{"id":341963,"date":"2015-03-13T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T08:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/52-skin-diet-go-2-days-without-makeup-healthier-skin-341963.html"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T08:27:45","slug":"52-skin-diet-go-2-days-without-makeup-healthier-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/beauty-sos-hk\/52-skin-diet-go-2-days-without-makeup-healthier-skin-341963.html","title":{"rendered":"The 5:2 Skin Diet: Will 2 makeup-free days give you a healthier skin?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether or not we admit it, everyone has their own fears<\/a>: heights, supernatural beings, darkness, or quite simply... being seen in public without makeup.<\/p>

Dermatologists are suggesting a new skin diet dubbed the \"5:2 diet\" where you go two days per week without any makeup. No, not even\u00a0a dab of your concealer <\/a>or some harmless strokes of your eyebrow pencil<\/a> any two days of the week (consecutive or not).\u00a0Apparently, given\u00a0you follow the skin regime religiously,\u00a0you might find yourself with healthier, younger looking skin in under a month.<\/p>

It's a good idea to lay off the makeup<\/a> for a couple of days because cosmetics may cause dryness and upset the oil balance of the skin.\u00a0Makeup residues can also\u00a0clog pores and cause acne breakout. Furthermore, most\u00a0products contain chemicals that can irritate the skin and potentially cause an allergic reaction.<\/p>

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How effective is the 5:2 diet?<\/span> <\/h2>

The 5:2 diet claims that going bare skin twice a week will help cells regenerate quickly<\/a>. But on the other hand, what's two days a week compared to the five working days we smother our skin with makeup?<\/p>

\"Going unhealthy for five days and then attempt to 'detox' over the next two days is definitely counter-productive,\" says Dr. Christopher Looi, <\/strong>a Singapore-based aesthetic physician.\u00a0\"No makeup is applied for two days (but) if you were to live unhealthily for five days with late nights, food and alcoholic binging, smoking cigarettes, inadequate cleansing of the skin after makeup, no skin in this real part of the universe would be able to recover adequately.\"<\/p>

The\u00a0best regime for your skin<\/span> <\/h2>

Dr. Looi recommends following the simple steps\u00a0adapted from the\u00a0American Academy of Dermatology guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>