What is Maskne?
Since December last year, we have been required to wear a mouth mask in public places against the spread of COVID-19. Of course, this is important, but your skin doesn't like this very much!
Breathing in and out and rubbing makes the skin dirty and softens and irritates it. So a perfect place for bacteria...the result is MASKNE!!!
Maskne occurs in both men and women and can become more severe when you don't wash or replace your mouthguard promptly (more bacteria getting free rein) and when you use too strong (or too much) detergent to clean your mouthguard. Fortunately, there are several ways you can remedy maskne!
How do you prevent maskne?
The first step to preventing maskne is to make sure you clean your skin correctly daily. Make sure your skin is thoroughly clean when you put on the mask and when you take it off again. Cleansing both morning and evening is a must! This helps to keep pores clean and remove excess sebum.
If you wear a lot of makeup, we recommend cleansing twice in the evening.
Check our webshop to see which cleanser you prefer!
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TIP: The hannah Prepare Potion is an excellent addition to a cotton ball after cleansing. Potion means potion, and for maskne, it is! This intensely cleansing, lightly exfoliating potion evens out your skin palpably and effectively addresses texture and impurities. The skin will also be less oily as a result. The nourishing products that follow are absorbed exceptionally well, creating even more results. Redness is soothed, and bacterial growth is prevented. Clean skin is a good start! |
What products can you use to prevent Maskne?
Use a mild scrub or exfoliant 1 or 2 times a week to extra cleanse the skin and remove dead skin cells to reduce impurities. For example, hannah Enzymatic Skin Peeling and Cenzaa Crystal Orange Cleanser.
For day cream, it is essential to provide sufficient nutrition to the skin so that it does not feel dry and does not shine. Do you suffer from a lot of inflammation? Then the hannah SebuPure is a good choice. On the other hand, do you suffer more from spots, oily or shiny skin, and sebum plugs? Then the hannah Brilliant Touch is a better choice. But Image Prevention is also an excellent day cream, available in 4 variants to suit your skin type.
For the night, it is advisable to use an excellent moisturizing, nourishing cream. So that the skin gets enough nutrition to recover during the night, we have these from several brands in our assortment.
Maskne and makeup, what about that?
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The less makeup you wear under your mouth mask, the more your skin can breathe throughout the day. In addition, your pores are less likely to get clogged because the mouth mask pushes excess makeup into the skin. If you like to wear makeup, it's best to apply it only where you can see it and use a water-based foundation if possible. For example, the image's I Conceal is a mineral makeup foundation that does not clog pores. But also, the tinted day creams from Cenzaa Lovely Radiance give a beautiful complexion without affecting your skin. |
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Hygiene is essential in the fight against Maskne!
Don't forget to wash reusable masks. Washing your reusable mask after use is essential for two reasons. First, just in your pillowcase, dead skin cells, dirt, and oil from previous use accumulate. In addition, we touch our masks all day long, creating the risk of transmitting the virus to our masks.
Extra tip! Look for an oral antibacterial mask to reduce the risk of maskne.