Boise Hair Salon Skincare Tips For Wearing A Mask

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses strongly recommend or require their patrons to wear a mask. While these guidelines are put into place for your protection, a side effect of wearing a mask is acne breakouts.

At unDONE Salon, we offer professional skincare services from facials to chemical peels to microdermabrasion. That’s why we’d like to pass along our skincare wisdom on how to keep your skin healthy while wearing a mask out in public.

The Causes of Acne (Maskne)

Whether you’re staying at home and only going out when necessary or you are an essential worker who’s out in public on a daily basis, acne breakouts (maskne) can result due to wearing a mask. Here’s why:

Material Friction

No matter what your mask is made out of, it’s bound to rub against your delicate skin, causing irritation. This is especially true when it comes to tightly fitted masks. While many DIY masks are made from cotton – that’s good for absorbing moisture – this material can cause irritation and dryness. That’s why it’s essential to wash your mask daily with a gentle detergent to further protect your skin from harsh soaps.

Decreased Circulation

Covering half your face throughout the day isn’t normal. Even worse, covered skin won’t get sufficient airflow. You are basically breathing in the air that you just breathed out. In turn, this creates a warm, moist environment for bacteria to breed, causing acne breakouts. However, by making a few changes to your skincare routine, you can maintain clean, healthy skin from breakouts while still wearing your mask.

Makeup

Going without makeup is a hard one. However, your face will thank you for skipping the foundation and powder when you have to wear a mask all day. Makeup, combined with heat and moisture, can clog your pores, leaving you with unwanted acne breakouts.

Boise Hair Salon Skincare Tips

Determine Skin Type

At unDONE Salon, our professional estheticians can help you choose the right cleansers and moisturizers for your skin type. The first step is determining if you have oily, dry, sensitive, or combination skin. Using the right products for your skin type will help prevent breakouts from occurring while ensuring soft, moisturized skin.

Use Sensitive-Skin Products

If you don’t already use sensitive-skin products, you may want to consider switching. Sensitive-skin products won’t irritate your skin as much as normal products would. You should also bypass using any type of fabric softener when you wash your mask to avoid it coming in contact with your skin.

Choose A Breathable Mask

Natural blend cotton is more breathable, allowing fresh air in, while absorbing your skin’s moisture. The best part? It’s a much lighter and cooler option compared to polyester, flannel, and synthetic materials.

Ear Protection

If you often wear a mask that fits over your ears, the skin behind your ears can become chaffed. Instead, you can purchase many different kinds of masks that wrap around the back of your head instead of your ears.

unDONE’s Skin Care Treatments

If you’d like a more customized approach to caring for your skin, unDONE Salon offers a wide variety of skincare treatments to help you battle unwanted breakouts.

Chemical peel

A chemical peel is an exfoliation treatment that combats a wide range of skincare concerns like aging, sun damage, acne, mild scarring, and uneven skin tone. A light chemical peel at unDONE salon is a non-invasive treatment that removes the upper layers of dead and damaged skin while encouraging skin cell regeneration. The strength and formulation of the chemical solution applied always depends on the individual needs of our client.

Exfoliation

Exfoliation is the removal of dry surface skin cells through the use of scrubbing, brushing, or microdermabrasion. Exfoliation is considered one of the most important techniques your Boise hair salon esthetician recommends resolving certain skin problems to achieve healthy, glowing skin.

Facial

A facial is one of the most popular treatments performed by the esthetician at our Boise hair salon. A facial generally includes cosmetics removal, skin cleansing, exfoliation, facial massage, and a treatment mask followed up with serums, moisturizers, and sunblock. For most clients, facials can be scheduled out every four weeks. However, your esthetician may recommend an alternative schedule based upon your individual needs.

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is a resurfacing process that sands the epidermal (outermost) layer of the skin using a wand tipped machine with crushed diamonds. This form of exfoliation can be quite helpful when it comes to enhancing your skin’s texture while eliminating fine lines and boosting the effectiveness of product and serum penetration.

Undone Salon

Now is the time to take care of your skin. At unDONE Salon, we can provide you with helpful tips and skincare treatments to help you battle unwanted “maskne.” Centrally located 738 N. Benjamin Lane in Boise, Idaho, we serve the entire Treasure Valley area. Contact us today by scheduling an appointment online or give us a call at (208) 287-2010. We promise to do our very best to keep your skin healthy and beautiful while keeping you as safe as possible when visiting our Boise hair salon.