Dry skin- when the skin becomes red, also known as couperose
More and more women and men are prone to redness and dilated veins, mainly in the cheek area. Especially when you are cold, sweating, upset or have just had a glass of wine, the reddening, which then occurs more frequently and is sometimes blotchy, is perceived as annoying.
This tendency of the skin to react with reddening is called couperose. Dilated veins, also known as telangiectasias, can often be seen in the affected skin areas.
Couperose is usually based on a connective tissue weakness. The fine veins in the facial skin are not as stable or are not supported well enough by the surrounding connective tissue. The result: the veins widen and can then also be seen from the outside as fine lines.
The onset of couperose is first recognized by temporary reddening of the skin, especially in the cheek area, but also on the nose and chin, which persists for longer and longer over time. In the further course, the veins can then tend to become inflamed, so that the cosmetic problem of couperose has become a medical one: the skin disease rosacea.
The face in particular is constantly exposed to external influences such as sun, heat, wind and cold. This puts extra strain on the blood vessels in the face. They expand under the influence of heat or contract according to the ambient cold. With a corresponding predisposition, the connective tissue surrounding the capillaries can become fatigued over time. Then the veins no longer contract completely due to a lack of external pressure. The increased blood in the dilated blood capillaries also presses against the vessel walls from the inside, so that the “little red veins” in the affected areas are more visible.
In addition, a tendency to couperose often goes hand in hand with a dry, low-fat (sebostatic) skin condition. With dry skin, the surface, protective fatty film of the skin, the so-called protective acid mantle, is not as pronounced as with normal or rather oily skin. As a result, the skin cannot protect itself so well from temperature influences, which further promotes the development of couperose (or rosacea).
If the fine veins remain permanently filled with increased blood, they become visible as a blue-red network on the cheeks, nose and chin. Due to the constant strain of the accumulated blood, the vessel walls can eventually become porous and inflammation (rosacea) can occur. Other risk factors such as smoking, exposure to the sun, solarium, etc. also release more free radicals, which promotes the development of inflammatory processes. This inflammation of the fine capillaries finally manifests itself as more or less small or large pimples on the skin.
Prevent and counteract couperose
With sensible, skin-type-appropriate facial care and by taking a few behavioral measures into account, you can help your skin to contain couperose and prevent rosacea from developing from the initial reddening of the skin.
Couperose skin is usually rather dry skin. For this reason, cleaning should already be done with mild, caring products. A mild one is therefore preferable to foaming products, as the latter always dry out and degrease the skin slightly.
In order to quickly rebuild the skin's protective acid layer after cleansing, it is recommended to use a moisturizing facial tonic such as the LOTION afterwards. This supports the skin's own protection and the skin can quickly protect itself again against environmental influences such as temperature shocks.
Abrasive particles should not be used with peelings, as they are massaged onto the skin and the friction associated with them stimulates blood circulation, which would promote couperose. It is better to use biological peelings without abrasives, such as FACIAL PEELING I. These remove excess horny material, for example using mild fruit acids and enzymes, without irritating the skin through the massage with granules.
With regard to facial care products, richer creams such as Moisture Skin care are generally preferable, as they support the skin's own protection and supplement the protective acid mantle.
The couperose CONCENTRATE is also ideal, which strengthens the fine capillaries through active ingredients such as Biophtex® and PhytotonineTM, regulates the blood circulation in the skin and can thus counteract couperose.
Neutral concealing creams such as CONCEALER are ideal for making annoying redness invisible immediately. The complexion immediately looks more even without drying out the sensitive couperose skin.
What Else You Can Do
Avoid everything that promotes blood circulation in the skin: sauna, extensive sunbathing, sunbathing, sunbeds, hot spices, excessive coffee, alcohol, very hot drinks, spicy food, stress, strong temperature fluctuations.
Be gentle with your skin and avoid strong rubbing, pulling and massaging.
Avoid occlusive (skin-closing) ingredients in cosmetic products such as mineral oils, mineral waxes or silicones.
Protect your skin with appropriate sun protection products with SPF 20, such as SUN CARE II, which meet the Australian standard.
Visit a professional beautician regularly and have your facial care products adapted to the constantly changing needs of your skin.
Regular manual facial lymphatic drainage decongests the affected tissue and is preferable to a conventional facial massage in the case of couperose or rosacea.
Do not pinch rosacea pimples as this will make the condition worse. Compresses with black tea, on the other hand, have a soothing and calming effect.
In the case of rosacea, consult not only a dermatologist but also an ophthalmologist on a regular basis. This is the only way to be sure that the fine veins in the eye area have also become inflamed. Otherwise, if it goes undetected, this can lead to serious eye problems.
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