NEW FACIAL CLEANSERS FOR SENSITIVE SKIN

New Facial Cleansers for Sensitive Skin

What's the big deal about washing your face? You wash with soap and water, pat dry, and you're on your way. 

For people with sensitive skin, however, routine washing of face involves a little more extra care.

Most brands of face soap have a very alkaline pH, which can be irritating and drying on skin. Gel cleansers have a more skin friendly pH, which makes them the preferred product for sensitive skin care.

DERMAX gel cleansers are
sulfate-free, fragrance-free and paraben-free. 

When choosing a facial cleanser, always check the ingredients. 

• Choose nonabrasive (no scrubs), fragrance-free, and alcohol-free cleanser.  
• Avoid sulfates that can irritate skin. Instead, look for natural cleansing agents like betaines, which are derived from coconut oil and soap berry extract.
• Choose cleansers that are free from paraben preservatives.
• To keep your skin hydrated, look for emollients (olive oil), skin soothers (aloe vera), and humectants (glycerin) which hold moisture in your skin. 

DERMAX SoGentle gel cleanser is sulfate-free, fragrance-free, and paraben-free. It contains all natural cleansing agents from soap berry extract and cocobetaines.

If you have acne prone sensitive skin, you need more than a gentle cleanser. You need one that will help clear up clogged pores that cause breakouts. Salicylic acid clears blocked pores, exfoliates skin, and reduces swelling and redness. Exfoliation helps remove dead surface skin cells, which makes it easier for acne medication to be absorbed. 

What’s New? A recently patented technology is a time-release, encapsulated salicylic acid. This more skin friendly and more effective form of salicylic acid is in the new DERMAX AcneX Pore Clearing gel cleanser.  

Try these new facial cleansers at any SkinStation branch near you.

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This column was published in the Manila Bulletin Lifestyle Section on July 22, 2014 . The author is the CEO of SkinStation. He received the 2011 Outstanding Chemist Award from Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) for his achievements in the field of cosmetic chemistry. Skin Smart aims to clarify facts and myths on skin care. Send your questions and comments to info@skinstation.ph. 

THE MYTH ON LARGE SKIN PORES

THE MYTH ON LARGE SKIN PORES

Pores are the skin openings of hair follicles, and the channel for the skin’s natural oil to reach the surface. Because their size is determined by genetics, pores cannot be made smaller, no matter what the cosmetic advertisements tell you.

Likewise, hot towels and hot showers followed by cold towels and cold showers do not open and close pores. Pores have no muscles to support the claim that they can be made to open and close. Well, there is no harm in this “hot-cold” theory if it makes you feel good.

Certain conditions may make pores appear larger. Blackheads and whiteheads, for example, may temporarily stretch the oil ducts on the nose, cheeks, and chin and make pores appear to be larger. Repeated squeezing of blackheads and pimples may lead to tiny, pitted scarring, which could result in permanently widened pores. It is best that we leave the extraction to the professionals.

Facial astringents with alcohol, as well as facial masks can produce temporary shrinking effect. Pinching or gently slapping the cheeks to make them pink has a similar, temporary pore-shrinking effect. The astringent or mask or the slapping causes irritation of the skin and swelling around the pore, thus making the opening appear smaller. Any shrinkage, however, is insignificant and short-lived. 

While there is no way you can shrink pores permanently, you can prevent pores from getting larger by following this simple step: Cleanse your face two to three times daily with an exfoliant soap like DERMAX AcneX  transparent soap to keep pores open and prevent build up of dead skin cells around and inside the pores.

AcneX exfoliant soap is part of the DERMAX Professional product line of SkinStation  The advanced soap formula has double encapsulated salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid recognized by experts as the best exfoliant that has the ability to work around and inside the pores. When pores get clogged with dead skin cells, the skin’s natural oils get trapped and form blackheads and whiteheads. This will not only cause enlargement of the pores but will likely degenerate to the more serious episode of acne breakouts.

Read also:
How AcneX Soap Was Developed

This was published in the March 26, 2013 issue of Manila Bulletin, Lifestyle Section. The author , Fred C. Reyes, received the 2011 Outstanding Chemist Award from Professional Regulation Commission for his achievements in the field of cosmetic chemistry. He is the CEO of SkinStation and can be reached at fred.reyes@skinstation.ph.