Posts Tagged Sensitive Skin

So What Toxic Chemicals Did You Use Today?

I’m not a lover of Christmas for reasons I’ll go into in another article. However, I used to appreciate all the toiletries I generally received as presents.

I also used to like the after Christmas and New Year sales when everything was reduced and there were some real bargains to be had. Gift boxes containing a variety of “smellies” were often dramatically reduced in price and often found their way into my shopping basket.

So what’s changed? Well, I’m older, wiser and I’ve learned through bitter experience that the only person who will look after my health is me.

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How To Choose Effective Acne Medicine

Whether someone is suffering from non-inflammatory or inflammatory acne, sufferers will tell you that it is no laughing matter. Fortunately, help is always available. The severity of the acne would determine which treatment would be the most suitable. A wide variety of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, mainly for mild acne, is available.

Antibacterial cleansers: Most of the antibacterial cleansers contain Triclosan, which kills germs on the skin. While this is usually used to prevent pimples and acne, a side effect may be a dry skin.

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All about sensitive skin care

‘Sensitive skin care’ is governed by a few basic rules. However, even before we delve into the rules for sensitive skin care, it’s important to understand what a sensitive skin is. Sensitive skin is one which is unable to tolerate any unfavourable conditions (environmental/other), and which easily gets irritated on contact with foreign materials (including skin care products). For this reason, some products are especially labelled as sensitive skin care products. The degree of sensitivity can however vary from person to person (and depending on that, the sensitive skin care procedures vary too).

Generally, all skin types respond negatively to detergents and other chemical based products. However, the damage starts generally beyond a defined threshold (or tolerance level). This tolerance level is very low for sensitive skin types, leading to skin getting damaged very easily and quickly.  Sensitive skin care products either avoid the potential irritants or keep them at very low concentrations.

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