Research reveals that the link between skin and stress is stronger than we realized.
“I’ve aged ten years in three days,” Kelly Oxford lamented on Twitter back in March, after COVID-19 began its pernicious spread. The best-selling author and screenwriter was reflecting on the collective anxiety, fear, and pervasive sadness that befell all of us once the global pandemic began. But the idea of looking in the mirror to see an unrecognizable face—one that’s somehow older, creased, slack, and inflamed—specifically struck a chord.
As I’ve become consumed by worry, my skin has relentlessly reflected the jangling nerves beneath. Dry patches and redness have bloomed all over, making me thankful for the mercy of Zoom’s blurry screen. I am not alone. A University of Chicago COVID Impact Survey from May found that roughly two-thirds of Americans had strong negative emotions at least once during the seven days prior to the survey.
And this is showing up on our skin, says New York City dermatologist Amy Wechsler, M.D., who is also board-certified in psychiatry. “I’m hearing it from patients all day long,” she says.before a big event or presentation, the mind-complexion connection seems obvious. But increasingly, research reveals that the link between skin and stress is perhaps stronger than we realized.
The “anti-stress” skin-care category is nothing new, of course. When Manhattan-based dermatologist Dennis Gross, M.D., launched hisskin-care line earlier this year, it was meant as a topical solution for “what used to be our standard day-to-day stressors, like an overflowing inbox,” he says. “I never could have imagined what the world would look like just months later.
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