What is the difference between beauty and skin health?

The core difference between the two is actually that the demand logic is completely different - skin health is the basic necessity of the skin itself, pointing to normal physiological functions, while beauty is an increase in beautification based on health, pointing to the improvement of external visual effects.

I have been doing skin management for seven years, and I have seen too many people confuse the two. There are even two factions on the Internet now. One side says that "beauty means overdrafting skin and cutting leeks for healthy skin", while the other side says that "healthy skin does not necessarily mean good-looking. To be beautiful, you have to make some sacrifices." In fact, both opinions are a bit extreme and need to be taken apart. I recently met a young girl born in 2000. In order to be photogenic, she secretly applied 30% salicylic acid at home and applied a strong whitening mask for a week. Her face was indeed two shades whiter than her neck. However, when I came here, even the cold wind blew, it turned red and stinging. When I measured the transepidermal water loss rate, it was normal. Three times the size of your skin. To put it bluntly, the "brick wall structure" of the skin barrier has been completely destroyed. It cannot lock in water and is prone to allergies. This is a typical consequence of prioritizing beauty before health. It is white, but the face is itchy every day and cannot sleep. In fact, this kind of beauty cannot be tolerated at all.

There is also an aunt in her fifties who is a typical "health first" person. She usually thinks that even sunscreen is "chemical irritation". She only wears baby cream. She has never had any allergies on her face. However, the sun spots on her cheeks are almost forming patches, and her skin color is very dark and yellow. She always feels "not good" "It means you are healthy whether it hurts or not. You don't have to mess around with it." Later, I taught her about low-energy photorejuvenation, which not only won't damage the skin, but also brightens the spots. She tried it three times, and now she tells everyone that her face is much brighter, and she doesn't have any allergies.

Of course, this does not mean that everyone must first maintain health and then beautify. I have also seen naturally thick-skinned healthy skin. Occasionally, high-concentration fruit acid peels are performed. After the peel, there is at most a little redness, and the mask fades away. There is no problem. The foundation is stable enough. It is okay to pursue quick beauty effects occasionally. There is no need to kill all beauty programs with one stick.

In fact, the relationship between the two is like building a house. Skin health is the foundation, and beauty is the decoration on top. If the foundation is not solid, then gold foil is used to install crystal lamps. If there is a slight disturbance, the whole thing will collapse.； As long as the foundation is very stable, whether you want to look simple or luxurious, it all depends on your preference, no one can control it. To put it bluntly, there is really no need to put the two of them against each other. First, take care of the feeling of your face. It should not be red or swollen, or get angry when it is cold or hot. Then we can talk about the beauty needs of whitening and tenderness. Whatever is comfortable for you.