Don’t OVER cleanse. A single cleanse in the morning and a double cleanse at night, if you’re wearing makeup and SPF, is plenty.
Opt for gentle cleansers rather than overly foaming textures. Cream cleansers are great for sensitive skin.
Don’t over-exfoliate and stop exfoliation temporarily if your skin is inflamed.
Outside of using a face cloth, try and avoid manual exfoliation. Opt for gentle chemical exfoliants such as PHAs (polyhydroxy acids).
Add new products to your routine, slowly. Especially when it comes to retinoids and exfoliating acids.
Avoid excess sun exposure and wear SPF daily, all year round. Mineral-based sunscreens using zinc or titanium dioxide are better tolerated by sensitive skin.
Keep it hydrated with serums, mists and moisturisers. Brilliant hydrating ingredients include hyaluronic acid (always apply on damp skin with a moisturiser on top), urea, glycerin and squalane.
If your skin is feeling particularly sore, use cleansers that can easily be washed away with water rather than a flannel which may cause further irritation due to friction.
Incorporate hyaluronic acid. Apply to damp skin and always make sure to use a moisturiser on top.
Avoid long, hot showers and use lukewarm water to cleanse your skin at the sink.
Avoid harsh soaps and astringent toners.
Strengthen your skin’s barrier with gentle ingredients such as ceramides, centella asiatica, cholesterol, beta-glucan and sodium PCA.
If your skin is very sore, use an occlusive balm on affected areas, over the top of your moisturiser. This is also a great way to reduce friction from mask-wearing.
Opt for fragrance-free and essential oil-free products wherever possible. Unless your skin can tolerate them. There will always be exceptions to this rule as products can be formulated to be gentler on the skin.
Avoid products with a high concentration of simple alcohols (in the first 7 ingredients of the INCI list). For ease, these will be listed as: alcohol denat/denatured alcohol and isopropyl alcohol. The caveat being chemical exfoliants, as alcohol is often used to stabilise the formula.
Your skin barrier is the outermost layer of your skin, that protects it from environmental aggressors and keeps your skin hydrated. If you have a damaged skin barrier, your skin may feel dry, tight, flaky, sore or look red. A compromised skin barrier may be caused by several different things such as cold weather, overusing actives or stripping the skin of its natural oils or from an allergy.
Within the skincare world, the words ‘hydrating’, ‘nourishing’ and ‘moisturising’ are everywhere, but what is conditioning skincare? Read on to find out…
The Skin Rocks Treatment category has welcomed its latest addition - The Support Oil - your saviour treatment for all skins that need extra support and care. Read on for all you need to know about our brand-new treatment oil.
The very first launch of the Skin Rocks Moisturise category, meet The Moisturiser – a daily moisturiser to give you instant hydration and help support long-term skin health and radiance. The Moisturiser caters to those prone to sensitivity or who simply prefer un-fragranced products by offering a fragrance-free formula, as well as those who prefer a more sensorial experience with our signature light, refreshing, scented option. Read on to find out all you need about this A-star launch.
Your skin barrier is the outermost layer of your skin, that protects it from environmental aggressors and keeps your skin hydrated. If you have a damaged skin barrier, your skin may feel dry, tight, flaky, sore or look red. A compromised skin barrier may be caused by several different things such as cold weather, overusing actives or stripping the skin of its natural oils or from an allergy.
Within the skincare world, the words ‘hydrating’, ‘nourishing’ and ‘moisturising’ are everywhere, but what is conditioning skincare? Read on to find out…
The Skin Rocks Treatment category has welcomed its latest addition - The Support Oil - your saviour treatment for all skins that need extra support and care. Read on for all you need to know about our brand-new treatment oil.
Your skin barrier is the outermost layer of your skin, that protects it from environmental aggressors and keeps your skin hydrated. If you have a damaged skin barrier, your skin may feel dry, tight, flaky, sore or look red. A compromised skin barrier may be caused by several different things such as cold weather, overusing actives or stripping the skin of its natural oils or from an allergy.
Within the skincare world, the words ‘hydrating’, ‘nourishing’ and ‘moisturising’ are everywhere, but what is conditioning skincare? Read on to find out…
