products of the following brands:
Avene
Avene . The products of this brand contain over 55% thermal water from a unique French thermal spring, discovered in 1746. This water is rich in microelements that are extremely beneficial for our skin: fluorine, zinc, manganese, silver, iron, copper. The liquid from the source has unique softening, anti-inflammatory, and anti-irritant properties. The Avene brand produces products for sensitive, hypersensitive and allergenic skin that combine cosmetic qualities with medical ones; such products are called cosmeceuticals.
la roche posay
La Roche Posay . This French company specializes in producing products for sensitive skin that contain a minimum set of components that have allergenic properties. In the list of ingredients of such cosmetics you will not find any fragrances or parabens, and its recipe is developed by dermatologists. The basis for such products is water from a French thermal spring, characterized by a unique concentration of selenium. In 1897, this source in France received the status of a publicly useful facility.
Uriage
Uriage . This brand is also named after a French spring with mineral water rich in oligoelements and minerals. The liquid enters the plant directly from the underground through a pipeline, avoiding contact with oxygen. It is so beneficial for the skin that the brand also has a line of cosmetics for newborns.
The range of these brands guarantees the highest quality of care and fully justifies its cost.
Apply night face cream right before bed.
We got home after work, on the way we went to a training session in the fitness room, and then dinner, cleaning, homework with the children... Before you know it, it’s time for midnight again, all you have to do is quickly wash your face, apply cream and go on a date with your pillow.
However, it is better to apply the cream one and a half to two hours before bedtime. There are several reasons for this:
- this way the cream will be absorbed into the skin of the face, and not into the pillow;
- in the morning there will be no swelling or edema;
- cell and tissue repair will begin before you even go to bed.
By the way, cosmetologists collectively call “beauty sleep” a couple of hours before midnight. It is at this time that important regeneration processes occur in the skin. The cream helps these processes start earlier, even if you haven't gone to bed yet.
Procedural skin care in autumn: advice from a cosmetologist
In addition to home skin care, you should periodically visit beauty salons in the fall. The period from September to December is ideal for many procedures, primarily anti-aging. You can safely sign up for peelings, microdermabrasion, microcurrent therapy, photorejuvenation, RF lifting and any other techniques recommended for your age and type of appearance.
In the summer, our skin loses a lot of moisture, so salon skin care in the fall for many begins with mesotherapy (injections of hyaluronic acid, vitamins and microelements). It restores water balance, improves skin metabolism, fills fine wrinkles, and gives the face a fresh and well-rested look.
Botox injections are recommended to be performed in the fall because in the summer this substance is removed from the body too quickly due to increased sweating. In order to preserve lively facial expressions to the maximum, it is not necessary to do Botox on the entire face at once. You can correct the upper third of the face (forehead to get rid of deep expression wrinkles, as well as eliminate vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows that form when we frown).
Facial cleansing will help get rid of impurities that have accumulated over the summer inside the pores and on the surface of the epidermis. This procedure cleanses the skin and makes it more susceptible to the effects of cosmetics. Creams, masks and other care compositions penetrate clean skin much easier and give a more pronounced effect.
This is not a complete list of advice from a cosmetologist on skin care in the fall. It is better to get individual consultations in a personal meeting with the specialist you visit regularly. He will recommend specific brands of nourishing masks, cleansing toners and winter protective cream with an eye to the first frosts.
pharmachologic effect
The drug "Akriderm GK" has a versatile effect:
- anti-inflammatory;
- antiallergic;
- antibacterial;
- antifungal (fungicidal).
This effect was achieved largely thanks to betamethasone. This component is a glucocorticosteroid and has a local anti-inflammatory, anti-edematous, anti-allergic effect.
In turn, gentamicin has a bactericidal effect. It even suppresses microorganisms that are resistant to other antibiotics.
The main function of clotrimazole is to prevent the activation of fungal flora against the background of the action of gentamicin. This component is an antifungal agent from the group of imidazole derivatives for topical use. It has an effect by disrupting the synthesis of ergosterol, which is an integral part of the cell membrane of fungi. Clotrimazole is also active against pathogenic dermatophytes, yeast and mold fungi.
