Alessandra Petit
Senior Product & Sales Manager
IMPAG AG
The fast-paced, constantly changing world poses major challenges in our daily lives, and often puts our body and mind under strenuous loads. Aside from daily stress, an unhealthy lifestyle and other external influences can lead to a commonly occurring, yet rarely discussed skin problem. We are talking about skin fatigue.
The interplay between skin and psyche is highly complex, and a recognized phenomenon in psychodermatology is that the skin is a mirror to the soul. Accordingly, mentally stressful times do not go by without leaving their mark on our skin.
Skin fatigue is mainly a result of long-term stress. This could be lifestyle-induced stress – such as lack of sleep or exercise, smoking, and unhealthy eating – but various environmental aggressors like pollution and UV radiation can also cause skin fatigue. In fact, not uncommonly, skin fatigue arises from a combination of these factors.
In a condition of permanent stress, the adrenal glands secrete the stress hormone cortisol, which in turn influences the blood flow in the entire body and can damage the collagen in the skin. This accelerates the aging process while reducing the skin regeneration process, and the result is skin fatigue.
In order to reduce the signs of skin fatigue, it is recommended to maintain a suitable care routine, get plenty of exercise and fresh air, eat healthily, and get ample sleep. After all, did you know that the legendary beauty sleep is real. As we sleep, a hormone is secreted that ensures the skin regenerates overnight.
By observing these tips, the skin will be able to endure even stressful times with ease.
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