How long does it take for skin problems to get better

I have been doing skin conditioning for almost 8 years, and this is the question I am asked the most. There is really no unified answer - minor emergencies can be cured in about a week, and chronic skin problems can last for half a year or even a year or two. Don’t believe the propaganda on the market that “cures all problematic skin in 28 days”. They are all based on the assumption that ordinary people do not understand the rules of skin metabolism.

Last month I met a little girl who just went to college. She followed the trend and bought a high-concentration vitamin A essence. After applying it for three days, her whole face became red and hot, and she also developed a lot of small rashes. This was an acute barrier damage. I asked her to stop all functional products and only use mild products in the morning and evening. Ceramide repair cream, when the redness is severe, apply refrigerated saline solution for 5 minutes. She really didn't do anything stupid at all. She even tolerated the iced milk tea she usually drinks. She came to me for a review on the 7th day. The redness was basically gone, and the bumps didn't feel like before.

But if you have had skin treatment for several years, you definitely cannot count it at this rate. I met an older sister two years ago. When she was young, she always went to a beauty salon to do the "deep exfoliation" program. How sensitive was her face later on? Even the slightest breeze in spring swelled up like a pig's head, and she couldn't even use an ordinary mild facial cleanser. This kind of severe barrier damage, she followed me for almost 11 months to finally be able to apply sunscreen normally. During this period, she also had seafood hot pot twice because she couldn't help but eat twice. She herself joked that taking care of her face was more troublesome than raising a baby.

Some people say that they didn’t adjust anything specially, and the skin problem just disappeared for no apparent reason. This situation does exist. For example, some people have temporary irregularities in their work and rest, and break out acne. Once their work and rest are adjusted back and their endocrine system stabilizes, the acne disappears naturally and there is no need to apply anything extra. So if you ask different people, some people say that it will be cured in a week and some people say that it will take more than half a year. In fact, they are not lying, but the situations they encounter are different.

Many people always use the "28-day skin metabolism cycle" as the standard answer. In fact, this cycle is the epidermal renewal rate of healthy young skin. If your skin has inflammation and the barrier is broken, the metabolism rate will slow down. Just like a person with an injured leg will definitely not be able to outrun a healthy person. You can't ask him to follow the pace of a normal person, right?

There are still many people who ignore the influence of living habits. I had two clients with almost severe inflammatory acne before. Both were young men in their early twenties. One strictly controlled sugar, and even replaced Coke with sugar-free. He went to bed early and got up early, and did not stay up late. Together with the application of ointments, The acne was basically gone in about 4 weeks, with only a few red marks left. The other one couldn't control his mouth. He drank milk tea and BBQ every three days, and stayed up all night to play games. It took almost 3 months and new acne still appeared from time to time. In turn, he asked me if the product was useless. I couldn't laugh or cry.

In fact, there is really no need to stare at the calendar every day and calculate how long it will take to get better. As long as you look in the right direction and don't mess around with irritating products, it will get better slowly. It is better than rushing to try quick remedies and making the skin more serious, right?