Can someone advise me on what to use on my face?

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Hi all, just wondering if you could tell me what to use on my face, I keep getting spots but also have very sensitive skin and goes tight and dry when I dont use moisturiser. I have been using loreal pure zone, but my face goes oily if I use there non oil moisturiser! but tight I'f I dont please help a spotty 25 year old lol:eek:
 
Unfortunantly, I'd have to say that your problem is the product you are putting on your skin. Have you looked at the ingredients? It contains Clclohexasiloxane, which is ranked as one of the most hazordous compounds to the ecosystem. It also contains Sodium hydroxide, which is used in most domestic cleaners and small amounts will irritate the skin and eyes. It also contains a fragrance... None of these things are good for our skin.

Your skin (if using proper cleanser) should not feel tight after washing it.

Although they can be a littler pricier most salon products are much better for your skin then department store stuff.

I am a die hard Dermalogica user. My 12 year old daughter uses it, as well as my boyfriend. The nice thing about it is that you go into a salon that carries it and ask for a face mapping. The skin care specialist will look at your skin and tell you what products will best work for you.
 
Hi Sarah, you should try Matis oil control clenser,toner and moisturiser. They are alcohol free, the moisturiser contains an active ingredient that reduces (balances) the skins production of sebum and it contains sodium hylaronate which holds 300 times its own weight in water so is very very hydrating. Matis products have the lowest reaction rate in the industry so your sensitive skin will love it.
 
Hi Sarah, you should try Matis oil control clenser,toner and moisturiser. They are alcohol free, the moisturiser contains an active ingredient that reduces (balances) the skins production of sebum and it contains sodium hylaronate which holds 300 times its own weight in water so is very very hydrating. Matis products have the lowest reaction rate in the industry so your sensitive skin will love it.

I second this. When i was at college i had really bad acne and as soon as i started using matis everything improved only downside was that it stopped working after about 9 months but it is still one of my favourite brands.

Also try the purifying serum its fab :)
 
Nimue - speak to Sassy Hassy, one of our cool moderators on here! She stocks the entire range!
 
Thank you all very much, I will go in search of these products lol I never realised loreal would put so much rubbish in there stuff! I feel like writing them a letter or better still write to watch dog everyone should know about that putting Sodium hydroxide in face products shocking!!!!!:irked:

Many thanks Sarah :hug:
 
Liz earle products are really good. A lot of her products are often found in the best products reviewed in various mags and the beauty bible.Cleanse and polish is a real favourite she has a website and you can order over the phone or web they are all natural and plant based.Ive used most of her range and it is very good and not too pricey.
 
thanks gillian I'll add that one to my list

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i swear by liz earle's 3 step, cleanser, toner mousturiser, really gentle products and personally on me i would never use anything else.
Liz Earle Cosmetics Ltd
 
Hey Jo, thank you I'll add that one to my list too lol I'll probably have to find the one just right for me so a wee list is helpful

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You need a light fluid moisturiser for dehydrated and oily skin as putting a moisturiser for dry skin on oily skin is only making it oilier. It may be that your cleanser is stripping your skin and causing the dehydration and sensitivity too.

Oily skin needs a moisturiser to 1.keep the skin balanced e.g with essential oils/other ingredients that encourage the sebacious glands to produce less oil and 2.hydrate but water based not oil based.

Tightness and flaking on a spoty skin is not dryness it is dehydration.

When you say your skin is sensitive what do you mean? do you mean you have used a product and your skin has reacted? if so it may be an allergy to an ingredient (see huberella's comments). On the other hand it may be that your skin has become sensitised from using products that are too agressive (also see hubarella's post). In this case just removing the irritation will cure this problem and you can treat your skin as oily not oily and sensitised.

Real sensitive skin is fragile and therefore reacts to the internal and external environment with a over reaction from langerhans cells (the ones that protect the skin with a histamine response). This means it becomes flushed easily, can react to pressure e.g cleansing and massage and also usually has fragile capillaries as a result of the reactions. If this is the case with your skin you will need to treat the sensitivity first and then tackle the spots.






Just to clear it up for anyone who is interested or wondering about their own skin, the following is a brief summary:

Oily skin has open pores and can have open and closed comedones (white heads and blackheads). You can see an oily shine on the skin. In the more extreme cases it becomes acne. These acne skins are graded by the severity of coverage by spots/cysts. On the plus side it usually stays more youthful although people with dermal acne can end up with scars. People with this skin type do not suffer from dryness but dehydration.

Dry skin has tight pores, can be rough in texture with a build up of dead cells and can also be flakey. It becomes lined more easily. This is actually a relatively rare skin type, people sometimes confuse dry skin with normal skin that has become dehydrated skin, or combination skin/oily skin with dehydration.

Sensitive skin has been explained above. You can test for it by pressing the forehead and seeing if the red colour remains for longer after the pressure and also by looking for fragile capilaries and asking about skin reactions.

Normal skin is neither oily or dry it is balanced and glows-these people are lucky monkeys :)

Combination skin is just what is says on the tin. Combinations are: normal/oily, normal/dry, sensitive/oily, sensitive/dry.

Any skin can become:
Dehydrated skin- this skin is easily confused with dry skin as it is also tight and flakey however this dehydration can be seen by gently pushing the skin together and looking for fine greyish lines (slightly like scales). This is clearest on the forehead.
 
Well not knowing much about it I thought I had sensitive skin as using baby lotion stings, so obviously its just a reaction then? I think I'll find a salon that has the dermalocial prouduct and ask for a face mapping so I know for sure before I go and buy the wrong thing lol angain though thank you for the advice its really appreaciated.

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It may just be a reaction. Not all baby products are actually as gentle as they make out to be! check out this site on the baby softwash.

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Having said that people can react to any ingredient in any product regardless of the word Hypoallergenic"

FDA/CFSAN What are hypoallergenic cosmetics?

I would take your products along to your facial for your therapist to look at.
 

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