Combating sensitive skin

Sensitive skin? Argh! It's always the most frustrated things to deal with. 

I personally have very sensitive skin, and these are the ways I combat it:

1. Avène Thermal Spring Water

It comes in an aerosol spray bottle form and I use this whenever my skin feels dry and itchy. The redness of my skin soothes down immediately. This spray is very refreshing, not only it calms and soothes down the redness in my skin, the bumps due to sensitive skin fades away after a few days using it, results in softer and smoother skin. 

This product claims that it's:
- Rich in silicate and trace element
- Low salt mineral content does not dry out the skin 
- pH 7.5: perfect balance of anions and cations
- Preservative free 
- Hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic.

Product available at: Sasa, Watsons, Guardian.

2. Keep my skin hydrated. 

Keeping your skin care routine is very important to ensure your skin stays hydrated. I'm using Hada Labo Moisturizing Lotion (toner) and Hada Labo Moisturizing Milk (Moisturizer). Both toner and moisturizer are very rich in hyaluronic acid and keeps my skin hydrated and mositurized, However, the moisturizer is slightly densed and oily, so it might not be suitable for people with very oily skin. 

Product available at: Certain Sasa stores, Watsons, Guardian, Tesco.

3. Keep myself hydrated.

Our skin needs to stay well hydrated in order to remain moist, supple and healthy. Drinking plenty of water is one of the best thing that we can do to keep our skin healthy. 

This is how drinking plenty of water helps keeping our skin healthy. 

4. Natural Remedy - Homemade Green Tea and Honey Mask 

Green tea contains polyphenol, the anti-oxidant agent which helps protecting the skin and reduces inflammation. The ant-oxidant contained in green tea also helps with the anti-aging process. 

Honey naturally has moisture retention properties (good for people with dry skin!) and anti-bacterial properties. Besides, honey can soothes and calm your skin. 

The combination of green tea and honey not only does soothes sensitive skin, it also helps curing acne due to the anti-inflammation properties in green tea and anti-bacterial agent in honey. 

To prepare the green tea and honey mask:

Ingredients:

- Green Tea Leaves 

- Honey

Preparation steps:

1. Soak green tea leaves in some hot water. I normally use teabags, so what I do is I prepare myself a cup of green tea to drink, and use the remaining tea leaves for the mask. 

2. Remove the tea leaves from the tea bag and place them in a nice bowl. You can also use a jar if you plan to prepare more and keep them in the refrigerator for future usage. 

3. For one teabag, add one tablespoon of honey and blend well.

4. After thorough cleansing, apply the green tea and honey mixture onto your skin. For normal skin, this regime can be used as facial scrub. However, for sensitive skin, I would advice just applying gently on your face so you won't further irritate your skin. 

5. Rinse it after 10 minutes and viola! Say hi to smooth skin =)

Do you normally have sensitive skin? How and what do you do to combat it?

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