Sensitive skin care
'Sensitive skin care' is governed by a few basic rules.
However, even before we delve into the rules for sensitive skin
care, it's important to understand what a sensitive skin is.
Sensitive skin is one which is unable to tolerate any
unfavourable conditions (environmental/other), and which easily
gets irritated on contact with foreign materials (including skin
care products). For this reason, some products are especially
labelled as sensitive skin care products. The degree of
sensitivity can however vary from person to person (and
depending on that, the sensitive skin care procedures vary too).
Generally, all skin types respond negatively to detergents and
other chemical based products. However, the damage starts
generally beyond a defined threshold (or tolerance level). This
tolerance level is very low for sensitive skin types, leading to
skin getting damaged very easily and quickly. Sensitive skin
care products either avoid the potential irritants or keep them
at very low concentrations.
Here are a few tips for sensitive skin care: 1. Use sensitive
skin care products only (i.e. the products that are marked for
sensitive skin care only). Also, check the instructions/ notes
on the product to see if there are specific
restrictions/warnings associated with the product). 2. Even
within the range of sensitive skin care products, choose the one
that has minimum preservatives, colourings and other additives
3. Do not use toners. Most of them are alcohol based and are not
recommended for sensitive skin. 4. Wear protective gloves when
doing laundry or other chemical based cleaning. If you are
allergic to rubber, you can wear cotton gloves below the rubber
ones. 5. Another important tip for 'sensitive skin care' is to
avoid excessive exposure to sun. Apply sunscreen lotion before
getting out in the sun. 6. Avoiding exposure to dust and other
pollutants is also important for sensitive skin care. So, cover
yourself adequately before going out. 7. Use hypoallergenic,
noncomedogenic moisturizer as a sensitive skin care product (if
there is none specifically labelled as a sensitive skin care
product) 8. Use soap-free and alcohol free cleansers. Cleanse
your face whenever you return from spending time out doors. 9.
Do not scrub or exfoliate too hard. It can cause reddishness and
even inflammation. 10. Do not leave the makeup on for too long.
Use hypoallergenic makeup- removers.
So, sensitive skin care is very different from the normal skin
care. Sensitive skin care is more about being careful with your
skin (both in terms of sensitive skin care products and
protection against environments atrocities on skin).
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