Through the years, Sellers has realized which merchandise might help her pores and skin keep hydrated — one thing that’s essential for individuals with eczema, since their pores and skin doesn’t retain sufficient moisture — and which might set off a flare. She’s even discovered that sure merchandise marketed for individuals who have eczema could cause extra hurt than good.
“Among the topical lotions that assist soothe irritation … [can] really trigger dryness in a while,” she says. “I actually like to seek out merchandise that not solely assist forestall the irritation, however which you could additionally use persistently so that you don’t have as many eczema flare-ups.”
Managing eczema, she’s discovered, is greater than preserving your pores and skin blemish free — or overlaying up the patches of irritation with make-up. In actual fact, Sellers has realized that it’s not at all times value it to cover her eczema underneath layers of concealer, partly as a result of make-up can comprise irritating substances that set off itchiness in a while.
— Dana Sellers
For Sellers, the itch of eczema is likely one of the hardest signs to take care of. “I can really feel like I’ve creepy crawlers on my physique,” she says. “It’s come to the purpose, particularly in New York Metropolis, the place I assumed I would’ve had bedbugs.”
Plus, to Sellers, magnificence goes past basis and bronzer. “I’m somebody who doesn’t actually wish to put on make-up,” she says. “I like to actually exit pure.”
On her weblog, Sellers focuses totally on skincare, together with which merchandise can hold your pores and skin feeling and looking wholesome. She credit her skin-care routine with preserving her complexion trying the identical right this moment because it did a decade in the past.
Relating to anti-aging merchandise, Sellers is a fan of retinols, however she will’t use simply any kind. “I desire retinols in an oil kind, as a result of it’s a decrease focus,” she says. “It’s simpler for my pores and skin to deal with.” She additionally is aware of to keep away from utilizing a number of anti-aging substances directly and at all times hydrate her pores and skin.
Right this moment, Sellers follows a pared-down model of a customizable routine generally known as the 10-step Korean skin-care routine. “I personally don’t really feel like I want 10 steps,” she says.