What is the difference between beauty and skin health

The core difference between the two is that the underlying logic is completely different - beauty is an outward-looking goal, and all actions are directed to "looking better", while skin health is the physiological basis of inward-looking, and the core is to maintain the stability of skin barrier, metabolism, immunity and other functions.

There are always different opinions on the boundary between the two in the industry. Some practitioners who are deeply involved in skin care believe that the two are inherently integrated. Healthy skin will naturally appear transparent and even, and there is no need to deliberately cut it. Some organizations that focus on "quick beauty" believe that beauty should give priority to meeting immediate visual needs. Even if there is slight irritation to the skin in the short term, it is too late to repair it afterwards.

Two years ago, I came into contact with a blogger who worked in the beauty industry. In order to shoot an advertisement for a lady's liquid foundation, I went to the beauty salon for three consecutive days. I did a peel today and applied a high-concentration whitening treatment the next day. The skin in the shot was so delicate that it even had hair. The pores were not visible, and the makeup was so perfect that the brand approved it on the spot. However, on the third day after the photo shoot, her face began to become red and itchy in large areas. Even washing her face with warm water hurt. She went to a dermatologist and found that the barrier was severely damaged. It took her half a year to use ordinary functional skin care products. She later complained to me, saying that she used to think that beauty was about nourishing the skin, but now she understands that the relationship between the two is like arranging flowers and planting them - beauty is about cutting flowers and arranging them beautifully, and matching them with beautiful vases to make the atmosphere full. As long as they look good at the moment, skin health is about watering flowers, fertilizing and nourishing the roots. If the roots are rotten, no matter how beautiful the flower arrangement is, it will not last two days.

I quite agree with this, and it does not mean that beauty must be in conflict with health. In fact, many times the "good condition" we want is itself the inherent attribute of healthy skin. For example, if you have a regular work and rest schedule, moisturize and sunscreen every day, your face will be naturally smooth and shiny, and you can achieve the effect of looking good without makeup without any extra effort. If there is an important occasion that requires a short-term boost of condition, try to choose items that are gentle and do not damage the skin's functions. For example, do a basic moisturizer a week in advance, and then use a repairing cream continuously, which can not only make the makeup apply more smoothly, but also not burden the skin.

I usually see too many young girls falling into this trap. In summer, in order to pursue the "zero-shine microdermabrasion feeling", I desperately used oil-controlling powder and oil-absorbing paper, seven or eight times a day. At that time, my face was matte and high-end, but soon it became oily on the outside and dry on the inside, and even caused a closed acne. Some people always think that their face is "clean" when it feels tight after washing. In fact, this is a sign of increased transepidermal water loss. To put it bluntly, the sebum film on the surface of the skin has been washed away. If you think you have obtained a "refreshing and non-greasy" beauty effect, you are actually digging holes in your skin's health.