The Best Skincare Products for Sensitive Skin

Whether you’ve been dealing with it throughout your life or you’ve only recently started to notice your skin becoming more reactive, sensitive skin requires a fair amount of extra care. Sure, many of the sensitive skin products out there claim to be formulated to keep irritation to a minimum, but sensitivity triggers vary significantly between individuals. What works for one person with sensitive skin may still leave your complexion red and raw.

However, this doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on all of the new and exciting skincare formulas on the market. It may take some trial and error, but understanding how to pick and choose between the various sensitive skin products available will enable you to create a skincare routine that your complexion absolutely loves.

Need some recommendations? Read on to find out more about the best sensitive skin products from Lionesse.

What Causes Sensitive Skin in the First Place?

If your skin is sensitive, then this means that it’s more reactive than it should be. 

It all comes down to skin barrier function. When this barrier is compromised, it leaves skin cells more exposed to the environment around them. Whether it may be the weather, air pollution, skincare products, or anything else, environmental irritants quickly trigger sensitive skin. This results in redness and discomfort, with stinging and burning being common symptoms too.

While some people naturally have sensitive skin, others can develop it at any stage in life. Everything from dietary changes to increased stress can affect skin barrier function, leaving the skin sensitive. 

So, what’s the solution?

Ideally, start by trying to identify your skin’s triggers. This could be anything from sun exposure to cigarette smoke to certain skincare ingredients. Make a record of when your sensitivities arise and you’ll soon be able to see a pattern emerging. This will then enable you to avoid your triggers as much as possible, therefore keeping your skin relaxed and happy.

At the same time, you should also be seeking out sensitive skin products that will calm and soothe your complexion. Look for ingredients that will help your skin barrier to feel thicker and better reinforced – this will help to prevent your skin from feeling quite so sensitive in the long run.

Let’s now take a closer look at a few skincare products that do exactly that:

The White Pearl Facial Cleanser

When it comes to the different types of skincare products that cause sensitivities, cleansers tend to be the biggest culprit. Why? Because of the chemical surfactants that they contain.

Surfactants are essential in a cleanser. These are the cleansing agents that remove dirt and other impurities from the surface of the skin. Unfortunately, many of them are overly harsh. In addition to cleaning away unwanted particles, they also remove a large portion of the natural oils that keep the skin moisturized and protected. This then weakens the skin barrier even more, causing sensitivities to develop. 

Those same surfactants are also infamous for how they interfere with the skin’s natural pH balance. Again, this is something else that can quickly trigger sensitive skin.

However, this doesn’t mean that you should give cleansing a miss. If you allow all of the dirt and impurities on the surface of your skin to remain in place, these will only settle into your pores, causing even more sensitivities.

Instead, find a cleanser that makes use of gentle, plant-derived surfactants, such as the Lionesse White Pearl Facial Cleanser. The cleansing agents on this product’s ingredient list may have long and complicated names, but they’re obtained from coconuts, making them mild and moisturizing. 

You’ll also notice a number of organic botanical extracts and plant oils in this cleanser. These will help your skin barrier to feel restored and replenished while it’s being cleansed, rather than leaving it stripped dry. From argan and moringa oils to aloe vera, chamomile, and calendula extracts, all of these ingredients are revered for how they quickly soothe and soften the complexion, making this cleanser one of the best sensitive skin products to try.

The White Pearl Skin Toner

Even the gentlest cleanser out there will still leave your skin barrier feeling a little more vulnerable. This is why it’s so important to add a toner to your skincare routine. Not only will this help to hydrate and rebalance your complexion, but it will also leave your skin feeling more receptive to any other products you then apply.

That’s where the Lionesse White Pearl Skin Toner really shines. It’s an alcohol-free formula, making it a great match for people dealing with sensitivities and irritation. Alcohol-infused skincare products are known for how they can exacerbate sensitive skin, and toners are notorious for containing alcohol, making this formula truly exceptional.

It also contains a number of ingredients that have been proven to soothe the feeling of inflammation and irritation. Aloe vera leaf juice is one. Due to its antioxidant content and how it quickly calms the complexion, aloe vera is used to treat various skin conditions, making it a great addition to sensitive skin products.

