Shopping for sensitive skin can be a challenge. This skin type has to deal with a compromised skin barrier, which can occur for a number of reasons. Either way, the fact that the skin barrier isn’t capable of properly preventing irritants and allergens from entering the skin means that the majority of the skincare products out there will likely cause a negative reaction.
However, this doesn’t mean that you should skip out on a skincare routine. With sensitive skin being so prone to inflammation, dehydration, dryness, and more, it needs plenty of care…you just need to be careful about how you provide this.
Unsure about where to begin when it comes to creating a skincare routine for sensitive skin? Read on as Venofye shares some of the best products to try!
The Blossom Bee Clarifying Cream Cleanser
Cleansing is one of the most important steps of any skincare routine, yet this can be a minefield for those with sensitive skin. Cleansers are, by design, meant to remove the excess sebum, dirt, and other impurities that linger on the skin’s surface. However, at the same time, they also usually strip away some of the skin’s natural protective barrier. For sensitive skin, which already has a damaged skin barrier, this can be disastrous.
The solution is to find a gentle cleanser that doesn’t contain any barrier-stripping surfactants, just like the Venofye Blossom Bee Clarifying Cream Cleanser. This one makes use of coconut-derived surfactants. They’re much gentler and have conditioning properties too. Combined with the complexion-soothing properties of aloe vera, chamomile, calendula, and argan oil, this formula is ideal for anyone prone to sensitivities.
The Blossom Bee Facial Peeling
Just like with cleansing, exfoliating sensitive skin can be tricky. Exfoliants are capable of removing even more of the skin’s protective barrier. Use the wrong exfoliator (or exfoliate too often) and you run the risk of causing serious damage to already sensitive skin, which would make your sensitivities so much more severe.
This is where the Venofye Blossom Bee Facial Peeling can help. It’s a physical exfoliant, meaning that it doesn’t contain any potent acids. Instead, it exfoliates with walnut shell powder. In the past, this ingredient has gotten a bad rep. Why? Because of how many brands used large chunks of walnut shells in their products. Due to how uneven and sharp these shell pieces were, they caused micro-tears in the skin, allowing bacteria to flow in. With our facial peel, however, the walnut shell is ground to a very fine and silky powder, allowing it to gently exfoliate without causing any damage.
The Blossom Bee Facial Toner
While it’s true that a skincare routine for sensitive skin should be kept as simple as possible, it can still be well worth adding a toner in. Why? Because even with a very gentle cleanser and exfoliator, the pH of your skin’s surface will likely still be thrown off balance slightly. Research shows that when this pH is disrupted in any way, bacteria find it easier to invade the skin. As you can imagine, this exacerbates sensitivities.
How does a toner help? By rebalancing surface pH. Some toners, like the Venofye Blossom Bee Facial Toner, provide additional benefits too. This formula is loaded with hydrating ingredients, as well as ingredients that are revered for how they soothe the feeling of inflammation.
The Beehive HydraLift Mask
As we’ve mentioned, sensitive skin occurs due to problems with the skin barrier. This can often become worse overnight since this is when barrier permeability increases. As a result, moisture evaporates out of the skin at a much faster rate while you sleep, with this speeding up even more among those with sensitive skin.
While a rich night cream will help to prevent this, the Venofye Beehive HydraLift Mask will keep your skin feeling even safer and more hydrated. This is a leave-on mask, meaning that you simply apply it to your skin and leave it there, without the need to rinse it off. It’s packed with a long list of natural ingredients, all of which sensitive skin will love. Not only are they known for how they soothe the feeling of irritation but they’re also loaded with antioxidants. These will help your weakened skin barrier to feel stronger and replenished.
The Blossom Bee Vitamin C Serum
Some ingredients are revered for how they can help with sensitive skin, and vitamins C and E are two of them. Vitamin E is great for keeping the skin barrier feeling supported while vitamin C gives that barrier a thicker and stronger finish.
One thing to keep in mind, however, is that some forms of vitamin C can really irritate sensitive skin. You’ll need a gentler derivative, such as those found in the Venofye Blossom Bee Vitamin C Serum. This serum contains tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate and ascorbyl palmitate, both of which are highly stable and non-irritating. They’re joined by vitamin E, vitamin A, and a few plant oils, such as coconut, olive, avocado, and jojoba, to ensure that the skin feels soft and dewy after each application.
