大姨媽期間不能做的三種美容護理大綱

Facials

面部美容

Despite popular belief, getting facials while you’re on your period is a very bad idea. “Many women make the mistake of thinking they should come in for a facial during their period, since it’s the time of the month they see the most breakouts,” comments Cerpa. “However, during that time, your skin is more sensitive and prone to flare ups.”

雖然人們的普遍看法卻有道理，但在大姨媽期間做面部美容着實是個糟糕的想法。“很多女性都會錯誤的認爲大姨媽期間應該去做面部美容，因爲每月的這段時期最容易長痘，”塞帕（Cerpa）評論道。“然而，這段期間的皮膚更爲敏感，易受刺激。”

Instead, book a monthly facial 10 to 14 days before your period to help prevent acne from forming altogether. During the first two weeks of your cycle, estrogen is the most dominant hormone, whereas during the second half (around the day 14-day mark), the amount of progesterone exceeds the amount of estrogen. This rise in the progesterone triggers the production of sebum, the oil within your pores, while shrinking your pore size.

其實，你可在大姨媽到來前的10到14天預訂月度美容，以防止青春痘一起出現。在週期的前兩週，雌激素是最主要的荷爾蒙，而後兩週（約以14天爲分界嶺），孕激素的分泌量會超過雌激素。孕激素的上升會刺激皮脂（毛孔內的油）的產生，同時會縮小毛孔。

Laser hair removal

激光脫毛

“Because your sebum production is in overdrive, if you do not clear the pores at this time of the month, each pore that is filled with oil and bacteria is more likely to become trapped causing breakouts and inflammation,” Cerpa explains.

“因爲你的皮脂分泌過度，所以每月的這段時間如果不清潔毛孔，那麼每個毛孔就會被油堵滿，更容易滋生細菌，導致青春痘和炎症，”塞帕解釋道。

Since your skin is most sensitive during menstruation, it’s best to schedule laser hair removal (or any laser treatment) the week after your period. However, the efficacy of the treatment doesn’t fluctuate from week to week. The most important factor is the stage of hair growth, which has to be in the anagen phase, when the pigment in the follicle is the darkest.

由於皮膚在經期內最爲敏感，因此最好將激光脫毛（或任何激光治療）安排在經期一週後。別擔心，激光脫毛的效果每週都是一樣的。最重要的因素是毛髮生長的階段，必須要處於毛囊生長階段，因爲毛囊內的色素在這時候是最黑的。

Exfoliation

去角質

Whether you exfoliate your face twice per week or twice per month, avoid it altogether right before and during your period. “Because the skin is more sensitive, exfoliating during this time will also cause redness and irritation,” Cerpa explains.

不管你是每週去兩次角質，還是每月去兩次，經期前和經期中都不要去角質。“因爲皮膚更爲敏感，這段時間去除角質會引起紅腫和刺激，”塞帕解釋道。

There are however, two times during your cycle where sloughing off dead skin is imperative — the day after your period and then again on the 14-day mark. Incorporating these days into your beauty regimen will keep your skin bright and act as a preventative measure so that your pores don’t clog due to the rise in progesterone midway through your cycle. Try using a gentle granular exfoliant, like Bioré Pore Unclogging Scrub, in an upward, circular motion on damp skin after cleansing.

然而，週期內有必要去除兩次死皮——一次是經期結束的第二天，再一次就是兩週後。將這些日期歸入到你的美容計劃中，那麼你的皮膚一定透亮有光澤，同時這也是一種預防措施，這樣你的毛孔就不會因爲週期中孕激素的上升而堵塞。試着使用比較溫和的顆粒狀去角質產品，比如碧柔牌毛孔去除產品（Bioré Pore Unclogging Scrub），清潔完皮膚後，在潮溼的肌膚上向上劃圓去角質。