Minimal routines that still deliver results

Stress is the body’s reaction to severe irritation. Thanks to this ancient mechanism, the “fight or flight” program is activated, which has helped humanity survive for thousands of years. Stress also has a negative side, the result of which affects not only the overall health, but also the skin of the face and body. How does stress affect the skin and what to do about it? We put the facts on the shelves.

Stress — the mechanism of action

You’re stuck in traffic, you’re nervous, and stress hormones have already begun to be produced in your brain network: glucocorticoids, including adrenaline and cortisol. The heart rate increases, energy is released in huge quantities, and full mobilization is activated.… And then the body returns to its normal rhythm. More precisely, he should return. What could possibly go wrong?

«Adaptation to temporary stress (stimulation of the immune system, increased brain activity, muscle tone, including the heart muscle) is beneficial for the body, but it cannot be maintained for a long time. If the stressful effects do not stop, the cortisol production control system fails and leads to many negative consequences for the body as a whole».

— Anita Dmitrieva, Clinical Psychology

The result is obvious

• Sensitivity increases, the skin reacts negatively to the most minor irritants.
• Stress stimulates dryness and dehydration of the skin, as transepidermal moisture loss increases by 30%.
• The condition of blood vessels worsens, they become more fragile, as a result, rosacea and rosacea worsen, and local redness appears.
• Microbes penetrate through damage to the epidermal barrier into the deep layers of the skin, provoking an exacerbation of acne or isolated inflammations.
• The tone of the face becomes dull.

Make an anti-stress program your good habit and undergo an online diagnosis from Bontek experts: an individual protocol with recommendations for skin care under stress awaits you.