Working From Home: There Is a Lot of Skin Damage Due to Working from Home, Know What the Remedy Is

After working from home for almost two years, things are slowly getting back to normal to a large extent and its first effect is visible on the working class. Be it private or government, now all the offices are opening one by one and people are slowly returning to their normal work life.

Before the knock of this epidemic, probably no one would have imagined that we would be able to live and work in our homes for two years. However, during this time many of us must have felt that our skin would have benefited a lot due to eating mostly homemade food and staying away from pollution, and other natural stressors. But it is not necessary!

Yes, working from home can also be as harmful in many cases as working outside, Sweta founder of the skincare brand, tells us how working from home also has its disadvantages. Read on to know what you should and should not do while working from home and what are harming your skin.

Stress

No one can deny that no one has been stressed in the last 2 years. Different people are stressed for different reasons. Some are stressed about losing their jobs and some are stressed about losing loved ones. Some have got work stress and some have got stress about the health of themselves and family. All this stress is first and directly visible on your skin. Stress is something that makes your skin look old before age. If in the last two years you have suddenly noticed permanent fatigue, wrinkles, or fine lines on your skin, then the biggest reason is stress.

Clumsy Routine

Stress has a direct effect on your routine. When you go to work, you have a fixed routine, but when you are completely tied up in the house, then anyone’s routine can be disturbed. People’s sleep has also decreased due to stress, when sleep decreased, people started spending more time in front of the phone or laptop screen. There was no fixed time for eating and drinking and the little physical activity or workout that used to happen earlier also almost stopped. All these have had an effect on the skin in some way or the other.

Negligence in Eating

Most people believe that they have mostly eaten home-cooked food while at home and because of this not only their health should improve but their skin should also show their effect. But let us remind you that during the lockdown, we have tried different types of new recipes, fried food, and trending food. Maggi and other types of instant foods have been the only support for many people. Apart from this, many of us have done stress eating and binge eating many times in these two years, which must have affected the skin in the form of pimples, oily skin, and unwanted breakouts.

What to do?

If you are one of those people who are still working from home or have some work of your own that you do from home, then take special care of these things and do them.

Apply Sunscreen –

Many of us must have made this mistake while working from home. We thought that when we do not have to go out anywhere, then what is the use of applying sunscreen? But let us tell you that the UVA rays of the sun are very strong and can reach you even through a closed window. Along with this, sunscreen also protects you from harmful rays emanating from mobiles and laptops.

Wash Your Face –

Staying indoors and not going out does not mean that your face is not getting dirty. Even while at home, your skin produces natural oils that attract dust and dirt. In this case, wash your skin at least twice a day. Once in the morning after getting up or while taking a bath and the second time before going to sleep at night.

Drink water –

This is something that you should never forget because just taking care of the skin from above will do nothing unless it is hydrated from the inside. For this, drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, no matter what the season.

Create a Skincare Routine –

This is the first step towards good skin. Just washing your face or applying moisturizer is not enough. Listen to your skin, understand its needs and then make a day and night skincare routine accordingly. A skincare routine does not mean a lot of fancy or expensive products, but products that suit your skin and meet its needs.

Relax –

If there is one thing that has affected the most while working from home, it is our work-life balance. Earlier, when most people used to leave the office at 6 o’clock, they could not know the time while working from home. Don’t overburden yourself and give rest to your body. The fatigue of your body is clearly visible on your face.

What not to do?

Just as it is important to know what is necessary to have good skin, in the same way, it is very important to know what should not be done or what should be avoided.

Don’t Skip Activities –

We all have fallen prey to laziness while working from home. In such a situation, we often leave our skincare routine in half or deal with it quickly. But don’t make this mistake. Experts say that a break from skincare is necessary and good, but the break should not be such that all the hard work done earlier should be wasted.

Do Not Avoid Sunlight –

after reading this you will feel that we are opposing what we have already said. But it is not so. The rays of the sun are very important and beneficial for the body. You get natural vitamin D from the rays of the sun which is very important for both bones and the brain.