What causes a dull complexion?

Generally speaking, people want their skin to be lighter in color. Not necessarily extremely white, but at least consistent with the characteristics of Asian skin. However, in life, except for some friends who are born with darker skin, dull skin may be related to physical factors. For example, on a psychological level, if a person is often in a bad mood or depressed, his face will look like that. So, what causes a dull complexion?

1. Excessive production of melanin

This type of dullness can happen to anyone, especially those who don't like sun protection and have fair skin. Long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays can easily damage the skin's stratum corneum and disrupt its arrangement, causing the skin surface to feel rough and the complexion to look naturally dull.

To check whether the reason for your dull skin is melanin, you can check whether the skin color of your face is darker than that of your arms and calves. If so, it means that you may not have done enough sun protection, allowing ultraviolet rays to stimulate excessive melanin production. In daily life, we must insist on applying sunscreen every day, and also use tools such as sun hats and sunglasses.

2. Oxidation of cuticle

Long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays, electromagnetic waves, computer screens, smoking and other air-polluted environments can easily stimulate the production of excessive free radicals in the body, leading to aging of the stratum corneum. Oxidation of the stratum corneum is also a major reason why the skin looks dull. After oxidation, the stratum corneum of the skin is damaged and its arrangement becomes disordered, causing the skin surface to feel rough, making the complexion look dull.

In order to deal with dull skin in this situation, in addition to daily isolation and sun protection, you also need to supplement the skin with antioxidants. You can eat more vitamin-rich products and use products with anti-wrinkle and antioxidant properties.

3. Accumulation of old dead skin cells

If the skin's old dead skin cells are not metabolized normally, they will accumulate on the surface. The accumulation of old dead skin cells will make the skin feel rough and make it difficult to metabolize melanin. This type of dull skin may be accompanied by enlarged pores and frequent oil secretion. If the old dead skin cells are not removed properly, no matter how many whitening skin care products are applied, it will be difficult for them to enter the skin and be absorbed.

Therefore, to solve this kind of problem, you need to use more products to remove aging cuticles, but do not use them too frequently. Healthy skin can use it twice a week, while sensitive skin only needs once a week. And the products used should be as gentle as possible.