How to maintain and care for sensitive skin?

  What kind of skin is sensitive skin? People with sensitive skin usually have the following manifestations: facial skin is easily irritated, face is easily flushed; after applying cosmetics, skin itching, stinging, burning sensation, tightness and other adverse reactions easily occur; facial skin is sensitive to environmental factors such as wind, cold air, rapid temperature changes, etc. and skin reactions occur; sensitive to drinking alcohol, spicy and stimulating diet; skin reactions easily occur before and after menstruation.  Factors affecting sensitive skin include gender, age, cosmetics, soap, environmental factors, lifestyle, and skin diseases. In addition for example stress, emotions, etc. can aggravate skin reactions.  So what is the best way to take care of sensitive skin on a daily basis?  The first step is to have a professional evaluation of your skin to rule out known causes of skin sensitivity, such as checking every cosmetic and skin care product used and doing an allergen test to rule out allergic factors. If an irritant is suspected to be the cause, remove it and see if the situation improves.  Secondly, for people with sensitive skin, all cosmetics should be stopped and then gradually reintroduced one by one, one product at a time, so that the cause of the sensitivity can be easily found. Those who have patience can record the daily use of cosmetics for easy analysis.  Use the correct cosmetics for your skin type. If a person with dry skin chooses a product for oily skin can cause dryness and irritation. Or if a person with oily skin chooses a product for dry skin, it can cause skin rashes and irritation. Modern cosmetic care products emphasize high efficiency. For sensitive skin, high concentration and good effect means high risk and high sensitivity. Therefore, it is more appropriate for people with this type of skin to use maintenance products (especially highly concentrated revitalizing products such as serums) by diluting them by half before using them. In addition, sensitive skin is not suitable for products that are too therapeutic. Using non-therapeutic products that do not burden the skin is the best way to restore skin health.  The cleansers and cleansers in skin care products should be chosen carefully, as they are usually strong irritants. People generally think that the more foam the cleaner the wash, but people with sensitive skin should use a mild cleanser, although it does not have as much foam as a cleanser for normal skin. This is because cleansers with more foam often contain sodium lauryl sulfate, which can increase the foam of the product but can be irritating to the skin. For scrubs, exfoliating creams and other products should be more respectful and far away.  For the choice of sunscreen, you should try to use a physical sunscreen. For its use, it is best not to apply it directly, but to apply sunscreen products after a good basic care.  The care of allergic skin requires extra care. After cleansing your skin in the morning, in addition to moisturizing, you should also use a special day cream for sensitive skin, and apply sunscreen before going out. In the evening, after washing your face, cover your face with a hot towel for 2 minutes, followed by a cold towel for 1 minute, then apply a nutritious lotion to your face and pat it gently to let your skin absorb it, and finally apply a moisturizing and anti-allergy nutritious night cream and massage it gently until it is absorbed.  Finally there are certain requirements for dietary habits. Try not to drink alcohol. Observe if you tend to have skin reactions after drinking coffee or eating some spices. Avoid exposure to preservatives that contain or release formaldehyde.  Always, individuals with sensitive skin should use cosmetics with simple ingredients and products that contain few or no allergens and irritants whenever possible. Adhering to the following three principles in daily skin care can help prevent or reduce the symptoms of sensitive skin: 1 Use products with mild, non-irritating ingredients. 2 Keep the skin well hydrated. 3 Replenish skin oils to reinforce the skin barrier.