There is a particularly sensitive or even hypersensitive skin that reacts immediately to many external and internal influences with redness, burning, a feeling of heat, irritation or even discomfort. This skin type is not clearly defined scientifically. What is certain is that this skin type does not tolerate many cleansing products, creams, ointments, lotions or serums.
Interestingly, the stimuli that lead to the symptoms described can also be of a physical nature (e.g. sun, heat, cold, wind, friction, contact with water). In most cases, however, it is an intolerance to externally applied products. Occasionally, foods (e.g. citrus fruits) or food additives (e.g. spices, flavour enhancers or preservatives such as sulphites or benzoates) can also be among the triggering causes.
The main characteristic of sensitive skin is that it is extremely easily irritated. The substances that trigger these skin irritations act as irritants. In contrast to allergies, which are immunologically mediated, e.g. by white blood cells (lymphocytes) after a phase of sensitisation, irritations cannot be assigned to a classic mechanism of action. It is therefore an intolerance or intolerance that cannot be described in more detail. Irritants, similar to allergy-causing substances, can also have a crescendo effect on skin changes, i.e. become more severe and unpleasant over time.
It is difficult to find the right skincare product for this sensitive or hypersensitive skin type.
A slight imbalance between the watery and oily ingredients of a product is often enough to irritate the skin. Sensitive skin must therefore be "packed in cotton wool" and the ingredients must be selected extremely carefully. Classic emulsifiers, fatty vegetable oils, certain preservatives or fragrances should be avoided wherever possible.
Sensitive skin generally needs particularly light care with ingredients that have a soothing, anti-inflammatory, barrier-stabilising and slightly cooling effect.
With his Sensitive Serum (15) from the TetCode4 skincare range, Prof. Dr Steinkraus has developed a particularly light product that covers all the requirements of a skincare product for particularly sensitive skin and can be ideally combined with any other skincare product.