Moisture and sebum balance: How to use cold process to keep your skin comfortable during the rainy season

table of contents

1. What causes skin problems during the rainy season?

2. The balance between excessive moisture and sebum

3. Cleansing your face to separate stickiness and dryness

4. Cold process soap provides a comfortable balance for your skin

5. A face washing routine that takes care of your skin by using it morning and night

6. Recommended items

7. summary

1. What causes skin problems during the rainy season?

With the onset of the rainy season in June, humidity in the air increases, making your skin feel somewhat heavy. Humidity increases sweat and sebum secretion, while air conditioning also dries out the skin, making it prone to fluctuating between stickiness and dryness.

"My skin gets shiny again soon after washing," "My foundation creases easily," "My skin feels rough" -- these signs may be evidence that your skin is out of balance.

2. The balance between moisture and excess sebum

When humidity levels rise, your skin becomes more prone to sweating, which in turn leads to excessive secretion of sebum. However, if you remove too much of this sebum, your skin will become dry, and then it will produce more sebum to try to balance things out. This results in a cycle of stickiness → over-washing → dryness → stickiness...

During the rainy season, it's especially important to "protect the skin's moisture without removing too much sebum." A face-washing method that maintains this delicate balance is the key to keeping your skin comfortable.

3. Cleansing your face to separate stickiness from dryness

When it comes to skin care during the rainy season, the ideal is to have a refreshing feel while still retaining moisture.

• In the morning, it gently removes the sebum secreted overnight while preventing excessive sebum secretion during the day.

• At night, it thoroughly removes sweat, sebum, and dirt from the air during the day, while protecting the skin's moisture.

If you use a face wash with a strong cleansing power, your skin will become dry and stripped of necessary sebum, which can actually stimulate sebum production. That's why you should choose your face wash carefully.

4. Cold process soap provides a comfortable balance for your skin

The cold process soap is characterized by its gentle cleansing effect without stripping away too much of the skin's essential sebum.

• Cold process method, where the product is slowly aged at low temperatures without adding heat

• Contains plenty of moisturizing ingredients derived from natural plants (such as glycerin)

• Simple formula without synthetic surfactants or preservatives

This manufacturing method allows the skin to retain moisture even after washing, while thoroughly washing away any stickiness on the surface. The quality of your face wash is the key to relieving your skin from the discomforts of the rainy season.

5. A face wash routine that takes care of your skin by using different products in the morning and evening

morning:

• Wash the T-zone with lightly lathered soap, and then just apply the lather to the U-zone.

• To prevent dryness caused by air conditioning, moisturize immediately after washing your face

night:

• Use after removing makeup and sunscreen. Resets excess sebum, sweat, and dirt.

• Towel dry gently, without rubbing.

Because the "points to be adjusted" are different in the morning and evening, it's important to develop a face washing habit that feels like you're gently interacting with your skin.

6. Recommended Items

Choose a soap that can deal with both the unpleasant stickiness of the rainy season and the dryness indoors.

Gently absorbs dead skin cells and excess sebum

Clay & Almond (Face)

https://thecoldprocess.tokyo/collections/face/products/clay-almond-face

Maintains moisture and helps to condition skin that is sensitive during the rainy season

Honey & Shea Butter (Face)

https://thecoldprocess.tokyo/collections/face/products/honey-shea-butter-face

7. Summary

During the humid season, skin discomfort increases. At times like these, why not pay more attention to the quality of your face wash?

Rather than simply removing makeup, it's important to "condition" your skin. By choosing your soap with this in mind and reviewing your morning and evening routine, you can cultivate comfortable skin even during the rainy season.

In June, bring back a sense of lightness to your skin and mind with cold process soap.