How Stress Affects Your Skin:

Life’s pressures and tensions can have a negative effect on more than just your mental health—they can also manifest in your skin.

 

 Stress from hard projects, difficult relationships and the busyness of life have an effect on your mind, your body and your skin. The brain and the skin have a close relation. The human body reacts to too many forms of stress by producing stress hormones. This can have numerous negative impact on the skin and the body. For instance, if you are suffering from depression, your skin will become dry and rough. It may also cause a rash.

 

How Does Stress Affect the Skin?

Stress can have an effect on skin in various different ways, through physiologic changes for example, feeling of itch, visible rashes, or changes in your behavior (scratching, picking skin and peeling) that can exacerbate skin disease.

Stress actives a chain reaction in your body, releasing hormones like cortisol, which can cause many skin problems and diseases:

The different types of skin conditions caused by stress:

There's no denying that stress can take affect your body in many ways - from causing headaches and neck pain to affecting your digestion system and sleep routine. But where it frequently first shows up is your skin.

1.Breakouts and Acne: Stress can

cause the production of hormones like cortisol, which results in more frequent or intense breakouts.

 

 

 

•      Stress and anxiety triggers the body to release cortisol, a hormone that can accelerate oil production in the skin. Extra oil usually cause clogged pores and breakouts.

2.Dryness and Dehydration: The

production of cortisol and other hormones when you are stressed can cause your skin’s barrier to destroy and dry out faster. Your skin also loses its quality to maintain moisture, resulting in dryer skin.

 

•      Stress can also make you fail to remember to stay hydrated or skip moisturizing, which further worsen the problem.

3.Premature Aging:  Chronic stress can

often cause breakdown of collagen, the protein which is responsible for keeping your skin shiny and youthful. 

 

•      After some time, this can lead to wrinkles and fine lines. Stress may also disturb your sleep, and a lack of rest is another factor that can cause premature aging.

4.Skin Conditions: Several conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea can increase due to stress.

•      When the body is suffering from stress, inflammation can increase, aggravating these skin conditions and leads to redness, irritation, and discomfort.

Ways to Manage Stress for Healthier Skin:

While it’s not possible to eliminate stress completely, but there are effective ways and strategies to manage it and protect your skin. So, what can we do to fight with the stress-induced skin dramas and issues? Here are some tried-and-true strategies to help you regain your glow:

1.Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle:

•      Balanced Diet: Eat a diet which is full of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals to manage skin health. Add fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains in your diet.

 

•      Stay Hydrated: Drink a lot of water maximum 8 glasses a day to keep your skin hydrated, glowing and youthful and remove toxins.

 

•      Sleep Well: Aim for 7-8 hours of peaceful sleep every day. Adequate rest is important for skin repair and overall health.

 

•      Exercise Regularly:  Exercise is one of the most productive ways to release stress. It helps reduce endorphins, which are natural mood elevators. Daily exercise can also have an effect on your sleep quality and boost energy levels.

 

2.   Be kind to yourself and set selfcare goals:

Making plans, goals and developing simple, achievable steps to reach them assist you stay on track and organize self-care activities.

•      Add things you enjoy, be entertained by and/or new things you want to try, such as taking with your friend (while social distancing!) or trying and making new recipes.

3.   Schedule a facial treatment for yourself:

Facial treatments such as microdermabrasion, chemical peels, and laser can speedily give you brighter and elastic skin.  

 

•      Researchers from Japan found that even having a professional facial can positively reduce anxiety, stress and negative moods.

4.Professional Help:

Pursing professional help is a crucial step if stress feels irresistible or persistent. Mental health professionals can give you a special guidance, ways and techniques to assist you manage more effectively with stress.

 

•      Therapists (also called counselors, psychotherapists, or clinical social workers) are qualified to assist people cope emotional and mental health issues for example, stress, anxiety, and depression.