{"id":10665,"date":"2025-02-14T09:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isdin.com\/us\/blog\/?p=10665"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:39:05","slug":"sensitive-skin-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isdin.com\/us\/blog\/skincare\/sensitive-skin-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Build a Skincare Routine for Sensitive Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading:<\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

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Getting to know your skin type is the first step to building a routine that truly works for you. But when it comes to skin that feels tight, tingly, or easily irritated depending on the day, that simple task can be a little more complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skin sensitivity<\/a> can be triggered by environmental factors, lifestyle habits, or even that very same cleanser that used to be your favorite. But what causes skin to react differently from day to day? And why do some people experience redness, dryness, or reactivity while others don\u2019t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead, we\u2019ll explore the science behind sensitive skin, the signs to look out for, and, most importantly, how to build a skincare routine that helps restore comfort and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes sensitive skin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the name suggests, sensitive skin tends to have a heightened response to the world around it. Its triggers include dry, chilly or windy weather, pollution, sun exposure, and even a lack of sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These environmental and lifestyle factors make up a large part of the skin exposome<\/strong><\/a>\u2014the daily variables that affect your skin\u2019s health. While normal skin generally responds with ease, sensitive skin might experience burning, tingling, redness, or dryness<\/strong> minutes to hours after contact with certain factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes this type of reaction? Science has found<\/a> that people with sensitive skin share specific traits.<\/strong> One is that the outermost layer of their skin\u2014also known as the stratum corneum<\/a> and home to the all-important skin barrier\u2014is more permeable, or penetrable. This makes it easier for the good stuff to escape (water, oils) and the bad stuff to get in (irritants, pollutants).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with certain skin conditions like atopic dermatitis<\/a>, acne, and rosacea are more likely to experience sensitivity as well. And many studies report that sensitive skin is more common in women<\/strong> and people with lighter skin tones<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does sensitive skin look (and feel) like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although sensitive skin is widely accepted as a skin type, it\u2019s technically a condition. This means that oily or dry skin can also be sensitive.<\/strong> So, you can\u2019t necessarily discard sensitivity even if you feel like you tend toward another skin type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are a few signs that your skin may have sensitive tendencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n