Skin that reacts to things it should tolerate. Usually a barrier that has stopped coping rather than an intrinsic skin type.
A compromised stratum corneum loses water and admits irritants. Transepidermal water loss rises, inflammatory signalling increases, and the threshold for reacting drops.
Genuinely sensitive skin is lifelong and constitutional. Sensitised skin is acquired — usually from over-exfoliation, actives stacked without recovery, or a course of procedures too close together. The second is reversible.
Product and actives history, frequency of exfoliation and procedures, current symptoms, and how long the reactivity has been present.
Barrier repair before anything active. Non-thermal, non-ablative support is appropriate; further stimulation usually is not.
Where the cause is an ongoing regimen or treatment cadence, the honest answer is to stop and let the barrier recover before any new treatment.
Skin that reacts to things it should tolerate. Usually a barrier that has stopped coping rather than an intrinsic skin type.
Genuinely sensitive skin is lifelong and constitutional. Sensitised skin is acquired — usually from over-exfoliation, actives stacked without recovery, or a course of procedures too close together. The second is reversible.
Product and actives history, frequency of exfoliation and procedures, current symptoms, and how long the reactivity has been present.
Where the cause is an ongoing regimen or treatment cadence, the honest answer is to stop and let the barrier recover before any new treatment.
Every assessment is carried out personally by Dr Sin Yong, Medical Director. 9 Scotts Road, #12-01 Pacific Plaza.
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