Burning Skin Sensation
A stinging, prickling, burning skin. How distressing! And if you look in the mirror you can’t really notice anything. Sometimes this happens if you have just applied a new cream, and sometimes if you haven’t changed anything at all. It is estimated that more than 50% of people have sensitive skin. If you are one of these, it is helpful to know what the cause may be. Have you found this out? Then you can try, step-by-step, to get the normality back into your skincare routine as, fortunately, a sensitive skin doesn’t mean that you have to stop using cosmetics.
Burning skin sensation; how does it happen?
There are 4 main causes of sensitive skin. These are:
- an actual skin disorder (such as Rosacea, eczema or psoriasis)
- an allergy to cosmetics
- irritation through (incorrect) use of cosmetics
- an over sensitive skin
A genuine cosmetic skin allergy is usually found in around 10% of the population. The problem lies in your own immune system, which reacts to an ingredient that for others doesn’t cause a problem. Make no mistake; even after years of using a product, burning skin or another irritation can happen all of a sudden. In order to find out exactly what you are allergic to it is best to see a Dermatologist. He can bring to light which ingredient you need to avoid by performing a simple test.
In my experience, as well as people with a genuine cosmetic allergy, there are many people who have irritated or burning skin through using incorrect cosmetic products or the incorrect use of cosmetic products. In this instance, there is nothing wrong with your immune system it’s just that, for too long, you have been using too many different products, poor quality products (even though they may be very expensive) or products which are not suitable for your skin.
Then there are people who simply have extremely sensitive skin. The nerve endings, that lie just under the skin, react more rapidly in them than by other people, causing itching or a burning and stinging sensation. This is often around the nose and mouth. Naturally you need to take extra care with sensitive skin and keep the use of cosmetic products with irritating ingredients to an absolute minimum.
Best not…
It is best not to use Exfoliants and Vitamin A Acid. You have probably also noticed that the sauna, scrubs, peelings and most masks aren’t good either. Leave your skin alone as much as possible, this will help it. Fortunately, in most cases, you don’t have to stop using cosmetic products altogether. Soon I will give you some tips about how to choose cosmetic products and helpful cosmetic ingredients for sensitive skin.
Regards Jetske.
(Dr. Jetske Ultee-Research Physician Cosmetic Dermatology)
You can read more about
‘Ingredients to Avoid‘,
‘Winter and Your Skin‘,
‘Perfume in Many Baby Products’,
‘Getting Used to a Product‘,
‘Hypo-Allergenic, Dermatologically Tested or PH Neutral?‘,
‘The Effects of Stress on Your Skin’.