Co-authored by: Lactic Acid Peel. It’s no secret that dry sensitive skin is also very difficult to take care of. Because of the deficient lubrication and the tight sensation of the skin, this dryness could easily cause the formation of wrinkles from the simple expression lines. Moreover, the specificity of such skin types makes one more exposed to sudden flushes, rashes, allergic reactions and capillary damage. Therefore, the dry sensitive skin care could prove quite a challenge at times. Moreover, dry sensitive skin is encountered regardless of gender, age or race.

The choice of cleansing, moisturizing and make up products ought to include some preventive measures when you have to care for dry sensitive skin. First of all, stop using all sorts of products for skincare; the more the chemicals the skin gets exposed to, the higher the risk of irritations. All the products have to be fragrance free and hypo-allergenic so that you don’t develop red irritation blotches.

The foundation and the blusher could pose some problems for dry sensitive skin.

Try not to use too much make-up for a normal and unhindered skin breathing. When shopping for make up, other than the hypo-allergenic feature, you should also pay attention that they be oil free. The foundation or the blusher should be water-based because thus, they wouldn’t clog the pores. Furthermore, dry sensitive skin is not compatible with oil absorbing foundations because these tend to dry the skin by eliminating the supposed sebum excess.

The skin dermis specific to dry sensitive skin should not be exfoliated or treated with astringent products. And we could say the same thing about cleaning too: if you wash too frequently, you increase dryness by eliminating the natural skin oils meant to lubricate the tissues.

Furthermore, the daytime moisturizer should have an incorporated SPF (sun-protection factor) higher than 15. Then, although you may like sunbathing, dry sensitive skin doesn’t allow you much to enjoy such outdoor pleasures.

Premature aging and skin problems are the main consequences of sunbathing. And finally, be careful when you change skincare products. Once you have made up your mind to switch to a different skincare brand, apply the product on a small skin portion first to check whether it triggers any allergic reaction or other negative manifestations.