Dry skin
Dry skin is very often sensitive, which only makes it more difficult to care for. Dry sensitive skin feels tight because of the deficient lubrication and has a tendency to develop small expression lines that will evolve into wrinkles. Moreover, the specificity of such skin types makes one more exposed to allergic reactions, rashes, capillaries breaking and sudden flushes. Therefore, the care for dry sensitive skin could prove quite a challenge at times. It is worth mentioning the fact that it affects people regardless of age, color or gender.
The choice of make up, cleansing and moisturizing products has to follow rigorous steps when you have to care for dry sensitive skin. First of all, you need to minimize the amount of products you put on the face; the more the chemicals one comes into contact with, the higher the chances to develop rashes. The ideal items for the care of dry sensitive skin have to be hypo-allergenic and fragrance free. The blusher and the foundation could pose some problems for dry sensitive skin.
Avoid using too much make-up in order to allow the skin to breathe adequately. When shopping for make up, other than the hypo-allergenic feature, you should also pay attention that they be oil free. The foundation or the blusher should be water-based because thus, they wouldn’t clog the pores. Furthermore, dry sensitive skin is not compatible with oil absorbing foundations because these tend to dry the skin by eliminating the supposed sebum excess.
The skin dermis specific to dry sensitive skin should not be exfoliated or treated with astringent products. And we could say the same thing about cleaning too: over-washing the face means eliminating the natural oils that lubricate the tissues, which will result in an accelerated dryness. Furthermore, the daytime moisturizer should have an incorporated SPF (sun-protection factor) higher than 15. Then, although you may like sunbathing, dry sensitive skin doesn’t allow you much to enjoy such outdoor pleasures.
Don’t expose dry sensitive skin to the sun for tanning purposes because you will only achieve a premature aging and even serious health problems. And finally, be careful when you change skincare products. When you have made up your mind to switch to a different skincare brand, apply the product on a small skin portion first to check whether it triggers any allergic reaction or other negative manifestations.
