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Mon May 19, 2008 7:30 pm  |
What products are good on sensitive skin? What's the best way to care for it?
My upper chest/lower neck has been sensitive for a while - always first to sunburn, get sun poisoning, etc. I do also experience breakouts of some sort there and have fine 'pimple' like bumps occasionally (but, not true acne). At present - it's looking somewhat sunburned (so it's pretty irritated right now)
Does anyone else experience this and what do you do for it? I think I need to try to return the skin to a normal condition before I continue using any anti-aging strategies on it. (I've been using some exfoliants and CP & vit C that I just started recently, but this condition has always been there) |
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early 60's, fair skin, combo skin, very few fine lines, vertical lip lines, crows feet & 11's, fighting aging! Using Palancia HF, dermarollers, CPs, Retin A Micro, Safetox, AALS, Clairsonic |
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Tue May 20, 2008 1:33 pm |
| Use physical sunscreen that's a good preventative measure and won't irritate you. Xinc oxide is actually healing/calming. Use products that don't have enything that's going to irritate you. I like the 100% pure brand. |
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Tue May 20, 2008 2:41 pm |
| I suggest you to try either MD Forte or Dermalogica. Both lines are good for younger woman in my opinion. As far as sunscreen MD Forte has a cheaper sunscreen with good ingredients. I highly recommend both product lines. |
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Tue May 20, 2008 6:54 pm |
| There is a skin care line called SIMPLE- it's very very affordeable and sensitive skin loves it! |
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Tue May 20, 2008 7:03 pm |
| Where can you find Simple and does it comes with a complete skin care line, ie. cleanser toner, moisturizer, wringle cream, vit c, sunscreen, etc? and what age group is its targeted clients? |
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Mon May 26, 2008 7:36 am |
| sisley or Genetic!! |
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Mon May 26, 2008 6:56 pm |
happylydia- what is 'sisley or Genetic'?
seno - I've never heard of Simple either - can you tell me more?
ALSO - I've done some research and think I've got some Rosacea on my chest. I will get an opinion from a derm sometime in the next mo or so (takes a while to get in to see him). But, from what I've read - I've got the symptoms:
irritation from - heat, showering, sun, perfumes, BHA usage, etc, etc. Also shows up as a bright red rash temporarily after exposure to the above. Can also get pimple like bumps and too much exposure to the sun brings on sun poisoning.
Now - I just need to learn how to treat this. Eventually, I'd like to do some anti-aging stuff on my chest too. Treat the rosacea first, tho.
If those products you mention can help in some regard - tell me MORE! Please  |
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early 60's, fair skin, combo skin, very few fine lines, vertical lip lines, crows feet & 11's, fighting aging! Using Palancia HF, dermarollers, CPs, Retin A Micro, Safetox, AALS, Clairsonic |
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Mon May 26, 2008 7:13 pm |
| my supersensitive skin loves jurlique's calendula cream. also recommended it to my manager who gets red irritated skin and she loves it! it says on the bottle that it's great for "after sun" skin. |
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havana8
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Mon May 26, 2008 8:42 pm |
For sensitive skin its a matter of eliminating what can cause more problems. Generally, colours, fragrances, AHAs and for me preservitives, citric acid will bother my skin. Using something really mild is ideal and if there are any essential oils they should be the kind that is calming like chamomile.
I have heard good things about Micelluar cleansers and I looked at the Bioderma Sensibio line and it looks okay. Also La Roche Posay and Avene look okay but the ingredients are not that remarkable but at least its not harsh either. |
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Tue May 27, 2008 3:07 am |
| I suggest trying any of the Cetaphil product line. They also have products for extremely sensitive skin, aren't too expensive and are easy to find at any pharmacy or grocery store. Plus, they are great products. |
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Tue May 27, 2008 4:58 am |
For sensitive skin i think its best to use organic, natural products. Try to avoid products which contain alcohol and perfum as this can irritate the skin.