The Iron Bee Boosting Serum
Serums are a great way to give sensitive skin an extra layer of love. We’ve already talked about the benefits of adding a vitamin C serum to your skincare routine, but other serum ingredients can be beneficial too. Peptides, for example, are commonly recommended for sensitive skin. They’re great for calming the feeling of inflammation, soothing the look of redness, and supporting the overall complexion.
With the Venofye Iron Bee Boosting Serum, you’ll be able to treat your skin to two of the best peptides around. This serum also contains sodium hyaluronate, a humectant revered for its hydrating capabilities. Collagen is in this formula too – another hydrating superstar!
The Royal Jelly Bee Eye Firming Cream
With the skin around the eyes being thinner in texture than the skin elsewhere on the face, the skin here is already more prone to damage and sensitivities. Add sensitive skin into the mix and many find that the skin around their eyes is particularly reactive. As a result, while other skin types may be able to get away with slathering a face cream around their eyes, those with sensitive skin can often benefit from a dedicated eye care formula.
This is where the Venofye Royal Jelly Bee Eye Firming Cream comes in. It’s full of ingredients that will leave your skin barrier feeling replenished, including vitamin E, aloe vera, collagen, and green tea extract. Green tea also happens to be packed with unique antioxidants that keep the skin feeling calm and balanced.
The Blossom Bee Wrinkle Smoothing Face & Eye Mask
People with sensitive skin usually have to be very careful with face masks. Many masks contain potent actives that can quickly cause a reaction. However, this doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on all of the benefits a good face mask can provide. Instead, look for one that focuses on replenishing and restoring the complexion, just like the Venofye Blossom Bee Wrinkle Smoothing Face & Eye Mask.
These are hydrogel masks. Hydrogel is a material that’s often used in the medical field due to its gentle nature. The masks have been saturated in a serum that boasts a number of useful ingredients. Between vitamin E, hyaluronic acid, cucumber extract, and avocado oil, it’s a great formula for pampering sensitive skin. At the same time, it will bump up your skin’s hydration levels.
The Iron Bee Transforming Cream
Since sensitive skin features a compromised skin barrier, one way to help it is by keeping it moisturized. A moisturizer will form a barrier of its own over your skin’s damaged surface, partly mimicking the role of your skin’s own barrier.s
One moisturizer to add to your skincare arsenal is the Venofye Iron Bee Transforming Cream. It contains several ingredients that sensitive skin loves, from green tea and aloe vera extracts to hydrolyzed oat protein and bee venom. Although rich, it boasts a silky consistency that quickly melts into the complexion.
The Serpent Rehydrating Cream
As we mentioned earlier, and as you’ll probably know, sensitive skin is highly prone to dehydration. This makes it important to incorporate as many hydrating ingredients as possible in your skincare routine.
The Venofye Serpent Rehydrating Cream makes this easy. This moisturizer, which can be found in our Serpent Thermatox Collection, is brimming with a blend of humectants, occlusives, and emollients. Slather this onto your skin and you’ll be hydrating with the likes of squalane and collagen. Meanwhile, beeswax and plant oils will lock that moisture in.
The Orchard Bee Brilliance Cream SPF 30
Due to how sensitive skin has a compromised skin barrier, environmental aggressors cause even more damage to sensitive skin than they do other skin types. This means that sensitive skin is even more susceptible to sun damage. Not only does this drastically accelerate the skin aging process, contributing to 80% of the wrinkles that develop on the face, but it can also cause skin cancer. Of course, the sun triggers an inflammatory response in the skin too. This will make any sensitivities so much worse.
Fortunately, there are plenty of sun-protecting products out there that are suitable for sensitive skin. Sure, it may take a little trial and error before you find the perfect one as everyone’s skin reacts to different ingredients and combinations. However, once you do, you’ll be able to keep your skin safe from the visible effects of UV damage. One product worth trying in your quest for non-irritating sun protection is the Venofye Orchard Bee Brilliance Cream SPF 30. It feels incredibly soothing when applied to the skin, making those two-hour top-ups truly enjoyable!
Skincare for Sensitive Skin
It can take a while to get to know sensitive skin. What your skin reacts to will be very different from what someone else’s sensitive skin won’t tolerate. However, prioritize products that feature plenty of complexion-calming ingredients, just like those that we’ve featured above, and your sensitive skin will soon start to feel better balanced and deeply fortified.
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