Sensitive skin requires your attention

The sensitive type of skin meets not so seldom. And some types of skin (for example, dry and withering) become more sensitive in winter time. If you noticed that your skin began to react to cosmetics, and eyes began to water sometimes, - it is possible, it is necessary to change the approach to leaving, to pass to rules for sensitive skin.

Rule 1. Avoid rigidity.

In every sense this word. That is, among your products of leaving there should not be abrasive srubs (it means with the peeling parts and impregnations), elastic brushes for face peel and also rigid detergents. The foaming means for washing concern the last.

Rule 2. Act gradually.

If you want to use new components in the leaving, then you enter them gradually. It belongs to ingredients which for owners of normal skin are absolutely usual. For example, it is alpha gidroksidnye acids or Retinolum (a vitamin A form which is used for treatment of an acne or in anti-aging means). It is necessary to work so: begin to apply funds with new active ingredients for more often 2 once a week. If the skin is not irritated, pass to frequency by 3-4 times a week. And only after that it is possible to use a product daily.

Rule 3. Avoid allergenic components.

The list of allergens and irritants should be known. Do not hope that the producer "will warn" you about availability of all ingredients which irritate the skin. Here the list of a taboo for sensitive skin:

Aroma (fragrance), alcohol (alcohol), essential oils, propylene glycol (propylene glycol), formaldehyde - the containing preservatives.

Ingredients from this list almost precisely are irritants. There are also allergens which are called possible, but not obligatory, irritants. These are parabens (preservatives which are considered as disputable components, but generally, not such dangerous as formaldehyde - containing) and also vitamin E or tocopherol (causes irritation, but it is rare).

Rule 4. Better less, but of higher quality.

The less will be ingredients in any your means, the better. That is, than the list on the label – especially possibly is shorter that this means will not irritate your skin.

Rule 5. Powder is better, than liquid.

Dry means are less dangerous to you, than liquid. In spite of the fact that sensitive skin often itself is inclined to dryness, and there is a wish "to give to drink" her, applying creams or emulsions if there is an opportunity to choose a powder product – it can be more suitable. It is connected with the fact that the dry product requires less preservatives and also in powders bacteria develop less.

That is, in a case with sensitive skin the friable powders, powder shadows purifying powders are safer (they are diluted with water when washing).

Rule 6. Use sunblock cream.

The sun is the main irritant of sensitive skin which surrounds us very often. That is why sunblock cream has to become means of must-have for sensitive skin.

There are two types of sunblock creams, some have the physical filter in structure. It is oxide of zinc (zinc oxide) and dioxide of titanium (titanium dioxide). Two of these components are safe for irritable skin, but, unfortunately, well block only UVB beams, and interfere with beams of UVA poorly, and UVA cause wrinkles and a melanoma.

Chemical filters are oksibenzon, metoksitsinnamat and avobenzon (oxybenzone, methoxycinnamate and avobenzone). They are effective, but cause reaction in sensitive skin. And if your skin does not transfer such sunblock cream, then you should solve a problem with help UF-zashchitnoy of clothes, hats, points, shady places.

Rule 7. Test each product.

Each new product should be tried before beginning to apply constantly on face skin. The test for reaction can be done on a bend of an elbow or behind an ear. And to wait for week or two weeks. If the irritation does not appear – apply on the person.

Rule 8. Wash away cosmetics.

This rule is clear to all, the make-up should be deleted from a face before going to bed. But it is especially important for owners of sensitive skin. And it is necessary to delete not only a make-up, but also residues of sunblock cream and even ukhodovy products.

Rule 9. Do not layer products.

If for normal skin the ability to mix means is welcomed, then for sensitive it is better to refuse this reception. And to learn on the contrary, not to layer means. Especially, when you pass from day means to night, at first it is necessary to clean completely a face from the previous leaving.