Look for anti-inflammatory ingredients such as cucumber, chamomile, Aloe Vera, licorice root extract (Licochalcone) Niacinamide, Calendula, Evening Primrose,
Other ingredients such as Rose (Rosa damascena, allantoin, Bisabolol, Neroli
Antioxidants like vitamins C and E and green tea
In addition the fewer the ingredients in a product, the less likely it will cause irriation
sun protection is very important
Mineral makeup (if you prefer to wear makeup)
Some other useful hints and tips: http://www.ivillage.co.uk/beauty/skincare/facial/articles/0,,547687_183242,00.html |
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sensitive oily/combination, green eyes, brown hair, fair skin |
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Tue May 27, 2008 5:53 pm |
Cetaphil is great on sensitive skin. Simple can be purchased in Priceline (in Australia).
Try this websites to find out more about the product:
http://www.simpleskincare.com.au/simpleskincare/home.aspx
And heres one you can buy it from:
http://www.myshopping.com.au/PT--214_Skin_Care_Simple__fs_3638_e__
I don't know if they sell this outside of Australia. But I really recommend it for a few reasons. It's effective, it's gentle, perfume & color free and it's very very well priced.
They have an anti-aging skin care line(40s & 50s) and an age-resisting (30s) and an everyday skin care line (this is what I used- 20s)..
Let me know how you go. |
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21 year old-combo skin (sometimes dry)-rare break outs-dry eye contour with lines |
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Tue May 27, 2008 11:09 pm |
| I suggest you should try some natural brands, such as juice beauty and PSF. PSF is a hot brand in this forum,it has many good reviews products. |
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Wed May 28, 2008 12:49 pm |
| Juice Beauty has a lot of citric acid juices for preserving and exfoliation. Not good for sensitive skin. PSF is better though not all natural it does have a good formulation and the prices are very good. |
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Wed May 28, 2008 6:54 pm |
| sakura wrote: |
| Juice Beauty has a lot of citric acid juices for preserving and exfoliation. Not good for sensitive skin. PSF is better though not all natural it does have a good formulation and the prices are very good. |
From the products I've tried so far, I would recommend PSF. I don't think juice beauty is all the great... |
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Wed May 28, 2008 8:07 pm |
| Simple is the least irritating and most effective I have used thus far. |
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21 year old-combo skin (sometimes dry)-rare break outs-dry eye contour with lines |
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Wed May 28, 2008 9:44 pm |
| Hi, I have sensitive skin and Cetaphil didn't worked for me. I use Cellcosmet cleansing cream and Cellcosmet sensitive day and night creams to moisturize. Sometimes I use jojoba and other types of oils. |
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Blond, blue eyes.Skin: Normal, sometimes oily, during winter very dry. Very sensitive. Occasional breakouts. Very fair. |
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Thu May 29, 2008 5:48 pm |
| Lara1 wrote: |
| Hi, I have sensitive skin and Cetaphil didn't worked for me. I use Cellcosmet cleansing cream and Cellcosmet sensitive day and night creams to moisturize. Sometimes I use jojoba and other types of oils. |
That's a good solution also. When I'm feeling sensitive, I just use pure oil on my face, because I know it won't irritate me. |
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Thu May 29, 2008 7:29 pm |
| foxe wrote: |
| What products are good on sensitive skin? What's the best way to care for it? |
Use simple cleansing products. You can use a microfiber cloth and water only. Or look into investing in a Clarisonic or Pretika skin brush.
Use a simple moisturizer. You'll have to test what works best for your skin but check out carrier oils and their properties and buy one you think would fit your skin needs. Here are two sites with carrier oil properties listed:
http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/whatcarr.asp
http://www.zhealthinfo.com/carrier.htm
Or consider trying emu or squalene oil. You can get samples of both at Diana Yvonne:
www.dianayvonne.com/category/179availablesamples/ |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Fri May 30, 2008 3:55 pm |
| I use Juice Beauty and it seems to work well with my sensitive skin, however i am oily too. |
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sensitive oily/combination, green eyes, brown hair, fair skin |
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Fri May 30, 2008 7:15 pm |
Wow! So many different ideas. Thanks for all of those ideas. I wonder, tho, what would be best- considering that it's my chest we're talking about and that I think it might be Rosacea. Seems that all I've been reading about rosacea is that it's mighty sensitive to many products out there.
