Skin stress: How to avoid and combat it

The exceptional situation we are living through these days due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus has generated a considerable increase in stress. Do we know why stress occurs in our body? It is the mechanism that is set in motion when we are surrounded by an excess of situations that exceed our resources or we feel threatened. At that moment, our brain begins to secrete hormones and other substances to cope with that situation. In reality, it is a defense mechanism; however, when this stress lasts too long and we are not able to control it, it can cause a series of negative effects on our health: insomnia, headaches, muscle aches, skin alterations, digestive discomfort, anxiety, and fatigue. The ideal approach in this situation is to try to control stress as much as we can. To help with this, at Herbera we are leaving you a guide with the self-care practices that are working best for us. You can read it again here.

But if there is one thing we know about at Herbera, it is the power of organic cosmetics to calm and heal us. Emotional stress can cause a cutaneous imbalance, leading to alterations such as redness or acne outbreaks, or it can also cause greater oxidation of your skin cells, which will lead to the appearance of wrinkles and loss of elasticity.

What to do to combat skin stress?

1. CLEANSING

If skin cleansing is always the fundamental step of any routine, now more than ever it is ESSENTIAL. Your skin needs to be cleaned of toxins; even if you don't go out on the street or wear makeup, cleansing removes traces of sweat, moisturizing creams, and residues of pollution emitted by heating systems. Do it daily with a gentle micellar water that purifies and provides balance. But not only that, use masks that cleanse deeply and help your skin regenerate in a gentle way.

2. HYDRATION AND BALANCE

Our skin needs to maintain the integrity of the skin barrier. To do this, we must look for products that help us avoid dehydration but also keep acne and redness at bay. Ultimately, the important thing in these days when emotional balance is so difficult is to provide hydrating, emollient, regenerating, and antioxidant active ingredients to counteract the effects of stress.

3. MASSAGES: A MOMENT FOR YOU.

Your skin needs you to pamper it, and your mind does too. We cannot go to a spa to disconnect, but we can create our own spa at home. Create the right atmosphere and pamper yourself. A facial massage every night will relax you, help you fight insomnia, and most importantly, it will provide your skin with all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to prevent skin aging.
Don't forget the rest of your body. Moisturize and exfoliate your body with products that bring you calm, and massage gently. Enjoy the texture and scents of natural and organic cosmetics and let them transport you to other places. Reconnect with yourself and with nature.

Which ingredients are our great allies these days?

We have put together a TOP 10 list of the ingredients that will help you calm, hydrate, and protect your skin:

1. Hyaluronic acid, the molecule par excellence for hydrating the skin, and if it is of low molecular weight, it also provides anti-wrinkle and firming action.
2. Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that acts by neutralizing the cascade of free radicals that cause skin aging.
3. Ferulic acid, also with antioxidant action, it stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin that allow the skin to remain supple.
4. Calendula, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic, it promotes circulation and calms irritations.
5. St. John's Wort oil, a great skin calmer, as well as anti-inflammatory and healing.
6. Centella asiatica, a great skin regenerator, soothing and dermoprotective.
7. Rosehip oil, repairing and regenerating, it is also an excellent skin protector.
8. Bamboo charcoal, a wonderful sebum regulator and toxin remover.
9. Ginkgo biloba, vasoprotective, improves microcirculation in blood capillaries, reducing redness.
10. Jojoba oil, a great emulsifier and skin protector without being comedogenic.

Furthermore, it is also essential to include probiotics and prebiotics in your diet and on your skin. As you already know, Herbera is probiotic cosmetics, as we explained in this post. It is fundamental to respect the natural balance of our microbiome to keep our skin healthy.

Now more than ever, our body and our skin need to reconnect with nature, so we invite you to observe yourself; listen to what your skin needs. If you have any questions or need advice, don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer all your concerns: hola@cosmeticsherbera.com and also through our website chat.

We remind you that orders currently being processed will be shipped on April 14th. However, you can find our products in some of the physical stores and pharmacies that we distribute to, which remain open, trying to offer the best products for this exceptional situation. Please support small businesses; we need them more than ever. If you want to know where there is a Herbera store near you, write to us.

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