We unravel the facts about sensitive skin
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Autumn-proof your skin
The change of season gives you a chance to repair any summer sun damage and prepare your skin for cooler temperatures
Many of us suffer bouts of skin sensitivity, redness, and irritation when the seasons change. Over-exposure of the skin during the summer may mean that it's suffering from dehydration.
Nourish
With the cooler temperatures of autumn, it's a good time to nourish skin from head to toe. Treating the whole body requires some effort and attention, but there are some excellent products around that make this easy and, more importantly, a pleasure!
Know-how
Take time and care to apply products. There should be no 'dragging' of the skin. Use your hands to massage in, applying finger tips to acupressure points on the face, and reflexology points on your feet.
Face
There are a number of facial products available with varying textures. It does depend on individuals as to which ones suit. All of the following products are suitable for sensitive skins and some are for specific skin conditions.
An excellent all-round facial cream is the Dr. Hauschka Rose Day Cream (£19.00/30ml). Rose oil and wild Rose Hip extract makes this a rich cream with a beautiful scent. Soothing redness, it calms the skin; an ideal choice for sensitive, dry and mature skin types.
www.drhauschka.co.uk
Also natural is Avene Skin Recovery Cream (£11.95/40ml). Designed for over-stressed and hypersensitive skins and rich in Avene thermal spring water, it absorbs quickly into skin, giving instant soothing to any irritations and redness. Excellent for exposure to the elements that has caused a reaction.
www.boots.com
For skin discolouration, and brown spots
Prescriptives Skin Tone Correcting Serum (£37.00/30ml) contains mulberry root, grape root, and vitamin C. It helps correct and prevent the appearance of dark spots and skin discolouration with Melannite, a yeast extract that breaks apart concentrated areas of pigmentation.
Stockist: 0870 034 2566.
Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Sun Supreme Rescue Serum (£70.00/30ml) reduces visible signs of ageing, and evens out skin tone and texture. Broken capillaries and blotchy skin tone are noticeably improved.
www.esteelauder.co.uk
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