Sensitive Skin Solutions

Itching for a Way to Resolve Your Skin Problems?

-- By Leanne Beattie, Health & Beauty Writer

Darn, it happened again! You’ve just tried a new facial cleanser, but instead of the healthy glow you had hoped for, your skin became red, itchy and irritated. With a sigh, you throw the cleanser into the drawer filled with all of your other beauty product rejects—items you can’t use because of your sensitive skin.

While dermatologists define sensitive skin as a severe reaction such as pustules, bumps and sores after using a cosmetic product, most people feel they have sensitive skin if they have mild redness, stinging, burning or tightness soon after using a particular product or if they frequently experience chapped skin or ingrown hairs. And while it is uncomfortable on its own, sensitive skin is often an indicator of a more serious skin condition, such as contact dermatitis, rosacea and eczema—conditions that your dermatologist can diagnose and help you treat.

Contact Dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin that occurs when you come in direct contact with an irritant or allergen, such as soap, detergent, fragrance, nickel or other metals, and solvents or other chemicals.

A reaction may occur the first time you’re exposed to the irritant or it can develop over time as the product is used on a regular basis. Symptoms of contact dermatitis include itching, skin redness or inflammation, tenderness, localized swelling, and oozing or crusting sores.

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• NANABABY5 "Good article thankyou! I have sensitive skin too, and stay away with produc..."
• JGBAXTER "thanks for the info!"
• TIDDLELENA3 "Awesome Info...I have had Rosacea for sometime now and refuse to take any m..."

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