Best skin health: Tips to reduce skin sensitivity

Skin sensitivity is very complex because there are so many factors that can contribute and they affect different people differently. Because of this, it is best to do is to adress all of potential causes at the same time. Then over time you can test potential irritants one at a time to see how your skin reacts to it. You may have been born with a genetic predisposition to sensitive skin, such as as thin, fine or light skin that is susceptible to sunburn. In this case, there is nothing you can do to cure it, you just need to learn how to reduce the irritants in your life and then learn to cope with it. When your skin is irritated, apply a moisturizer, but be sure it uses only natural ingredients. Man made chemicals can irritate your skin. Most moisturizers, for example use less expensive chemically created ceramides. Be syre your moisturizer only uses bio-ceramides.

01. Limit your exposure to things that can irritate your skin.

02. Moistirize your skin on a regular basis. If you are wearing makeup, you can use a spray toner to deliver moisturize to your face without affecting your make up.

03. Wear gloves to protect your skin, especially when washing dishes or cleaning the house. If you wear plastic or rubber gloves, be sure to take breaks to wipe the sweat away from your hands as it too can irritate them.

04. Wear a UV an protective clothing (wide brimmed hat, etc.)

05. Wear gloves, ideally with cotton lining, during cold dry periods like during winter.

06. Wear clothes made of cotton or cotton blends, since they are the least irritating, avoid wool.

07. Keep your showers or baths short and use only lukewarm water, followed immediately with moisturizer that locks in the moisture.

08. Use a moisturizer design specially for sensitive skin, dermatologists recommend products.

09. Avoid getting to hot or sweaty.

10. Don't scratch or rub your skin. This not only irritates your skin, it can also break the surface of the skin enabling irritants or bacteria to become trapped, resulting in further irritation.

11. Stop smoking, this dries and irritates your skin.

12. Shave carefully, use a moisturizing shaving cream or gel, shave in the direction the hair grows (not against it) and rinse gently with warm water.

13. After bathing pat your skin dry, don't rub it.

14. Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated and healthy.

15. Try to reduce the stress in your life.