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Writer's picturePratishtha Rawat

Skincare While Masking 2020

This is the new kind of masking guys at least for a while. We have to live with it but it can do all the things wrong to your beautiful delicate skin. Especially in such hot humid conditions. We need to learn also how to take care of our skin while wearing them.

So here are my suggestions I asked all the derms I know and did my research -

I went to get essentials yesterday from khan was wearing a mask of course that’s mandatory and came back with the most irritated skin was sweating like crazy inside and kept touching my face to sort of blot the face.

We all know how bad touching the face with dirty hands is uneven skin tone shit load of acne-causing bacteria and the virus for God's sake.


-Do first make sure you disinfect the mask with at least 70 percent alcohol or it’s clean and washed. For India I prefer breathable cotton masks let’s just keep n95 for those at the frontline and those who are more at risk


So when we wear a mask it’s like a warm moist environment which is a breeding ground for all the bacteria. You will get clogged pores black beads, whiteheads are likely to trigger the acne you need to make sure you use a face wash that has salicylic acid strength > 0.5 percent or one with benzoyl peroxide 2.5-5 %.


If you get red and all itchy like how I got. It’s called contact dermatitis. You could use something like hydrocortisone same stuff for baby rash cream. Easily available. Follow with a moisturizer.

You could use aloe gel so soothing again please follow up with a moisturizer aloe gel is not a moisturizer.

I got this product yesterday That contains Arnica, anything would work honestly with Arnica it’s so soothing and healing.


If you have active acne don’t leave it out like that it could get worse with all the rubbing cover it with this cosrx kind of acne patches I mean whose looking inside those masks anyway !!?


Use healing ointments with vitamin e,

B5, hydraulic try to use less of your other acids like vit c retinol, do vit c in the night maybe. It’s all about maintaining the lipid barrier function that’s most important.

Finally don’t touch your face with hands use blotting sheets if you want to blot.

Another option is a face shield but I guess you still have to wear masks underneath it.


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