Sensitive skin is an abnormal damaged state of the skin, the skin is damaged, so incomplete, unhealthy, poor resistance to various external stimulus factors, easy to be subject to ordinary stimulus situation on the occurrence of flushing, swelling, itching and even stinging, serious and red blood expansion.
Sensitive skin does not pay attention to repair and protection, sensitive reactions frequently: will make the inflammatory factors involved in sensitive reactions accumulated in the body, when the next stimulation, the inflammatory factors will be quickly stimulated, the more serious the sensitive condition, forming a vicious circle, in the long run will be difficult to clean up.
Usually, sensitive skin is divided into the following types.
1, dry sensitive skin
No matter what season, the skin is always dry and rough, a lotion will feel a little tingling, itchy, sometimes red and swollen, people with these symptoms belong to dry sensitive skin.
This is because the skin holds dry, resulting in lower defense function, the main need to adjust the balance of sebum and moisture.
2.Oily sensitive skin
The face is prone to acne and small particles, will be red, swollen, inflammation, even cheeks and other easy to dry parts of the acne, experts say that these symptoms should belong to the oily sensitive skin.
The reason for the sensitivity is the excess sebum and moisture caused by the lack of skin protection function, as long as the excess sebum and adequate moisturizing can be removed.
3.Stress sensitive skin
Seasonal changes and before the physiological period, cosmetics will become unsuitable, as long as the lack of sleep or stress, the skin will become dry, there are several symptoms of people should belong to the pressure sensitive skin.
The reason for this is endocrine disruption caused by various external stimuli or hormonal imbalance. Using cosmetics is not going to solve your skin sensitivity. It is worth mentioning that stress sensitive skin should not be sick and hurriedly and irrationally change skin care products before they can harm your skin. What you need is internal regulation.
4.Permanent sensitive skin
As with allergic dermatitis or abnormal sources of sensitivity such as sunlight, fragrances, pigments, etc. Specific irritants (allergens) cause allergic reactions, if you still follow your daily maintenance will be very dangerous, the best fair is to immediately go to the dermatology clinic for consultation, and use the maintenance products recommended by the physician.
According to a survey, stressful sensitive skin caused by various stresses and life changes occupies the first place, which shows how significant your mood and life condition is on your skin!
Sensitive skin needs to pay attention to the following points when it comes to skin care
1, cleansing, choose a slightly acidic cleanser
The skin is unusually sensitive due to dryness and dehydration, so when choosing care products, you should choose ingredients that do not contain fragrance, alcohol, and heavy preservatives. In terms of facial cleanser, do not choose too thick too stimulating alkaline products, because the alkaline is too strong, will harm the skin, so should be mild and slightly acidic facial cleanser is better.
In addition, facial cleansing should not use cleansing brushes, sponges or loofahs to avoid friction that can cause sensitivity.
2, toning, with non-alcoholic toner
The role of the toner is to give the face a fresh and smooth feeling. Most of the general toners contain alcohol, which can make sensitive skin prone to infrared, and when the alcohol evaporates, it can also make the skin appear tight, so you should choose a mild and alcohol-free, fragrance-free toner.
When applying with index finger, middle finger and ring finger finger flick, do not pat hard to avoid stimulation.
3, emollient, day cream avoid using irritating formula
The skin sensitive people should not use irritating and high concentration of repair cream, slightly acidic and fragrance-free or labeled for sensitive skin is the best, as long as there can lock the skin moisture of the active particle composition can be.
4, sunscreen, sunscreen products to contain ZincOxide (zinc oxide) ingredients
General sunscreen will contain PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) and other chemicals, but most of these are leading to sensitivity, sensitive skin people can use products containing Titaniumdioxide (titanium dioxide) or zincoxide (zinc oxide).
But these substances are prone to chemical interactions with metal and cause dark spots, so you must let the sunscreen completely dry before you can wear jewelry.
5.Makeup, use moisturizing foundation
Sensitive skin in the use of foundation, in addition to taking into account the role of anti-sensitive, should also choose a foundation containing high moisture to reduce the itch caused by dryness.
6, energy supplement, more vitamin C supplement
Lack of vitamin C, easy to make the skin rough and dry, resulting in dermatitis, peeling and other sensitive symptoms. In the rich vitamin C fruits and vegetables, pears and kiwi fruit is the first choice, eat more can strengthen the skin tissue, help to combat external sensitivity.