Sensitive Skin Cleansers
Sensitive Skin Cleansers
Sensitive skin is the type of skin that gets irritated easily. The chemicals present in cosmetics, environmental conditions, wind, heat, cold etc may trigger the skin and cause irritations on the skin. The skin may develop rashes, redness, swelling, itching, burning sensation, flushing etc. People having sensitive skin has to be careful while selecting their skin care products as some of the ingredients in them may irritate their skin. Here are some tips while selecting the cleansers for sensitive skin.Sensitive Skin Cleansers
Cleanser is a skin care product used for cleansing the skin. Most of the skin cleansers are found to have water to lather the product on the skin. This water content helps the bacteria to grow easily in the cleanser. In order to prevent this chemical preservatives like paraben, formaldehyde etc are added. This in turn causes irritations on the skin. But preservatives are essential to keep the product free of microorganisms. Hence for sensitive skin use cleansers that contain only minimum of added preservatives.
In order to prevent the skin irritations use the cleansers that has plant extract like aloe vera as soothing agents. This may help to sooth the skin and also impart a cool feeling. Avoid the cleansers that contain chemical moisturizing agents instead choose the one that has natural oils from avocado, sunflower, green tea etc. Also avoid all those cleansers that constitute acidic ingredients like lactic acid, glycolic acid etc as they may act harsh on the sensitive skin.
While choosing the cleanser ensure that it does not contain any fragrance. This is because chemicals added for causing fragrance may results in skin irritations. Similarly avoid all those colored products as it may contains dye that disturb your skin. Most of the sensitive skin cleansers contains less number of ingredients to avoid the chances for developing reactions towards a particular ingredient.
Cleanser for sensitive skin can be make at home.
Yogurt and Oatmeal Cleanser
Make a paste with half cup of oatmeal and yogurt. Apply this paste on the skin and wash off with cool water after 5 minutes.
Cucumber and Yogurt Cleanser
Grate a small cucumber and to this add half cup yogurt and three tablespoon beaten curd. Combine the entire ingredients well and spread on the face. Keep it for 5 minutes and then remove with cool water.
