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When your stress levels go through the roof, the appearance of your skin suffers.
压力荷尔蒙, 最明显的是皮质醇, disrupts your endocrine system, and endocrine imbalances lead to a number of undesirable physical effects. Stress can show up on your face, 头发, 指甲和身体, and in ways that will make you less than happy. While you may not be able to avoid all the stressors in your life (If an early retirement is not in the cards for your future, 你并不孤单!)，你可以掌握它. If you don’t, you may just discover first-hand six evil ways stress can affect your appearance.
If your skin has flaky and/or scaly patches, feels tight (especially when you wiggle your nose or raise your eyebrows) or looks dull, you are seeing and feeling the effects of dryness.
为什么会这样: 皮质醇, “压力荷尔蒙”,” negatively impacts your skin’s ability to retain water, 让你的细胞干燥.
你能做些什么: You can nourish dry skin from inside and outside by:
为什么会这样: The hormones involved in the “fight or flight” stress response increase blood sugar levels to provide more energy to muscles. 然而, the increased blood sugar levels also increase the rate of 糖化 —the process by which sugar molecules bond to other compounds, like collagen and elastin fibers. The breakdown of collagen and elastin fibers means that your skin is less plump, firm or resilient.
你能做些什么: You can diminish fine lines by fighting the 糖化 process. Antioxidants like vitamins A (retinol), C and E bind to sugar compounds, rendering them harmless to your collagen and elastin fibers, helping your retain your skin’s natural firm texture and fullness. 血清, like our 维生素C and 阿魏酸 serum, and thick moisturizers usually make the best antioxidant delivery vehicles.
A flushed face is a flustered face. Stress has even been shown to exacerbate rosacea.
为什么会这样: Because the stress response involves increasing blood flow, 薄皮肤下的毛细血管, like the delicate skin on your face, are near-bursting (or possibly even bursting) with the rush, 让你看起来更红润.
你能做些什么: Incorporating calming skin care products into your daily regimen can help relieve some of the redness. Look for moisturizers with aloe barbadensis, 甘草根提取物, oatmeal and/or other naturally soothing ingredients.
Acne can take many forms from easy-to-cover blackheads or whiteheads to more painful (and, 不幸的是, 更明显的)囊肿.
为什么会这样: 皮质醇 and other hormones released as part of the stress response are pro-inflammatories—they increase blood flow to damaged tissues to speed healing. But when you are under chronic stress, your body is over-taxed and just finish the work of repairing damaged tissues or fighting off pathogens.
你能做些什么: Adult acne is proving more difficult to treat topically, meaning effective and lasting treatment has to come from the inside out and may require more intensive stress management strategies and/or nutritional consultation to balance hormones. 然而, you can minimize exacerbating acne with a skin care regimen that effectively but gently exfoliates. Salicylic acid encourages quicker cell turnover and, 作为阿司匹林的前药, 天然消炎. You can also limit poor-clogging potential by using non-comedogenic skin care products.
为什么会这样: Sleep gives our bodies the time to rejuvenate. 没有它, our tissues are not able to repair themselves, replenish moisture and nutrients, and for skin as sensitive and delicate as that under-eye, the effects of compromised restoration become visible much more quickly.
你能做些什么: The best solution is to get more (and more restful sleep). But to minimize the appearance of sleep deprivation, eye creams or gels that help tone and thicken delicate under-eye skin can help you appear more bright-eyed. (然而, visible results from eye creams are often not seen for a few weeks.)
