June 15, 2023, 12:14 PM
June 15, 2023, 12:14 PM
Mariana Flores is a Bolivian dermatologist, specializing in Spain and Brazil. She has modern, state-of-the-art technology to treat skin, hair, and nails.
_How should skin care in winter?
Several tips can be mentioned for the scalp, for the nails or the body in general. In relation to the scalp, more hot water is used, which causes the scalp to become oilier and can cause seborrheic dermatitis, not to mention that the ends dry out more when using hot water.
The ideal is to avoid excess hot water or take slightly shorter baths to have less contact with those temperatures or also take a bath with more natural or lukewarm water. Likewise, the mid-lengths of the hair should be hydrated with a more powerful mask, both in the skin and body hydration routine.
Hot baths dehydrate the skin. So, ideally, after bathing the skin should be hydrated.
In winter, our hands and feet also dry out more, including the cuticles, which is why we must resort to specific products to hydrate or also use more localized moisturizers.
Another tip is that we use slightly stronger soaps because the temperatures in the East are high and the skin tends to be a little more oily, but in winter, our skin tends to dry out, so you have to use a facial soap a little more. slightly more delicate or without so many drying components.
_How does the weather influence?
In Santa Cruz, they tend to use serum-based moisturizers plus gel, because it is a hotter climate. In the cold, mature or drier skin will need more powerful hydration with a more extreme composition.
Many forget, but yes or yes we need to use sunscreen, it doesn’t matter if it’s cold or hot, even in winter, because it protects us from blue and ultraviolet light. In winter there is also radiation that can burn our skin.
We also have to protect our lips, hydrate them or use lipstick with sunscreen.
_Hands also tend to get dirty, is that accentuated in winter?
No, hands get stained by sun exposure that we had throughout our lives. There are no specific products to prevent stains on the hands, but if you apply a serum to your face and what is left over, you must apply it to the hands. hands, because they are much more exposed.
_What moisturizing creams can you recommend?
Steps to our skin routine can be increased. Maintain that routine that was made for us, but you can add a vitamin C, and a serum prior to our moisturizer. At night, the treatments we give are generally with acid, which tend to renew our skin from the inside out, depending on what we want to focus on, whether they are spots, acne or other treatments.
In the event that it is more sensitive skin, alternate acids with moisturizers, so that skin does not suffer during the winter. We have to give our skin, within everything, the tools to keep it intact, luminous and with all the necessary vitamins, so that it looks aesthetically good.
_What treatment is recommended in winter?
This time is ideal for peeling and laser, because rosaceas are rampant and a laser is needed to reduce the redness of the face. Also peeling to calm spots, anti edge, aging. That the weather is not so hot helps that skin heal more conveniently and avoid spots or complications in the treatment.
_Today many ‘experts’ appear on the networks to treat the skin, what do you recommend in this regard?
There are creams that are incredible and have good results, but not all skin types are the same. Not all of us have the same underlying disease, not all of us are going to treat exactly the same thing and that is why the treatments are different.
And the homemade masks?
We must be careful with homemade masks, exfoliations at home and natural products. This can cause spots or hurt our skin, so it is suggested that the treatments that are done are based on scientific evidence or with trained professionals.
Now it is fashionable and dermatologists are being appreciated more. Dermatology continues to change, as there are diseases that had no cure and now do, or others that are under control. These changes are due to the advancement of technology worldwide.
He studied at the Bolivian Catholic University. He graduated in 2016.
He studied Dermatology in Spain and Brazil. He did courses at the aesthetic level and dermatological surgical procedures.
