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Dry skin is very frequently sensitive too, which just makes it harder to deal with. Dry sensitive skin feels tight because of the lack of natural oils and has a tendency to develop small expression lines that will eventually become wrinkles. Furthermore, this type of skin makes one more liable to allergic reactions, rashes, capillaries breaking and sudden flushes. Therefore, taking care of dry sensitive skin can be a real challenge sometimes. It is worth saying that it affects people of all ages, colours and genders.

You have to follow rigorous steps in your choice of cleansing, moisturising and make up products if you have dry sensitive skin to care for. First of all, you need to reduce the amount of products you put on your skin. The fact is, the more chemicals you come into contact with, the higher the chance of getting rashes. The products ought to be fragrance-free and hypo-allergenic so that you don’t develop red, irritation blotches. Blusher and foundation can pose some difficulties for dry sensitive skin.

Try not to put on too much make-up in order to allow your skin to breathe properly. When you are shopping for make up, other than looking for the hypo-allergenic label, you should also try to ensure that they are oil-free. Foundation and blusher should be water-based because they won’t clog your pores. Furthermore, oil-absorbing foundations are not recommended for dry sensitive skin, because they will make your skin even drier.

It is also not recommended that you use exfoliants or astringent products on dry sensitive skin because they could irritate the thin upper layers of skin. The same thing must be said in relation to washing: over-washing of the face means eliminating the natural oils that oil the skin, which will result in an accelerated dryness.

Furthermore, your day-time moisturiser ought to have a sun-protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 incorporated into it. However, however much you may like sunbathing, dry sensitive skin does not really permit you to enjoy such outdoor, skin-parching pleasures.

Don’t expose dry sensitive skin to the sun just to tan it, because you will only achieve premature ageing and maybe even quite serious health problems. And last but not least, a warning must be signalled that you should change some of your cosmetic products for others.

If you decide that you want to change to another skincare brand, it is very important that you test the product on a small section of skin in order to test whether it triggers any negative manifestations.