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    This unassuming household item might be triggering your breakouts

    9 Sep 2020 5:26 PM | Posted by
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    For those of us without air conditioning, we’ve leaned heavily on our beloved fans to carry us through those hot and sticky summer nights. And while the soothing hum of a fan and circulating cool air is an unbeatable combo for a soothing eight hour snooze, there’s a chance we might be sacrificing the ‘beauty’ in our beauty sleep by doing so.

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    According to skin care pharmacist Amina, otherwise known to her loyal Instagram following as @aminathepharmacist, there are two main ways in which our fans are compromising our skin health: 

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    #1 It dries out our skin

    If you’re guilty of keeping your fan on full blast, which let’s face it, who isn’t? Amina warns that keeping your fan on the strongest setting can lead to drying out the air and as a result, stripping away your skin’s moisture. 

    #2 It clogs our pores

    Those propellers may be working their little hearts out to keep your bedroom cool, but it turns out you might be getting more than you bargained for. Amira reveals that while fans are circulating air, they’re also moving a bunch of dust around while they’re at it. 

    This dust, combined with sweat and other dirt can result in the perfect recipe for clogged pores and in turn, triggering some unwanted bumps and breakouts. 

    But it’s not all bad news, because Amina also has two ways to counteract these surprising downsides so you don’t have to give up your summer saviour for good.

    #1 Keep it gentle

    Amina recommends keeping your fan on oscillate mode in order to keep the airflow gentle and to avoid ‘full force’ settings that will be too harsh and drying to the skin.

    #2 Stay moisturised

    If you are going to sleep with a fan on each night, Amina also recommends keeping the skin extra hydrated throughout the night by moisturising with a product that preferably contains hyaluronic acid. 

    bh recommends: Essano Concentrated Serum Intense Hydration - Hyaluronic Acid

    Before you decide to throw out your fan, take this information with a grain of salt. After all, there are things far worse for our skin then cooling our room down with a fan – and let’s face it, it still outweighs a stinking hot bedroom. 

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    Do you sleep with a fan in your room? Have you ever experienced dryness or congestion after using it?


     

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    33 Member Comments

    BeautySwan88 25 Oct 2020 4:07 PM

    I'm surprised.

    sootyblack_14 19 Sep 2020 11:08 AM

    Interesting, but not convinced...

    Sally10 18 Sep 2020 5:21 PM

    Good to know :)

    Ellyloves 18 Sep 2020 2:39 PM

    A fan is great!

    Shop A Everyday 16 Sep 2020 11:43 PM

    So nice at bed time though

    Susmat 16 Sep 2020 4:08 PM

    Who'd have thought.... good to know with summer approaching

    onlyoni 16 Sep 2020 1:33 PM

    We have ceiling fans in every room and on very hot nights sleep with the fan on low. I haven't noticed my skin to be any different after sleeping with the fan on. We only use our aircon to quickly cool down the house if we've been out for the day and then we turn it off and puts the fans on.

    Petal 16 Sep 2020 12:07 AM

    I'm reading this article on a cold night that feels like winter. I have a heater blowing on me at the moment. A cold air fan is the furthest thing from my mind.

    Angage 15 Sep 2020 6:41 PM

    I don't currently use a fan in my room.But i had previous experience dries out my skin when i use it overseas holiday.

    Chrystalage 13 Sep 2020 2:06 PM

    We don't use fans even though we have overhead fans, instead we use evap cooling but not while we sleep.

    RalucaP 11 Sep 2020 7:34 PM

    That's interesting, I never heard about it.

    clearcrystalwater 11 Sep 2020 3:17 PM

    We have an air con in the bedroom but I don't tend to sleep with it on.

    bebeautiful34 11 Sep 2020 1:52 PM

    Great article for the upcoming summer, I didn't even think about how fans could affect my skin

    jupiter 11 Sep 2020 9:30 AM

    There are now direct current (DC) fans that can run at a variable speeds. The one I got from Kogan has 12 speeds and running it at low speeds gives a gentle breeze and is very quiet - a really lifesaver on hot summer nights.

    Air conditioning is even more drying IMO

    Jessica712 11 Sep 2020 9:21 AM

    I dont have aircon but I do use fans.

    ray_jay 10 Sep 2020 10:16 PM

    aircon in my house ruins my skin

    S-P 10 Sep 2020 9:44 PM

    I don't sleep with a fan on, but definitely use it on hot summer days.

    Eskimo82 10 Sep 2020 1:16 PM

    I'll sometimes sleep with the fan on, I prefer the fan over air con as air con seems to have worse effects on my skin.

    Margi59 10 Sep 2020 1:15 PM

    Couldn't go without a Fan in the bedroom to keep things Cool during the night, great advice from BH once again have always noticed that Summer Time my Skin seems much dryer. Just never thought it could be related to the Fan.

    Seashells 10 Sep 2020 12:56 PM

    I don't have AC in my house, so a fan is an absolute essential for me in summer. I'd rather sleep with one on during summer than toss & turn due to heat & humidity!

    Ethelinde 10 Sep 2020 10:25 AM

    I never sleep with a fan on.

    Bellefleur 10 Sep 2020 10:01 AM

    I did not know this, but then I don't really use fans much anyway.

    lindylou 10 Sep 2020 9:17 AM

    I have air con downstair but my upstairs aircon is dead (and probably unrepairable it's so old). Luckily we have flyscreens so when it's hot we can leave the outside bedroom door open. But i still have a fan around for when it gets really hot. I'm not sure how you Queenslanders/NTers cope!

    Meedee 10 Sep 2020 7:30 AM

    I dont have aircon so during Summer sleeping with the ceiling fan on is essential. QLD gets super hot and there is no way I could sleep without it.

    Hayley644 9 Sep 2020 8:58 PM

    I live in Qld and have never had aircon so a fan is a necessity.

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