3 Steps To Calm And Soothe Rosacea And Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin is defined as the inability to bear with most skincare products, even if they have been branded as gentle. Sensitive skin reacts quickly to a wide range of stimuli, such as UV rays exposures, irritation, stress, hormonal changes, and sun damage, resulting in the skin turning stingy, flaky, irritated, dry, and even red.
Sensitive skin also reacts to specific harsh active and skincare ingredients, chemicals, dyes, and fragrances. The more irritants and stimuli your skin comes into contact with, the lower its threshold, resulting in it being harder to pinpoint the exact cause.
What causes sensitive skin?
Any damage occurring to the skin’s natural barrier function causes inflammation with a feeling of itchiness, heat, and tightness that can be uncomfortable and distressing. The skin’s natural barrier, also known as the outer layer of the epidermis, helps to balance the water and lipid levels in our skin, protecting it from dirt, debris, and pollutants. Hence, damaged skin develops acute symptoms.
Is sensitivity a skin condition or a skin type?
The answer is both. Sensitive skin is a skin type due to either a predisposition to an impairment in the individual’s skin barrier function or a genetic issue. Our skin barrier is a waterproof seal made up of ceramides, microbiome, lipids, and proteins that holds the skin cells together, maintaining hydration and moisture. When there is a dysfunction or imbalance in our skin barrier, it can result in our skin turning dry and more susceptible to irritation and sensitivity.
Sensitive skin is also a skin condition due to external irritants, such as extreme fluctuation in temperature, as well as products containing harsh water and surfactants. It can also occur as allergic contact dermatitis, which happens when our skin is hypersensitive or has an immune response to specific ingredients or products, such as preservatives and fragrances.
Tips to calm and soothe sensitive skin
- Use restorative, gentle ingredients during the healing process
- Use moisturising products
- Use fragrance-free products
- Use sunscreen to protect against skin ageing
Step 1: Calm and cleanse
LoveNaturall offers many products that calm and cleanse. We have Bodyfarm Donkey Milk Shower Gel that is specifically designed to hydrate your skin deeply while rejuvenating and softening it at the same time. Its mild cleansing agents combined with organic aloe, organic olive oil and other natural ingredients calm, radiate, and cleanse the skin too.
Another such product is our Wotnot Naturals Baby Nappy Rash Cream & Balm, which is highly suitable for children and babies with sensitive skin conditions, such as rosacea, psoriasis, and eczema. Not only is it free from artificial fragrances, harsh chemicals, and preservatives, but it also is rich in omega-3 and -6. The recently improved formula is gentler on skin, yet improving its efficacy on nappy rash and itchiness by using only premium ingredients such as flower, seed oils and aloe vera.
Step 2: Rescue and recover
In order to optimise your skin’s recovery process, you first need to ensure optimal skin protection. And that means using sufficient sunscreen. Fortunately, Wotnot Naturals Sunscreen is able to protect your skin. You can apply it daily on its own or use it as the ideal makeup base. Filled with plant collagen, it protects while ensuring the recovery of your skin, reducing wrinkles and fine lines.
You also want to use products with antioxidant properties, such as Bodyfarm Facial Cleansing Milk. Its formula includes cotton, vitamin E, and lotus extract known to balance and protect your skin, as well as antioxidant properties. They are also hypoallergic, making them the ideal product for all skin types.
Step 3: Moisturise
We are talking about a soothing and deeply-nourishing moisturiser, such as one of our BodyFarm Body Milks range – Greek Yoghurt and Royal Jelly Body Milk, Donkey Milk Body Milk, Volcanic Mud Body Milk, which not only are non-greasy but quick to absorb, but they also nourish your skin with natural botanical ingredients and oils.
Conclusion
Your skin is your body’s armour, protecting you from harmful elements. Hence, using the right product to ensure that it is adequately nourished allows your skin to recover and repair itself quickly. And if you have sensitive skin, it is even more crucial to vet your skincare products for sensitising ingredients. Additionally, you may also combine one or more products to boost results.
Nevertheless, at LoveNaturall, we specialise in organic skincare. Most of our products, if not all, are suitable products for sensitive skin. For more information on our products, do visit us at https://www.lovenaturall.com/ today!