What is sensitive skin?

Sensitive skin is an unhealthy skin type with a very fragile skin barrier that is often unable to adjust to external environmental changes or stimuli, resulting in a variety of uncomfortable symptoms.
The sebaceous membrane of sensitive skin is often incomplete, the stratum corneum is thin and hypofunctional, and the skin is unable to retain moisture well.
As long as contact with irritants or a poor environment (such as ultraviolet light, polluted air, unclean water, pollen, cosmetics containing irritants, etc.), will lead to skin allergies, and a series of skin problems.

Common manifestations of sensitive skin：

a. Skin that looks so thin and transparent that capillaries are faintly visible.
b. A marked reaction to temperature changes and blowing wind, with frequent facial redness.
c. Skin often feels tight and dehydrated and is still dry despite frantic hydration.
d. Skin tingling when using skincare products, lack of skin luster, cheeks easily congested, and red.
e. Unstable skin condition due to seasonal changes, prone to itching, burning sensation, tingling, and small rashes.

How to choose a face serum for sensitive skin?

1. Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid, also known as hyaluronic acid, is an acidic mucopolysaccharide, with a special water retention effect, is currently found to be applicable to the human body moisturizing one of the best substances to ensure that the skin is hydrated and smooth, but also to improve the water-oil balance, to promote the absorption of nutrients in skincare products.

2. Collagen

Collagen I believe we are not unfamiliar with it is to keep the skin strong and elastic components, accounting for 80% of the skin dermis, in the skin to form a fine elastic network, firmly locked in moisture, support the skin.

3. Squalane

Squalane is a natural ingredient, extracted from deep-sea shark liver or olive oil, with good antioxidants and stimulates immunity, and can quickly dissolve with skin moisture and oil, forming a natural skin protection barrier.

4. Ceramide 2

Ceramide 2 can improve the sebum film, while inhibiting the excessive secretion of sebaceous glands, regulating the skin’s water-oil balance, suitable for young skin with oily skin. It has the functions of conditioning agent, antioxidant, and moisturizer.

5. Panthenol (vitamin B5)

The hydrogenated product of vitamin B5 called panthenol enhances normal skin hydration and has the effect of improving dryness, roughness, flaking, anti-itching, and treating erythema associated with a variety of skin diseases (such as atopic dermatitis, ichthyophilia, psoriasis, and contact dermatitis).

Skincare advice for sensitive skin

1. Do a good job of basic hydration and moisturizing

Sensitive skin is difficult to lock in enough moisture because of the thin stratum corneum. Moisturizing and locking in moisture is the key to soothing and anti-allergy. The moisturizing and emollient ingredients can lock in moisture on the surface of the skin and also act as a temporary barrier to prevent the invasion of irritants. Sensitive skin should pay extra attention to choosing the right moisturizer.

2. Pay attention to sun protection

Sensitive skin has a thin epidermis and lacks the ability to defend itself against UV rays, so in the summer, more attention should be paid to the sunscreen products used. When using sunscreen products it is best not to apply it directly to the skin, but to apply sunscreen products after good basic care.

In addition, the safety of physical sunscreen for sensitive skin is much higher than chemical sunscreen, physical sunscreen ingredients cover the skin surface, like a mirror for a long time to reflect ultraviolet rays, to avoid direct contact with the skin, because it will not be absorbed by the skin, so it is not easy to occur allergies and other reactions.

3. Sensitive skin should not be frequently exfoliated
The skin is protected by the stratum corneum, the structure of the stratum corneum is like a wall, this wall is our skin barrier. When the stratum corneum is damaged, this wall is leaking, the water inside is flowing outward, and your face will become increasingly dry.
And outside the irritants swoosh to the inside, your face will appear stinging and various other symptoms, so sensitive skin is not easy to too frequent exfoliation.

4. Be careful with the following skincare ingredients
A. artificial fragrance, artificial fragrance, fragrance agent
These kinds of ingredients are added to skincare products, mainly to meet the feeling of use. After all, no one wants to use saliva-flavored water, or skin gum-flavored cream.

B. Excessive alcohol added
Many skincare products contain alcohol added to improve the product formula, as a solvent added to skincare products, so as to better promote the absorption of skincare products and improve the absorption rate. A reasonable range of alcohol added for the use of skincare products is very good but does not apply to all sensitive skin, part of the alcohol evaporation will take away the skin surface moisture, and naturally, you will feel dry.

Conclusion

Before choosing a face serum for sensitive skin, it is important to first identify the skin type, understand the ingredients of the serum suitable for sensitive skin and do a good skincare routine.