Sensitive Skin

Is your skin sensitive?

Put your hand up if you too suffer from sensitive skin!  A chief concern during spring and summer involves the introduction of allergens to the air.  Like me, if you have sensitive skin, you are more likely to react to these allergies.  Flare-ups can often cause puffy eyes, rashes, hives and redness on, or around, the nose and cheek area.  Common symptoms of hypersensitive skin consist of redness, blistering, itching and swelling of the skin. 

Exposure to the sun can also cause sun rash, and this mainly affects fair skinned people, who develop small red blisters or spots that appear on areas of the skin that have been exposed to sunlight.  Sun rash is extremely itchy and can be prevented by using a high sun protection factor sunscreen while in the sun.  Incorporating a good sunscreen into your skincare routine is essential and I recommend using Dermalogica Super Sensitive Faceblock SPF30 for your face and Invisible Zinc 4hr Water Resistant SPF30 for your body. 

People with sensitive skin often have difficulty using standard skin care products, as these items include chemicals and fragrances that can irritate the skin.  Instead, I recommend using fragrance-free skincare products that have a mild formulation and exclude conventional chemical irritants.

Thankfully, there are options available to us and we do not have to feel left out when it comes to maintaining our skin.  Because of this, we can now treat any of our skin care problems, no matter how sensitive our skin is.
Let’s take a look at some skin care designed to meet our needs.

Sensitive Skin Starter Kits
Dermalogica Sensitized Skin Kit - Contains a full regime of travel-sized treats for sensitised skin.
B. Kamins Sensitive Starter Kit - Serious skin repair for the most sensitive skin types.
Alpha-H Soothing Skin Kit –A home-care routine to gently soothe, calm and nourish delicate/sensitive skin.

General Skin Solutions
Y Natural 103 Sensitive Cleansing Lotion – Gently cleanses while reducing irritation and inflammation of the skin.
Dermalogica Soothing Protection Spray - An ultra-calming spray to immediately reduce redness and inflammation.
Murad Sensitive Skin Soothing Serum - Improve hydration and suppleness while decreasing irritation and redness.
Pier Auge Soothing Ental Delicate – Repair and moisturise delicate and irritated skin.

Combat Puffy Eyes
Esthederm Sensi System Calming Eye Contour Cream - Instantly soothes and decongests delicate, sensitive eye contours.
Simplicite Instant Help Eye Gel - Reduces redness and puffiness for tired, irritated eyes.

Better Body Care
Dermalogica Body Duo - Body Hydrating Cream and Conditioning Body Wash in handy 250ml size pump bottles.
Rejuvi Body Lotion - Helps overcome dryness and reduces skin irritation.

The Facial Company has a whole range of products suitable for those with sensitive skin.  Click Here and find out what’s on offer.

Finally, finding that solution to combat sensitive skin issues is a whole lot easier, remembering sensitive skin will always suffer reactions from time to time.  But at least we can now be comfortable in our own skins too.

Love Mel xxx