One of the most common skin issues I see in my practice is sensitive skin. While other skin issues such acne, rosacea, or melasma tend to be more common in specific age groups or populations, sensitive skin can happen to anyone at any age, regardless of inherent skin type or other existing conditions.
We’re all born with sensitive skin, as the skin plays an important part in our immune system, which isn’t yet fully developed at the time of birth and infancy. As we grow and our system develops fully and becomes stronger, skin?sensitivity is meant to go away.
Whether that happens or not depends on several factors including but not limited to:?
- Whether the diet consists of fresh, whole foods
- Overall health
- Digestive?health
- Levels of stress
- Hygiene
- Exposure to toxins, allergens, or irritant skin ingredients in skincare, personal care, or household cleaning products or in the environment
- Repeated use of the wrong topical products and treatments for your skin
While skincare product manufacturers might?categorize sensitive skin as a “type,” such as oily, dry, normal, mature, etc; sensitive skin actually isn’t a type at all–it’s a condition. Types are what we’re born with, which might go through slight changes throughout life, but ultimately always stay the same. Conditions are brought on by external factors, many of which are within our own control and can be prevented and in many?cases, avoided completely. That’s great news, because that means that it’s possible to strengthen sensitive skin, and not go through life worrying about constant skin reactions!
I explain?sensitive skin in detail in my article, Detecting Skin Sensitivity: A Holistic Approach to Sensitive Skin, in Dermascope Magazine.
The article goes further into depth about some of the possible triggers and causes of sensitive skin, as well as what people with sensitive skin should avoid both at home and in the spa. If you’re an aesthetician, the article provides great tips for how to safely and effectively work with clients with sensitive skin; and if you’re not an aesthetician, this article provides insight as to how a professional might approach the condition. This information is helpful when choosing topi
cal skincare products, consulting with an aesthetician, or considering working with a natural health professional like a health coach, integrative, or naturopathic physician.
Click HERE to read the article, and leave a comment below with your insights!
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2 thoughts on “Sensitive Skin: An Integrative Look”
Do you know if a holistic dermatologist in the Phila area? Is there even such a thing?
Hi Diane! There is such a thing, but it’s really rare–and I don’t know of any in the Philadelphia area.