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The skin dries, flakes, red spots appear on it – and so all year round? Frost is to blame for this in winter, vitamin deficiency in spring, and heat and dust in summer. But seasonal factors are often just an excuse, and the real cause of irritation is something else.
Causes of skin irritation
Sensitive, constantly irritated skin causes a lot of inconvenience – do not expose it to the sun, hide it from the wind, buy special cosmetics for care. And how much time and money will have to be spent before you find foundation that will mask redness and peeling – and at the same time will not increase irritation.
Irritable skin loses its protective qualities, begins to absorb nutrients worse, loses its ability to self-heal. The problems get worse over the years. The best thing you can do for her is to find the cause of the increased reactivity and choose the right care.
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There are many reasons for skin irritation – from chronic stress to problems with the gastrointestinal tract, endocrine system, and immunity. If irritation is constantly bothering, you will have to visit a dermatologist, therapist, endocrinologist and, possibly, a psychologist.
What can cause an acute skin reaction?
Stress
Unbalanced nutrition
The skin becomes sensitive with a lack of nutrients – vitamins and minerals, in particular, vitamins A, C, E. If you drink little liquid, smoke, abuse alcohol, this also does not affect the skin in the best way. She also does not like spicy, spicy, smoked, fatty dishes.
A healthy diet, enough fiber and vitamins help to make the skin less “irritable”.
Insufficient or improper care
Are you sure that you know exactly what type of skin you have and choose products designed for it? Perhaps the reason for the increased sensitivity of the skin is a new concealer. But you don’t know about it, because every day you use at least five beauty products. Or maybe, on the contrary, you think: the less, the better, and you don’t even have a moisturizer in your arsenal. Such minimalism is also not to the liking of the skin.
If you have sensitive skin, it is not recommended:
use scrubs with hard abrasive particles, products with ethyl alcohol, essential oils, soap;
wash with cold or hot water;
make hot compresses;
use ice cubes as a tonic;
wash with hard washcloths.
Soap, washcloths, even a rough towel with irritated skin will have to be put aside. But natural silk is what you need.
Rules for the care of sensitive skin prone to irritation
“The skin can become sensitive for no apparent reason, and after a while, just as suddenly return to normal,” says Elena Eliseeva. – It happens that she reacts to some external stimulus. But be that as it may, with proper care, even very reactive skin can be soothed and made more tolerant.
How to take care of her?
Clean gently
Choose soft products without abrasive particles, do not use peels with a high concentration of acids – they will not help, but rather harm. The best choice is gels and tonics with thermal water in the composition. They can be used for both makeup removal and exfoliation.
Moisturize well
You need a hypoallergenic cream for sensitive skin. Look for moisturizing ingredients (hyaluronic acid, chitosan) in its composition. And of course – substances that restore the hydrolipidic film: allantoin, bisabolol, ceramides.
Eat properly
Once a week, make masks that contain arginine, argireline, seaweed. “And most importantly, choose a good nourishing cream,” says La Roche-Posay expert Alexander Prokofiev. – These can be products with thermal water, neurosensin, which soothes the skin, and squalane – this substance softens and restores the hydrolipidic barrier. Additional but no less important ingredients in products for reactive skin are shea butter, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E.
Less “nervous”
Avoid exposure to hot sun, frost, dusty and polluted environments. Worry less and worry about trifles. And never try a new cosmetic product on the eve of an important event – the reaction of the skin can be unpredictable.
Cosmetics Review
Cleansers for sensitive skin
Cleanser 3-in-1 Pureté Thermale, Vichy
The product with minerals and panthenol in the composition removes makeup from the delicate skin of the face and eyes, provides a feeling of comfort.
Tonic with calendula for normal to oily skin Calendula Herbal-Extract Toner, Kiehl’s
Cleanses, soothes, improves the appearance of the skin. Contains marigold petals, allantoin, burdock extract
Cleansing gel care for washing Toleriane, La Roche-Posay
Thanks to thermal water, panthenol, ceramide, vitamin B3, it cleanses without breaking the protective barrier, suitable for the area around the eyes.
Skin soothing products
Night soothing intensive care for the skin of the face and eye contour Toleriane Ultra Nuit, La Roche-Posay
Nourishes, moisturizes, restores and protects the skin due to thermal water, neurosensin, vitamin E.
Mineral soothing mask with vitamin B3, Vichy
Well moisturizes and soothes the skin. In the composition – thermal water, glycerin, vitamin B3, mentoxypropanediol.
Smoothing eye cream-gel Life Plankton, Biotherm
The product with the highest concentration of thermal plankton moisturizes, soothes dry and sensitive skin around the eyes, gives it radiance, and intensely nourishes.
Hydra Zen Instant Soothing Cream-Gel for All Skin Types, SPF 15, Lancôme
Relieves the feeling of dryness and tightness, moisturizes, fights stress. Contains extracts of rose, peony, moringa and centella, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, shea butter.
