Our skin is the organ that is most intensely in contact with the outside world and environmental factors. Especially our hands and face are highly exposed to environmental influences. Many factors can play a role in the irritation of our skin. Medical aesthetic doctor Dr. Lida Çiteli explained the causes of skin irritation and what you need to know about combating it.
Why Does Our Skin Get Irritated?
- Frequent hand and face washing can lead to skin irritation. Especially using extremely hot or cold water during showers or when washing hands and face can negatively affect our skin. Similarly, extremely hot or cold environments can also cause skin irritation.
- Individuals with genetically dry and sensitive skin types are more prone to skin irritation.
- Chronic sun damage can also lead to skin irritation.
- Underactive thyroid gland.
- Iron deficiency.
- Deficiencies in certain vitamins.
- And chronic diseases can cause our skin to become irritated.
It's important to remember that our skin is a miraculous organ. The primary function of our skin is to protect the body from external factors and damage. Skin tissue has the ability to constantly renew itself. The outermost layer of the skin, the epidermis, renews itself approximately every 28 to 35 days. The renewal of the dermis layer, which is the underlying layer of the skin, takes four to six months during this renewal process. This continuously ongoing cycle of renewal and repair begins to slow down as we age. Various environmental factors, skin structure, and certain diseases cause the skin to become irritated much more easily over time.
Genetically, the aging process makes the skin more vulnerable to the risk of irritation.
After the age of thirty, skin quality begins to decrease by three percent each year. The skin's barrier function also gradually begins to lose strength. Some harmful lifestyle habits, alcohol consumption, and certain diseases can rapidly weaken the skin's barrier function.
Skin irritation occurs especially in the hands and face. Damage from harmful sun rays and disruption of the skin's moisture balance are the most common causes of skin irritation.
If you don't want your skin to become irritated quickly or if you want to protect your skin from wear and tear, you need to develop the habit of using moisturizers and sunscreens from an early age. You need to make sure that the sunscreens and moisturizers you use are healthy and suitable for your skin type. To maintain skin health and prevent irritation in the long term, you can have hyaluronic acid and moisture mesotherapy applied to your skin in your thirties. In addition, you can opt for vitamin mesotherapies to prevent and reduce sun damage to the skin.
What Helps Skin Irritation?
Here are some suggestions to help prevent skin irritation:
- If you have a genetically light skin tone or your skin type is dry, you should avoid showering with extremely hot water or washing your hands and face with extremely hot water.
- You can reduce exfoliation and shower gel usage while showering.
- Frequent showering with hot water damages your skin's moisture and oil balance. Skin that loses its moisture and oil balance faces the risk of irritation.
- Some chronic conditions cause the human skin's barrier function to weaken and become irritated much more quickly. These diseases include conditions that prevent the thyroid gland from functioning adequately, iron deficiency, vitamin deficiencies, and similar conditions.
- If your skin is normally healthy and oily, but you have recently experienced problems such as wear, cracking, or irritation, you can consult your dermatologist without delay.
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