Saturday 5 January 2013

Products for Sensitive Skin Types – Are They Really?

If you have sensitive skin you’ll know that there are lots of products on the market especially designed for sensitive skin. Great!......But are they really? Even though the product name includes “Sensitive” are these products really formulated and designed for sensitive skin? They are certainly marketed to people with sensitive skin so you would expect that they are carefully designed to overcome the issues of sensitive skin wouldn’t you?

Sensitive Skin Face Cleansing Bar, or Sensitive Skin Face Wash, or Sensitive Skin Toner etc etc etc are examples of products which are advertised and marketed as being specifically formulated for sensitive skin. However in this day and age, surprise, surprise you still need to do your own research, because very often many of these products are actually counter productive for people with sensitive skin.

Have you fallen into the trap of using products for sensitive skin, only to find that they’re actually contributing to the problem? So why would this be the case?

Some sensitive skin products which you may think are natural contain ingredients which can actually cause sensitivity. Not with standing that if you’re allergic to a particular ingredient, even if it is a natural ingredient, there’s not a lot you can do except avoid that ingredient entirely and if you don’t, you can expect your skin to react.

If you have sensitive skin avoid using soap bars to clean your face. Even though such products usually say they are moisturizing, unfortunately they still dry your skin or increase the dryness of your skin as they contain cleansing detergents. A soap bar will also leave an unwanted residue on your skin, which contains unnatural ingredients, making it all the more difficult for any moisturizer or serum you use to actually be effective. Even a natural skin care product which is designed to moisturize will not be as effective when applied after using a soap bar cleanser.


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