STRESS AWARENESS WEEK - THE CATCH 22
You know the struggle! There’s this Catch 22 between stress and problematic skin - it can feel like an endless cycle of stressing, flare-ups, and low confidence. These all work together in creating a spiral of stress-related skin issues, and skin-related stress issues. You can’t catch a break! The beginning of November marks Stress Awareness Week, when we'll be working to raise awareness for skin conditions, like rosacea, eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis, that can bring a lot of unwanted stress into your life. Want to brush up before the big week comes around? Here’s the low-down…
HOW SKIN CAN INCREASE STRESS
We have seen first hand some of the effects that skin conditions and poor skin health can have on people’s day-to-day lives. From low mood, sleep disturbances and drops in confidence levels, problematic skin can negatively affect your mental health in a significant way. Feeling comfortable in your own skin can be difficult when you're experiencing uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing symptoms, ones you might not want other people to see. It might feel like the only way to feel happy and calm is to get your skin under control. This is where the issue lies…
HOW STRESS CAN AFFECT SKIN
Your skin might be causing you to feel stressed, but in turn this can worsen your skin condition even further. As the body’s largest organ, the skin tends to reflect changes that are happening inside the body. Stress increases inflammation in your body, slowing down homeostasis, and even worsening some skin conditions. We experience changes in hormones and oil production when stressed, which can cause acne or trigger flare-ups of skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema. Lowering your stress levels might help you to calm some of those skin symptoms you’ve been experiencing.
OVERCOMING THE CYCLE
As hard as it might sound, it’s important to focus on forgetting about your skin for a moment and instead, divert your attention to taking some much needed time for yourself. Think selfcare, meditation, relaxation or yoga. Tackle the root causes of stress in your life and dedicate time for mindfulness practices that can lower your stress, ultimately lowering the inflammation in your body and skin.
Feeding your skin with natural, prebiotic skincare products can help to soothe some of your symptoms and boost your everyday skin health, allowing you to forget about your skin troubles and instead focus a little more on you! As we know, inflammation in the skin can cause unwanted flare-ups, so skincare products packed with nutritious and antioxidant rich ingredients are going to help calm the storm in your body and mind. Shop the Sorted Skin Range, with best-sellers and dry skin favourites to get your skin health in check!
