Different individuals have different skin types. Some are blessed with glowing skin, while some desire to have it. But all skin types are affected by a number of irritants that may cause harm to it. Skin irritants are common daily household consumption items that can irritate the skin and cause rashes or any other botheration that can make you look ugly. Skin is a very sensitive organ and one needs to take great care of it. So, lets have a quick sneak peek at these12 common skin irritants.
1. Soap
A most common consumption item that harms the skin, more than its promise of keeping your skin soft and supple. It contains some harmful chemicals that may adversely affect your skin and make it dry and dull. Besides the fillers in some soaps assure that your soft glowing skin is not retained. In order to maintain your youthful glow, switch off from your soap and switch on to a healthier option as body washes or mild cleansers.
2. Detergents
The most useful for your clothes is the most harmful for your skin. Believable? Maybe no. Then for a factual review, detergents contain harmful dyes, bleaches which act as a common skin irritant. Not only detergents, but fabric softeners also are harmful for allergic skin. But there is no alternatives to detergents, for those who are prone to skin allergies will have to rush to laundries to prevent any skin harm.
3. Waxing
As commonly known to girls, waxing often leaves women irritated because sometimes rashes appear on skin or the skin feels dry and stretched. This is due to the chemicals present in the wax or hair removal creams whichever you are using. But on the safer side, hair removal creams are more harmful than waxes and have less effect on the hair, causing it to grow back soon. Sometimes depigmentation of the skin also occurs and the skin becomes red and itchy.
4. Sunscreen lotions
Many sunscreen lotions promise to provide sun protection while keeping your skin soft. But this rarely happens due to the UVA and UVB radiations present in the lotion that adversely react with the ultraviolet rays of the sun and as a result you can attain sun burns. If you feel your skin growing dark by the use of sunscreen lotion,immediately stop applying the lotion before it gets too late and you may need to consult a dermatologist.
5. Household Cleaners
Many household cleaners come attached with a warning of causing skin harms as it may contain dangerous acids as muriatic acids or phosphoric acid. Floor cleaners, dish cleaners, toilet cleaners all belong to the harmful category. It cleans your floors but damages your skin. Often your hands become rough due to this. As a result your dear ones may be deprived of your special touch due to your skin roughness.
6. Heat rashes
Summer has its own mercilessness on skin causing grave skin irritation. Be it the sweat or the harmful rays which can cause tans as well as itchy rashes, that deodorize your skin as well as cause it to turn red. Blisters may appear causing a burning sensation due to heat rashes. In order to prevent this try to stay indoors as much as possible or even if you have to stay outdoors stay at an airy place. Avoid dark colored clothes which trap heat.
7. Cosmetics
Men or women are fond of cosmetics equally. Cosmetics are not necessarily nail polishes or eye liners, they also mean perfumes or deodorants. Deodorants often come with an anti-inflammatory warning which can cause inflammation if used in direct contact with the skin. They may also contain some strong acids leaving your skin damaged. If you find any kind of burning sensation after using a cosmetic, then please do not use the product again.
8. Creams
Who knows the cream you are using for the daily nourishment of your skin is depriving your skin of its daily nourishment? Think about it. Creams do contain natural substances as shown to you but the hidden fact is they also contain various harmful irritants as chemicals, acids etc. which leave your skin blemished. Its better to rely on hommade natural remedies for skin nourishment and conditioning than trust acids and chemicals to make it beautiful.
9. Plants
For garden lovers, this maybe shocking as even plants can harm your skin to a great extent and cause irritation known as dermatitis. Although the irritation is minor, but you know that ‘prevention is better than cure’. So why regret later, if you have felt an irritating feeling after gardening please do not neglect it as it maybe due to plants and their toxins that react with the skin if it comes in contact with them.
10. Foods
There are a number of foods that cause irritation in mouth while we consume them delightfully. Foods affect the most sensitive part, our tongue and often may cause an itchy feeling. Also due to the use of various chemicals in foods such as monosodium glutamate affects skin. Also a variety of foods such as brinjal may cause you to end up itching your tongue and if serious, then urge you to take medical assistance.
11. Precious stones
It is true that a woman’s best friend is diamond but it is also true that some women are deprived of the world’s most wonderful feeling of wearing diamonds as some are allergic to it. Not only diamonds, but gold allergy tops the list of skin problems.There are some women who cannot afford to wear gold and have to rely on semi precious stones or pearls or cheap plastic jewellery. For them a piece of advice is that it’s better not to adorn ornaments than to sacrifice the parts of your body to allergies that can adorn ornaments.
12. Harmful pests
Insects and pests are a common uninvited guest at your house. Be it mosquitoes that swell your skin if it bites or flies that carry many unwanted germs with it. Each insect is equally harmful and it’s better to close windows in the evening than spray pesticides that will chase flies but damage skin.
A beautiful skin is a gift and to take care of it is a responsibility. So take care!