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| Be skin care savvy when it comes to how exactly that anti-aging product is working! |
We all know that many potent anti-aging ingredients that help cell turnover such as retinol, alpha hydroxy or beta hydroxy acids and vitamin C to name just a few are ones that can redden or be somewhat drying for a complexion. Naturally, you might assume this is just the way this type of strong skin care acts to repair and make those beautiful improvements to our skin.
Of course, you are not mistaken to expect those signs when using those types of products. However, the degree of that redness and the amount of irritation could indicate an allergy causing those skin changes, which is hardly beneficial to you. Therefore, you might want to try this little test that you do just as you would before using at home hair coloring products to see if you’re allergic to it.
Wash and dry the inner part of the arm between the wrist and elbow where the veins are before rubbing on some of that particular product in that area. If you feel it strongly there with burning, itching or sudden redness, then chances are that you are experiencing an allergy to that product. Immediately clean it off and stop using it.
On the other hand, you might want to try the advice that my allergist once told me. If you don’t notice anything happening, try using a moisturizer first and letting it dry completely before using a light coat just to skim the face every other day. The moisturizer helps stop rapid absorption of those questionable ingredients so you evaluate your skin's reaction.
Still, your face may be red and irritated even with diluted levels of that product. This means you are definitely allergic and need to stop using it because it is not good for you.
This post wasn’t meant to alarm, but make you aware that allergies can and do happen. They can pop up even when you had no problems in the past when using the same product so keep this mind and be safe because redness, itching and swelling are far from beautiful!
