That the skin on your face reddens at certain times and under certain circumstances is quite normal, we all redden, but when it occurs very intensely, excessively frequently or suddenly without any apparent cause, we may be facing the first symptoms of erythrosis.
What Is Erythrosis?
Erythrosis is the alteration of the skin in which the face, especially the cheeks, nose or forehead, becomes very frequently red, accompanied by sensations of heat and discomfort.
At first, the redness is temporary, but gradually its frequency increases until it becomes a diffuse but permanent redness that, if left unchecked, can continue to evolve into something more serious, giving rise to couperose or rosacea.
Why Does Erythrosis Occur?
Redness is due to the fragility of the blood capillaries. This fragility means that the capillaries are not able to adequately perform the processes of dilation and vasoconstriction in response to different agents or situations, so they become increasingly dilated, giving rise to visible redness through the skin.
This phenomenon is more common in women with thin and fair skin and is affected by internal factors such as stress and emotions, and/or external factors such as the sun, pollution, climate changes, toxic habits (alcohol and tobacco), certain foods and drinks, etc.
How Can You Take Care of Your Erythrotic Skin to Reduce Its Intensity?
When it comes to caring for your skin with redness, we can distinguish between general care and cosmetic care.
General care:
– It is important to avoid sudden changes in temperature, intense heat, including water at the time of daily facial and body hygiene, saunas, etc.
– You should also try to avoid stress, anxiety and mood changes.
– You should follow a healthy diet, rich in vitamins, mainly C and B group, which help to strengthen the skin and the walls of the small capillaries.
– Avoid coffee, alcohol and tobacco.
– Very hot or spicy foods and drinks are also not recommended.
Cosmetic care:
– We should follow a proper routine with specific products that help reduce the intensity or neutralize redness.
– Cleansing should be done morning and night with specific products for red, sensitive and delicate skin, which do not cause irritation and, if possible, do not require rinsing.
– Mechanical exfoliating cosmetics and chemical peels are not recommended, as they are too aggressive for skin as delicate as yours.
– Micellar water or a no-rinse cleansing milk would be appropriate options.
– Once the skin has been cleansed, it needs to be moisturized and treated. For this, you need to use anti-redness products that provide hydration, nutrition and comfort to the skin, prevent irritation, soothe burning and itching, relieve redness and treat hair fragility. You can choose to use a serum, a cream, or even both.
– When applying makeup, we recommend products such as BBcream, which hide redness thanks to the color pigments and protect the skin from the sun thanks to the sunscreens they usually incorporate. You can also combine them with the use of specific green correctors that neutralize redness. Here we leave you with a recommendation for an anti-redness cream pack with color + concealer.
– Sun protection is another essential care to reduce the intensity of redness, because sunlight aggravates the symptoms of capillary fragility.
With our advice and by choosing the right products, it will be very easy to take care of your erythrosis and you will see that one day you will even forget about the redness. What are your thoughts on the above tips? We would love to read you – so don’t forget to share a comment in the section below.
