5 TIPS FOR TAKING CARE OF SENSITIVE SKIN

It can be extremely difficult to feel healthy when you have skin discomfort. Skin that feels constantly stressed can cause frustration and a loss of confidence, but we’ve got some simple steps that can restore your skin and help you feel more ‘you’ again.

Follow these 5 STEPS FOR A BETTER SKIN ROUTINE

The ideal kind of facial cleanser is one that maintains your skin’s natural moisture, doing its job to remove dirt, makeup and excess oil, while not drying out the skin. Look for a soap-free, fragrance-free, gentle cleanser like Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser or Cetaphil Gentle Foaming Cleanser. And be sure not to over-wash, as this can lead to dryness and irritation. Cleansing your face once in the morning and once in the evening should be enough.

五種常見敏感肌膚症狀

為了令您有正確的方向舒緩的你敏感肌膚，以下列出敏感肌膚最常見的症狀：

2. Moisturize

1.乾燥

As well as helping your skin feel softer and smoother, moisturizers can improve hydration and help restore the skin’s natural moisture barrier. Look for a gentle moisturizer for sensitive skin that doesn’t contain unnecessary (and potentially irritating) ingredients such as colors and fragrances. Cetaphil Daily Advance Ultra Hydrating Lotion, Cetaphil Moisturizering Cream are specially formulated for sensitive skin; fragrance-free, hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic.

3.Avoid triggers

Sensitive skin , by definition, is the negative reaction of skin to certain triggers. Sometimes the best way to cope with this is to avoid these triggers altogether. Pay attention to what might be causing your sensitive skin to flare up: is it that new perfume, certain fabrics that you wear, or too much time in the sun? Other causes might be makeup, air-conditioning or central heating. Understanding what causes your specific sensitive skin flare-ups can help you manage or prevent them more easily.

3.粗糙

皮膚表面出現明顯的乾燥脫皮、膚色暗沉及不均勻，而且皮膚整體都感到乾燥。

4.Always use sunscreen

Regularly wearing facial sunscreen has been shown to actively help sensitive skin. Choose a daily moisturizer with SPF to reduce the likelihood of acute UV exposure, which could affect your skin’s overall health (even when you’re indoors). When you’re out in the sun, it’s a good idea to use a specific sunscreen (and not just a moisturizer with SPF), and be sure to wear a hat and sunglasses.

5. 皮膚屏障受損

若感到刺痛或發熱，您的皮膚屏障可能已受損。

可參閱「敏感皮膚的5大問題」了解更多有關敏感皮膚的症狀

敏感肌膚的成因

雖然在現時的科學上未能完整地解釋到造成敏感肌膚的原因，但以下幾個特點比較有可能提高皮膚變成敏感肌膚的可能性。

性別

年齡

膚色

環境及其他外在因素

陽光下曝曬

空氣污染

敏感肌膚的護理重點和注意事項

1. 護理重點

使用專為敏感皮膚而設的護膚產品

首先，確切地了解自己肌膚的需要極為重要。除了市面上某些說明不適合敏感肌膚使用的護膚品，某些護膚品中亦可能會含有不適合敏感皮膚使用的成份，因此我們整理出敏感皮膚應避免使用的成份列表於下方，讓您能針對自己的敏感皮膚需要，揀選適合的護膚品。

選用性質溫和的潔膚產品

敏感肌膚會因膚質各異，所以各種潔膚方式用於不同的敏感肌膚膚質上均有著不同的反應。以潔膚皂為例，大部分的皮膚科醫生都認同使用含有皂性成份的香皂或除臭皂清潔全身皮膚，並不是最好的選擇；相反地，不含皂成份的潔膚產品、溫和潔膚露或潔膚皂令皮膚出現刺激反應的機會相對較低。在選擇潔膚霜和即棄潔膚巾時，亦可根據以上方法揀選適合的產品。