Can Stress Affect Your Skin?

Are you stressed thinking about your skin health? Wait a second, stress itself can cause damage to your skin. Skin covers our entire body and protect us from external stress and toxins. It also allows us to interact with the world by sense and touch. Being this close to our body, we are bound to take care of it the best possible way.

One main thing to realise is that our skin reflects our inner health. At times, psychological stress can cause us to unwittingly harm our skin by picking at blemishes, scratching, biting or peeling our nails. But how? When we are under stress our bodies release cortisol and other inflammatory factors that can lead to hair loss and thinning, acne, rosacea, psoriasis, eczema and hives. People who have chronic inflammatory skin conditions can have flare-ups when they are under stress.

If you have came across the fact that stress in your life is affecting your skin condition, consider adjusting your skin care routine or just start one to improve your skin quality before you plan any other intervention. A consistent skin care routine with vitamin supplementation and stress reduction will help you boost your inner health. A basic skin care regimen involves a good face wash, regular use of moisturiser and the most important an effective sunblock.

It is never too late to begin caring for your skin in healthy ways. Recognizing that stress and illness can affect your skin is important and also understanding how strong the connection between skin and stress is. By developing healthy skincare habits which include reducing internal stress, you can reflect on the world how you feel on the inside.