by Mona Jones
Dry skin is quite frequently sensitive too, which only makes it harder to care for. Dry sensitive skin is tight because of the deficiency of natural oils and has a tendency to develop small expression lines that will eventually become wrinkles. Furthermore, this kind of skin makes one more liable to allergic reactions, rashes, capillaries breaking and sudden flushes. Therefore, the taking care of dry sensitive skin proves quite a challenge at times. It is worth mentioning the fact that it afflicts people regardless of age, colour or gender.
You have to follow rigorous steps in your choice of cleansing, moisturising and make up products if you have dry sensitive skin to care for. First of all, you have to reduce the amount of products you put on your skin. The fact is, the more chemicals you come into contact with, the bigger the chance of getting rashes. The products have to be fragrance-free and hypo-allergenic so that you don’t get red, irritation blotches. Blusher and foundation could pose some difficulties for dry sensitive skin.
Try not to use too much make-up in order to permit your skin to breathe adequately. When you are shopping for make up, other than looking for the hypo-allergenic label, you should also try to ensure that they are oil-free. Foundation and blusher should be water-based because they won’t clog your pores. Furthermore, oil-absorbing foundations are not recommended for dry sensitive skin, because they will make your epidermis even drier.
It is also not to be recommended that you use exfoliants or astringent products on dry sensitive skin because they could irritate the thin epidermis. The same thing has to be said in relation to washing – too frequent washing of the face means eliminating the natural oils that lubricate the skin, which will result in an increased dryness.
Furthermore, the day-time moisturiser should have an incorporated SPF (sun-protection factor) of at least 15. However, although you may like sunbathing, dry sensitive skin doesn’t really permit you to enjoy such outdoor pleasures.
Don’t expose dry sensitive skin to the sun only to tan it, because you will only achieve premature ageing and possibly even quite serious health problems. And last but not least, a warning must be signalled that you should change some of your cosmetic products for others along the lines mentioned above.
If you decide that you want to change to another make of skincare products, it is very important that you test the product on a small piece of skin in order to test whether it provokes any negative manifestations.
