It’s one thing when a mask or a toner burns, but a whole other when your moisturizer—the one product with a sole purpose of keeping your skin comfortable!—does. What starts as a little tingle turns into a sting, and within a few seconds that sting turns into a full on wildfire across your cheeks. Et tu, Brute? The problem, of course, is that when your moisturizer turns on you it’s hard not to feel hopeless about skincare in general.
But before you throw out all your skincare, consider this: particularly if your skin is sensitized (more on that below), a healing, nourishing, skin barrier-friendly moisturizer is the first step to making sure other things don’t leave your skin red and raw. Not every moisturizer is made with the same ingredients, so not every moisturizer will hurt. It’s all about finding the right one.
Because sensitive skin is such a complicated topic, it’s good to come at it from a few angles. We’ve got three: one from a dermatologist, one from an aesthetician, and one from a regular person reporting from the front lines of sensitive skin. The advice, fortify your skin’s protective barrier and avoid potential irritants, is more or less the same. But, as those with sensitive skin probably know, it’s easier said than done. Here—they’ll explain.
“Some studies estimate that up to 70-percent of women report having sensitive skin. In my clinical experience, the vast majority of these women don’t truly have sensitive skin but instead have skin that has become sensitized to certain ingredients in skincare products. Read more
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