Cucumber fruit extract and chamomile extract will also help to minimize the look of redness in your skin. Allantoin does the same, with studies confirming that it can quickly reduce the appearance of skin inflammation.

Apply this toner to your skin after cleansing and your sensitive skin will immediately feel beautifully refreshed and revitalized. 

The Amber Eye Serum

If the skin on your face is sensitive, then this means that you need to be even more careful when caring for the skin around your eyes. The eye area is significantly thinner and more fragile than the skin anywhere else on the face, making it highly prone to sensitivities.

While many sensitive skin products for the face can be safely used around the eye area, it always pays to pamper this delicate skin with targeted formulas. That’s where the Lionesse Amber Eye Serum comes in. 

What’s so special about this product?

For starters, it’s a fragrance-free formula. Many people with sensitive skin find that fragrances cause irritation. As a result, you definitely don’t want to be using a fragranced product around your delicate eye area. 

This formula is also infused with multiple peptides. Peptides are one of the best ingredients to look for in sensitive skin products. They help to build up and strengthen the feel of the skin’s protective barrier, leaving your complexion more resilient to environmental irritants.

Again, you’ll find aloe vera leaf extract and chamomile extract in this formula too. You really can’t go wrong with these two ingredients if you’re trying to soothe the feeling of sensitivities! 

We’ve also added sodium hyaluronate to this serum. The salt form of hyaluronic acid, this ingredient boasts humectant properties. This means that it’s able to bind moisture to the skin. In addition to immediately plumping the complexion up with hydration, the extra moisture that your skin receives will also help your skin barrier to feel more fortified.

Diamond Neck & Face Lift Cream

Usually, sensitive skin products focus on soothing the complexion to reduce the look of irritation and redness. However, what should you do if your sensitive skin is also displaying visible signs of aging? Are there any products available that will not only calm your complexion but also help to diminish wrinkles and firm up the look of your skin?

This is where things get tricky. Many of the ingredients out there that are commonly used to target the visible signs of aging are also known for being overly potent on sensitive skin. The key is to find a formula that combines these with complexion-soothing ingredients to counter any potentially irritating effects.

The Lionesse Diamond Neck & Face Lift Cream does this beautifully. It’s a luxuriously rich moisturizer, meaning that your skin will immediately feel relaxed once you apply it. With sunflower seed oil, collagen, and hydrolyzed oat protein, this blend contains exactly what your sensitive skin needs to feel balanced and healthy.

Those ingredients will also help to keep your complexion calm while the vitamins in this formula get to work. Vitamin A is a superstar at reducing the visible signs of aging. It diminishes the look of wrinkles while brightening the complexion. It’s available in various forms and we’ve chosen the gentlest (retinyl palmitate) for this formula. 

Vitamin E can be found in this cream too. It’s highly effective at moisturizing the skin. It’s also a must-try if you’re looking for ways to leave your skin barrier feeling more supported. At the same time, it functions as an antioxidant too, making it a great ingredient for tackling the appearance of aging.

Introducing New Sensitive Skin Products to Your Routine

You’re probably already familiar with the disappointment that can arise after excitedly purchasing a new skincare product, only to find that your entire face has turned blotchy after using it. That’s exactly why patch testing is so important.

Patch testing involves applying new products to a small area, or patch, of your skin to begin with. Pick a spot where the product isn’t going to be washed or rubbed off, such as in the bend of your elbow or the inside of your arm. 

Then, wait for 24-48 hours to see if your skin reacts to it. If it does, then wash that product off immediately. If your skin doesn’t seem to mind that product, you should then repeat the patch test on a small area of your face. Since facial skin is thinner than the skin on the body, certain ingredients could potentially irritate your face, even though they may not cause the skin on your body to react.

Depending on how severe your sensitivities are, you may want to repeat the patch test for a few days before committing to using that product all over your face. After all, some people only experience irritation after certain ingredients have accumulated in the skin, meaning that a single patch test may not give you the information that you need.

Summary

Sensitive skin is surprisingly common, with statistics showing that 71% of the population experiences sensitivities to some degree. It’s a problem that’s on the rise, but this also means that more and more skincare brands are now catering to sensitive skin. If you’ve been looking for some new sensitive skin products to add to your routine, give the above-mentioned Lionesse formulas a try, but don’t forget to patch test them first!

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