Dealing with Dry Skin
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Dry skin is quite frequently sensitive as well, which just makes it more difficult to deal with. Dry sensitive skin is taut because of the lack 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 breaking and sudden flushes. Therefore, the taking care of dry sensitive skin proves quite a challenge at times. It is worth stating the fact that it affects people regardless of age, colour or gender.
You have to follow rigorous steps in your choice of cleansing, moisturising and make up products if you have dry sensitive skin to care for. First of all, you need to minimize 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 ought to be fragrance-free and hypo-allergenic so that you don't develop 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 the skin to breathe properly. When shopping for make up, other than the hypo-allergenic label, you should also make sure that they are oil free. The foundation or the blusher should be water-based because they won't clog your pores. Oil-absorbing foundations are not recommended for dry sensitive skin, because they will make your epidermis even drier.
It is also not recommended that you use exfoliants or astringent products on dry sensitive skin because they can irritate the thin epidermis. The same thing must be said in relation to washing: over-washing of the face means removing the natural oils that oil the skin, which will result in an increased dryness.
Furthermore, your day-time moisturiser ought to have a sun-protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 in it. However, however much you may enjoy sunbathing, dry sensitive skin does not really allow you to enjoy such outdoor, skin-parching pleasures.
If you have dry sensitive skin, don't expose it to the sun unnecessarily to tan it, because you will only achieve early ageing and possibly even quite serious health issues. And last but not least, a warning must be given that you should change some of your cosmetic products for other ones along the lines mentioned previously.
If you decide that you want to change to another make of skincare products, it is very important that you test the product on a small piece of skin in order to check whether it triggers any allergic reactions.
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