I've already tried an anti-dandruff shampoo that I read about elsewhere (might've been here) for rosacea and that seemed to settle things down a bit (I've only used it a couple of times so far). The theory behind this is the shampoo works against some mite that lays in the skin. My skin has reacted well to it.
I would still love to treat some aging of my skin on my decolletage. My chest has just not done well w/ the sun at all, and, considering my age - it has shown it's age. It might only be the rosacea that makes it look so bad, but it is showing poor texture, skin thickness, bumps (thanks rosacea acne), and - the REDNESS. Someone I just met today had to mention that it looked like I'd been out in the sun alot due to that redness. AND - I keep SPF 55 UVA/UVB protection on it!
I wonder if I can use any copper peptides, BHA's, or vitamin C's on this type of sensitive skin at all. I've just added these things to my facial routine and it has shown great strides to improvements there. But, with my sensitive decolletage, can those things be used? Or, does anyone have any other ideas for this type of problem?
Thanks, everyone, for all your ideas so far. I will look into them. Just would like to hear some more. |
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early 60's, fair skin, combo skin, very few fine lines, vertical lip lines, crows feet & 11's, fighting aging! Using Palancia HF, dermarollers, CPs, Retin A Micro, Safetox, AALS, Clairsonic |
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Sat May 31, 2008 7:57 am |
I think you should use oil soluble vitamin C on your chest. Oil soluble vitamin C is less irritating than water soluble vitamin C.
| foxe wrote: |
Wow! So many different ideas. Thanks for all of those ideas. I wonder, tho, what would be best- considering that it's my chest we're talking about and that I think it might be Rosacea. Seems that all I've been reading about rosacea is that it's mighty sensitive to many products out there.
I've already tried an anti-dandruff shampoo that I read about elsewhere (might've been here) for rosacea and that seemed to settle things down a bit (I've only used it a couple of times so far). The theory behind this is the shampoo works against some mite that lays in the skin. My skin has reacted well to it.
I would still love to treat some aging of my skin on my decolletage. My chest has just not done well w/ the sun at all, and, considering my age - it has shown it's age. It might only be the rosacea that makes it look so bad, but it is showing poor texture, skin thickness, bumps (thanks rosacea acne), and - the REDNESS. Someone I just met today had to mention that it looked like I'd been out in the sun alot due to that redness. AND - I keep SPF 55 UVA/UVB protection on it!
I wonder if I can use any copper peptides, BHA's, or vitamin C's on this type of sensitive skin at all. I've just added these things to my facial routine and it has shown great strides to improvements there. But, with my sensitive decolletage, can those things be used? Or, does anyone have any other ideas for this type of problem?
Thanks, everyone, for all your ideas so far. I will look into them. Just would like to hear some more. |
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Sat May 31, 2008 8:41 am |
| foxe wrote: |
I would still love to treat some aging of my skin on my decolletage. My chest has just not done well w/ the sun at all, and, considering my age - it has shown it's age. It might only be the rosacea that makes it look so bad, but it is showing poor texture, skin thickness, bumps (thanks rosacea acne), and - the REDNESS. Someone I just met today had to mention that it looked like I'd been out in the sun alot due to that redness. AND - I keep SPF 55 UVA/UVB protection on it!
I wonder if I can use any copper peptides, BHA's, or vitamin C's on this type of sensitive skin at all. I've just added these things to my facial routine and it has shown great strides to improvements there. But, with my sensitive decolletage, can those things be used? Or, does anyone have any other ideas for this type of problem? |
You might want to invest in an LED device with both infrared and amber lights. Right now the ones that are being talked about most are Prolight and LightStim Anti-Aging. Baby Quasar doesn't have amber lights.
I probably would stay away from BHA's or anything that could cause inflammation in this area. Clean it well and moisturize as I recommended earlier. You could spot check different topicals (vit. C, copper peptides, etc. and see how your skin reacts). Some rosacea and/or lessening redness products might help. Skin Actives has a nice combo for rosacea. You might even try to get a sample of a Karin Herzog oxygen product and spot check on your chest skin. |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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