Sensitive Skin Care Tips

‘Sensitive skin care’ is all about a few basic rules. However, even before we delve into the rules , it’s important to be clear on what sensitive skin is. Sensitive skin is skin which is unable to tolerate any unfavourable conditions - environmental, biological and dietary - and which easily becomes irritated on contact with foreign materials (including skin care products). For this reason, some products are especially labelled as hypoallergenic, or sensitive skin care products. The degree of sensitivity varies from person to person.

Generally, all skin types respond negatively to detergents and other chemical based products. Damage starts beyond a certain threshold, or tolerance level. This tolerance level is very low for sensitive skin types, leading to skin getting irritated very easily and quickly. Sensitive skin care products either avoid the potential irritants or keep them at very low concentrations.

A few tips for sensitive skin care:

Use sensitive skin care products only (i.e. the products that are marked for sensitive skin care). Also, check the instructions/notes on the product to see if there are specific restrictions/warnings associated with the product.

Even within the range of sensitive skin care products, choose the one that has the least amount of preservatives, colourings and other additives.

Do not use toners. Most of them are alcohol based and are not recommended for sensitive skin.

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.

Another important tip for sensitive skin care is to avoid excessive exposure to sun. Apply hypoallergenic sunscreen lotion before getting out in the sun.

Avoiding exposure to dust and other pollutants is also important for sensitive skin. So, cover yourself adequately before exposure to environments this may be a problem in.

Use hypoallergenic, noncomedogenic moisturizer as a sensitive skin care product if there is none specifically labelled as a sensitive skin care product

Use soap-free and alcohol free cleansers. Cleanse your face whenever you return from spending time out doors.

Do not scrub or exfoliate too hard. It can cause reddishness and even inflammation.

Do not leave the makeup on for too long. Use hypoallergenic makeup- removers.

Sensitive skin care is different from normal skin care. Sensitive skin care puts a greater emphasis on being careful with your skin, both in terms of sensitive skin care products and protection against environments harsh on the skin. Just following a few of Groominguy's tips will go a long way.