Skin Types – Consultation
Very dry, sensitive skin: How to care for it properly
Very dry and sensitive facial skin requires special attention. If your skin tends to neurodermatitis or reacts particularly sensitively, the right care routine is especially important. Here you will learn how to recognize very dry, sensitive skin, what causes may be behind it, and how to care for it optimally.
This is how you can recognize very dry, sensitive skin
Sensitive, dry skin is often recognized by an uncomfortable tight feeling, a rough skin surface, cracks, and visibly dry, flaky areas on the face or body.
Warning: Itching, skin inflammation, redness, blistering, or open and flaky skin areas may indicate an allergic reaction. In this case, you should consult a dermatologist.
Causes of very dry, sensitive skin
There are several factors that can lead to very dry skin or allergic skin reactions.
Common triggers include food intolerances, house dust mites and their excretions found in dust, as well as animal hair and the associated strong immune system reactions.
If you have allergic reactions to these or other factors, you should also seek medical advice.
How to care for very dry, sensitive skin
Basically, the rule for this skin type is: less is more!
It is especially important to protect the skin from drying out and to support the natural regeneration of the skin's protective barrier. Because a damaged barrier allows allergens to penetrate the skin and trigger reactions.
Skin that has lost its balance can hardly tolerate classic skincare products and reacts particularly strongly to certain emulsifiers, fragrance oils, colorants, or preservatives. That’s why you should completely avoid irritating substances in skincare. Skincare products with few but effective ingredients that support the skin’s lipid barrier and thus strengthen the skin’s protective function are a step in the right direction.
How to cleanse very dry, sensitive skin
If your skin’s protective barrier is disturbed or damaged, you should avoid cleansing your skin too often or too intensely. The protective layer that forms on your skin overnight should not be removed immediately in the morning.
Therefore, we recommend using mild cleansing products mainly in the evening. This way, you can gently remove dirt from your skin. Micellar water or a gentle cleansing emulsion without fragrances offer an especially mild form of facial cleansing.
Here's how: After cleansing, gently pat your face dry with a clean towel. Avoid rubbing, excessive pressure, and pulling when drying your face, as this can further irritate your skin and damage the natural skin barrier.
Once your face is gently patted dry, you can apply a care cream or fluid to your face and gently massage it in.
The right facial care for very dry, sensitive skin
A facial fluid or a care cream for sensitive skin should be applied before going to bed so that the care products can work on the dry facial skin overnight. When you apply the care products, you can also promote blood circulation in the face through a gentle facial massage.
Our recommendation: To meet the special care needs of extremely dry skin as well as sensitive or allergic skin, we have developed a special skincare series for daily care and cleansing. The lavera Natural Beauty Neutral care series is deliberately made without additional artificial fragrances and preservatives (preservatives as defined by the EU Cosmetics Regulation). The products with high-quality ingredients care for, protect, and soothe dry and sensitive skin.
How to apply your products correctly for dry and sensitive skin
Natural ingredients for dry and sensitive skin
Neutral care series
Our Neutral skincare line is specially designed for extremely dry, sensitive, or allergic skin.
At a glance: How to recognize and care for dry and sensitive skin
The most important points summarized for you:
- Key characteristics of dry and sensitive skin are an uncomfortable tight feeling and skin irritations
- The no longer intact protective barrier of the skin promotes the penetration of allergens
- Your care should primarily support the regeneration of the skin’s protective barrier
- Care routines are especially effective in the evening for dry and sensitive skin
- Primarily use mild cleansing emulsions, cleansing foam, or micellar water
