How to spot sensitive skin?
Unlike so-called "normal" skin, sensitive skin is easily irritated. The slightest external aggression can panic it and bring with it discomfort, dryness and other happy festivities. Winter, the cold and its negative temperatures or the wind do not help the skin to regain its comfort. Indeed, these various external factors will attack your precious skin barrier. And these signs can show up on your face as well as your body.
But what is this natural barrier function for? It is in fact the shield between your epidermis and the environment, which participates in maintaining the cells in the different layers of the skin and skin hydration at an optimal level. This barrier consists of a hydrolipidic film, containing essential substances such as ceramides or fatty acids. It protects our cells from the entry of pollutants, micro-organisms, chemical substances or allergens.
When this hydrolipidic film is damaged, the skin turns into a sieve and struggles to prevent these irritants from passing through, thus creating an inflammatory reaction. The water naturally contained in the skin also escapes: this results in dehydration.
If this skin can be sensitive by nature, the environment, cosmetics with poorly tolerated compounds, but also stress, diet and the consumption of alcohol and tobacco are aggravating factors for this skin condition.
However, sensitivity and allergy should not be confused. An allergy is the result of a skin reaction to a specific substance, regardless of its concentration. The skin reaction is immediate and intense but reversible when the skin is no longer confronted with the compound. While in the case of sensitive skin, it is the fact of several factors at the same time. This skin condition can appear throughout life and is accentuated as soon as the epidermis is confronted with aggravating environmental factors.
A good reason to protect your skin from the harshness of winter! To do this, nothing could be simpler than taking the right steps to take care of it. We will explain everything to you.
We change our habits
Despite the wish to turn to healthier products and above all more adapted to your skin, you have to question the routine you adopt on a daily basis. Shared by your mother, you make it a point of honor to follow her to the letter for years. However, it surely hides certain gestures to be completely reviewed for the good of your sensitive skin.
1 – Choose a limited cleaning frequency:
Once every evening is enough to eliminate all the impurities accumulated throughout the day. Beyond that, you risk irritating your skin and altering your lipid barrier.
2 – Exfoliate sparingly:
If you are tempted to erase dead skin due to dehydration, forget the traditional scrubs with plastic microbeads, which are as little recommended for taking care of your environment as your skin. Scrubs with grains, even natural ones (with apricot kernels, olive kernels, etc.) should be avoided, as they are too aggressive for your skin; you won't want to strip it either! Choose a grain-free scrub of natural origin and certified organic to avoid chemical exfoliating agents.
3 – Rinse and wipe your skin gently:
When you get out of the shower or after your facial cleansing session, avoid rubbing your towel too hard on the sensitized areas. Just dab it on the places to dry. For rinsing the face, thermal water is preferred.
4 – Be minimalist on face care:
"It's better to have too much than not enough" is your adage? For the skin, it's just the opposite. The less she will be confronted with different molecules, the more she will thank you. Do not accumulate creams to regain comfort, one is enough as long as it is the right one.
5 – Also change your food routine:
Healthy skin in a healthy body, it also goes through food. Studies have shown the importance of diet in the appearance of the skin. If spices or alcohol promote redness and burning, foods rich in antioxidants or vitamin C will have a beneficial effect down to the level of the epidermis.
Gently cleanse and cleanse your skin
Essential step at the end of the day, in order to eliminate the impurities accumulated during this one, it is quite naturally that you think of make-up removal and/or cleansing of the skin. When you have sensitive skin, it can quickly become a torment for her.
To take care of it gently, be careful not to abuse disposable make-up remover cotton pads, which are its worst enemies. Indeed, the mechanical action of the cotton will irritate the epidermis. Make-up removal should be preferred with your fingers, or choose soft washable cottons and adopt gentle gestures by proceeding in circular movements.
More is the enemy of good! Washing your face too frequently can further dry out the skin. The use of too cold or too hot water also irritates it. And don't worry, your hygiene will be impeccable even with just one cleaning in the evening, with a treatment without sensitizing active ingredients and without added fragrance that will respect your skin. In the morning, to regain some freshness, thermal water soothing will do the job just as well.
Gamarde thermal water 100ml
Tip: To perfect make-up removal and cleansing of your skin, it is essential to rinse off the care applied. To do this, we advise you to rinse with thermal water rather than running tap water. Indeed, the latter naturally contains limestone, irritating and dehydrating for the skin. This is when Eau de Gamarde comes into action. Spray it all over your face after cleansing and your skin will be refreshed and soothed.
We choose a cream adapted to our needs
The main consequences of sensitive skin confronted with external inconveniences are redness and dehydration, due to the cutaneous hydrolipidic barrier which is altered. To restore it and maintain a stable level of hydration in the epidermis, it must be provided with what it needs to regenerate. This requires care with carefully chosen active ingredients to provide nutrition and soothe its sensitivity.
Turn to a day and night cream adapted to your particular skin, specifically formulated to meet the needs of sensitive skin, tested under dermatological control. To avoid bringing other elements that aggravate your skin condition, it is preferable to choose a treatment without synthetic preservatives or added perfume. Dermocosmetics certified organic and of natural origin meet these different needs. Beyond the absence of chemical compounds often found in everyday cosmetics, the Dermocosm'Ethic Bio formula only with active ingredients, mainly plant-based, which come close to or are similar to those found in the skin, thus guaranteeing optimal skin tolerance.
And if in doubt, try your new cream in the bend of your elbow several hours before using it on your face, this will allow you to detect a possible reaction without fearing for your face.
Finally, know that if the skin on your face is sensitive, your body is surely also. So do not neglect its hydration either.
Soothe your sensitive skin with Gamarde
Do not wait for the onset of inconvenience to act and establish your new beauty routine today. Gamarde responds to their very specific needs with their Dermocosm'Ethic Bio treatments from the Atopic range, designed to bring comfort to your sensitive skin. The only complete organic certified face and body range dedicated to sensitive skin, it respects your skin because it is:
- 100% natural origin and certified organic;
- Formulated with plant active ingredients carefully chosen for their skin tolerance such as Organic Shea Butter and Organic Sweet Almond for their nourishing power and thermal water from Gamarde-les-Bains, Belle de Nuit and Bisabolol for their properties. soothing;
- Without synthetic preservative, without added perfume, without essential oil and without alcohol.
From facial cleanser to body cream, including facial care, Atopic range is very complete and offers a real dose of comfort to your skin. Try it and your skin will thank you!
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