Skin care during pregnancy: 10 practical tips
During pregnancy, your body will experience multiple changes at the immunological, endocrine, vascular and metabolic levels. The skin is particularly susceptible to these alterations, so you should be aware of the importance of protecting it. The variation in hormonal levels is the cause of a wide range of changes ranging from stretch marks and acne, to darkening of the skin. It is important to prevent with premama beauty tips because most of the changes disappear shortly after delivery.
The changes that are experienced in pregnancy have a hormonal, physiological, anatomical and mechanical origin (such as acne and stretch marks). Thus, throughout these months you will observe how certain areas of your body darken, this is what we know as "hyperpigmentation" of the skin. The parts that are usually most affected are the mammary areola and the linea alba, which is the one between the two abdominal muscles.
On the other hand, a gravidarum chloasma can also occur, which are spots that appear on the cheekbones and upper lip. Also, do not be surprised if you have acne caused by the revolution of the hormones and if the dreaded stretch marks appear, due to the stretching of the skin by the increase in volume.
Skin in pregnancy: factors that accentuate and measures that attenuate
1. Hyperpigmentation. It can be accentuated with excessive sun exposure or without sun protection, as there is an increase in melanin that makes us more prone to staining or darkening of the skin.
2. Stretch marks they are accentuated with the inevitable weight gain and poor hydration.
3. Acne. It is also advisable to avoid an excessively fatty diet that could accentuate acne.
Sleeping the necessary hours (minimum between eight and ten hours a day) is a good preventive measure for the care of the skin in general, as well as hydrating the whole body every day with body milk and specific anti-stretch cream in the areas most exposed to stretching, such as the lower part of the belly, the buttocks, the thighs and the chest.
On the other hand, you should also provide an internal hydration drinking plenty of water and perhaps avoid certain foods that may accentuate these changes, such as beta carotene in the carrot that increase pigmentation, and being pregnant more photosensitive, they can encourage the appearance of spots .
Stretch marks disappear with delivery?
Stretch marks are usually forever, although they can be improved with constant specific treatments. Gravidarum chloasma (pigmentation of the skin) may disappear as the linea alba disappears, the pigmentation of the mammary areola and acne.
Some pregnant women get red dots, called "spider veins", due to poor circulation, which do not disappear with childbirth.
10 practical tips to take care of the skin in pregnancy
1. Try not to expose yourself to the sun.
2. Do not drink alcoholic beverages.
3. Do not smoke.
4. Try to drink a little coffee.
5. Rest for 8 to 10 hours a day.
6. Procurate a diet rich in vitamins and mineral salts.
7. Use neutral soaps, not aggressive to the skin.
8. Hydrate the compromised areas, with specific creams.
9. Give cold water baths if you have circulation problems, especially in the legs.
10. Drink at least a liter and a half of water a day.
Precautions so that pregnancy does not leave a mark on your skin
- Before and after pregnancy is very important hydration to care for the skin, since the skin tends to "break" and crack.
- During pregnancy it is necessary to rest enough to have a better oxygenation of the skin, drink plenty of water and protect from the sun.
- Smoking, drinking alcohol, or drinking coffee are in themselves harmful for the good development of the baby, but also negatively affect the skin, effects that increase in this period.
- The best home remedy is to make a routine of these habits to take care of your skin during pregnancy.
- Nutrition greatly influences the skin during pregnancy, since if you do not eat a healthy and balanced diet, that is, if you take a lot of fats, the pregnant woman will be more prone to acne or skin impurities. Certain diseases, such as anemia, can be manifested by a pale skin. Everything is very close, a bad diet is always reflected in the skin, triggering the changes that a pregnant woman already suffers.
Ana Aznar
Advisor: Sara Tornel Matron and collaborator of the Lenoarmi Method.
