
What causes sensitive skin: know from dermatologist
Written By Dr Surbhi, MD Skin
Last updated: 03/10/18Written By Dr Surbhi, MD Skin
Last updated: 03/10/18“Doctor, My face gets red in the sun, and nothing seems to suit my sensitive skin. What causes sensitive skin? Why me?”
People with sensitive skin struggle in day-to-day life looking for the product that would suit their skin or feel embarrassed when their face turns red in the sun or with emotional triggers. As the old adage says, half the battle is won when you know your enemy well. Let us begin this journey to decode sensitive skin care by finding an answer to "what causes sensitive skin?" in this article.
Sensitivity breakouts might occur once in a while due to prolonged exposure to bright sun or harsh chemicals, but that cannot be labelled as sensitive skin. People with sensitive skin develop redness, itching, irritation, burning, flushing or bumps on the face in response to one or all of the following:
In short, sensitive skin breaks out quickly, and the products that did wonders for your friends make your situation worst.
Sensitive skin can be due to following reasons:
Whatever the reason is, please do not scrub the roughness of your skin or hope to regain the smooth look with facials, or the most expensive creams, because all such efforts might irritate your skin further. Remember that when your skin is red, irritated, burning or breaking out, it is crying out loud "leave me alone". In such cases, you should visit your dermatologist to restore natural skin rather than experimenting around.
All said and done, for Sensitive Skin- Prevention is better than cure!
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