No, you shouldn’t be peeling off dead skin after a sunburn and here’s why

When you’ve had a sunburn, your skin inevitably flakes. This phenomenon is due to the regeneration of the epidermisthat sheds its dead skin cells to make way for a new layer of healthy skin. It is therefore a good sign for your epidermis, which knows how to renew itself naturally after a trauma. The latter can be due to a sunburn but not only! Even an abrasive treatment of the skin such as a peel or tattoo removal, an allergy or even a dermatological disease can cause this problem more common than you might think.

The problem is that we are often tempted to tear off the bits that begin to fall off from our stomachs, shoulders, backs, or even our faces. Big mistake! For what ? It’s very simple!

A delay in healing

We know that it is very difficult to keep from pulling the piece of skin that has come off. However, this gesture should be avoided. If this piece has detached, a part of the epidermis is still firmly attached. But when we pull, we often end up removing the part that hasn’t fully healed yet. The problem is thatunderneath, the skin is still doing its job of renewing itself.

Inevitably, stripping it all away would reduce the body’s healing work to nothing. This would lead to delayed healing. As you will have understood, the more you pull your skin, the more you will end up with the same phenomenon that will recur again and again.

You run the risk of a skin infection

Skin that has not yet fully healed is skin exposed to daily aggressions. These can come from the sun, wind, friction with clothes, sheets or even your bath towel. This unprotected skin is like an open wound that can become infected if left unprotected. This is why the skin that covers it is essential.

So yes, pulling dead skin can make you crave it, but better think twice…