Have you got Sensitive Skin? Useful Tips for..

These are some general ideas for your “beauty skincare” plan even having a sensitive skin. You can wear a Glowing Face.

Causes of Sensitive Skin

What we usually call “Sensitive skin” is due to the inappropriate work of the sebaceous glands that don’t produce enough skin protective oil. That’s why the skin cannot get sebum enough to be able to defend from irritants. The lack of this protective layer also makes sufferer sensitive skin particularly prone to dry skin problems. Sensitive skin symptoms: stinging, itching, breakouts, patchy redness and rashes even that the skin is dry, flaky, sore and tight.

There are many factors that can affect and cause sensitive skin:
* Stress: in recent research two-thirds of all visits to a doctor were found to be related to stress
* Weather: Constant changes or extreme changes in the weather (especially during the winter or summer months with less moisture in the air) can disrupt the balance of the sebaceous glands that produce your skin's protective oil.
* Age: depending on your age, your body can trigger specific hormone reactions that affect the skin process.
* Dyes and fragrances: contain a lot of chemical products that can irritate and harm the skin.
* Heavy pollution: dirt and dust from the environment can build up on the skin and inhibit the sebaceous glands either limiting the amount of protective oil produced or blocking the glands completely causing oily skin.
* Cosmetics: certain cosmetic products can block skin pores and restrict the sebaceous glands production and cell regenerating. Be especially attentive when planning the cosmetic skincare!
* Baths and Showers: in excess make water break down the lipid barriers in your skin. This prevents maintaining skin moisture and protective oils.
* Bad dietary habits: a poor diet and inadequate fluid intake can leave the skin dehydrated and un-replenished.
* Pre-existing genetic skin conditions, such as dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, or ichthyosis.

Skin care for sensitive skin
General guidelines to be considered for a product for sensitive skin: it has to contain:
* Only a few ingredients
* Little or no fragrance
* Methylparaben or butylparaben as preservatives. (Lastly these are somewhat controversial, but they are considered as well tolerated by sensitive skins.)
Considering your skin sensitivity avoid products containing:
* Antibacterial or deodorant ingredients
* Alcohol
* Retinoids or alpha-hydroxy acids

Beauty skincare TIPS for sensitive skin

If you have sensitive skin:
* Face powder, with a few preservatives and minimal risk of skin irritation.
* Use a silicone-based foundation for minimal skin irritation.
* Avoid waterproof cosmetics, because you need a solvent to remove them.
* Use products with less than 10 ingredients.
* Use black eyeliner and mascara, which appear to be least allergenic.
* Use pencil eyeliner and eyebrow fillers; liquid eyeliners contain latex and may cause an allergic reaction.
* Use earth-toned eye shadows, which are generally less irritating to upper-eyelid skin than darker colors such as navy blue.
* Do not use nail polish if there’s any risk you’ll touch your eyes or face with it before it dries.

Tips for protect sensitive skin in winter and summer
Specialists recommend protecting your skin with sunscreen year-round. Use a product with at least a sun protection factor (SPF) 15 rating, and use it every day that you will be in the sun for longer than 20 minutes.
In winter, to help prevent skin dryness, flaking, itching, and cracking:
* Don’t overheat your home.
* Take warm, not hot, baths and showers -- and fewer of them -- and use a soap-free cleanser.
* Minimize skin dryness after bathing: Pat your skin dry and apply moisturizer while your skin is still moist.
* Use a moisturizer containing petrolatum, mineral oil, linoleic acid, ceramides, dimethicone, or glycerin.

In summer, keep in mind that tanning actually damages your skin - don’t lie out in the sun, even if you’ve applied sunscreen.
When you go out, wear a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses and tight-woven clothing that covers your arms and legs, apply your sunscreen 15 minutes to 30 minutes before going out, and reapply it every two hours or after swimming or in case you have been perspiring heavily.
And remember, the sun’s skin-damaging UV rays are strongest between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Avoid going out in the sun during these hours whenever possible -any time of the year.
Sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin.
As noted above, your sunscreen should be rated SPF 15 or higher. Particularly if you’re a woman, your sunscreen should contain only the “physical” ingredients zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. These physical sunscreens/sunblocks do not produce allergic reaction. (They deflect the sun’s UV rays instead of absorbing them, as chemical sunscreens do).

Sunscreen vs Sunblock: you decide
* “Sunscreen” penetrates into your skin and absorbs the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays before they damage the skin.
* “Sunblock” sits on top of the skin and reflects or physically blocks the sun’s UV rays before they reach the skin.

Using an unfamiliar skin care product:
Before putting a new product on your sensitive skin:
* Every 5-th day, apply a small amount behind an ear and leave it on overnight.
* If your skin does not become irritated, follow the same procedure, this time applying the product on an area alongside an eye.
* If you continue without irritation, the product should be safe for you to apply on any area(s) of your face.