Dry skin is very often sensitive as well, which just makes it harder to deal with. Dry sensitive skin is taut because of the deficiency of natural oils and has a tendency to develop small expression lines that will eventually become wrinkles. Furthermore, this type of skin makes one more liable to allergic reactions, rashes, capillaries rupturing and sudden flushes. Therefore, taking care of dry sensitive skin is a real challenge sometimes. It is worth mentioning that it afflicts people of all ages, colours and genders.
You have to follow rigorous steps in your choice of cleansing, moisturising and make up products when you have dry sensitive skin to care for. First of all, you have to reduce the amount of products you put on your face. The fact is, the more chemicals you come into contact with, the bigger the chance of developing rashes. The products have to be fragrance-free and hypo-allergenic so that you don’t get red, irritation blotches. Blusher and foundation could pose some difficulties for dry sensitive skin.
Try not to use too much make-up in order to permit your skin to breathe properly. When you are shopping for make up, other than looking for the hypo-allergenic label, you should also try to ensure that they are oil-free. Furthermore, foundation and blusher should be water-based because they won’t clog your pores. Moreover, oil-absorbing foundations are not recommended for dry sensitive skin, because they will make your skin even drier.
It is also not recommended that you use exfoliants or astringent products on dry sensitive skin because they could irritate the thin upper layers of skin. The same thing has to be said in relation to cleansing: over-washing of the face means eliminating the natural oils that lubricate the skin, which will result in an accelerated dryness.
Furthermore, the day-time moisturiser ought to have a sun-protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 incorporated. However, however much you may enjoy sunbathing, dry sensitive skin doesn’t really allow you to enjoy such outdoor pleasures.
Don’t expose dry sensitive skin to the sun only to tan it, because you will only achieve premature ageing and possibly even fairly serious health problems. And last but not least, a warning must be signalled that you should change some of your cosmetic products for others along the lines mentioned above.
If you decide that you should to change to another brand of skincare products, it is very important that you test the product on a small patch of skin in order to test whether it provokes any allergic reactions.