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Sensitive skin

sblucy — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:37:25 GMT

I am 72 years old and my skin has become very sensitive and a lot of products make my face itch. I know there are quite a few products on QVC designated as "clean beauty." But can anyone recomment anything for sensitive skin? I am mainly interested in eye cream and day and night moisturizers.

Re: Sensitive skin

spent2much — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:17:48 GMT

I've been using Purity Made Simple cleanser and moisturizer for YEARS. I am blonde/blue eyed with sensitive skin and have had absolutely no problems with those products.

Re: Sensitive skin

jannabelle1 — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:27:47 GMT

From the drugstores try Almay or Physician's Formula - both of them are excellent. From their own website or department store websites, try Clinique. I love Clinique for their moisturizers which are designed for sensitive skin - Daily Moisturizer (pale yellow in color) and Moisture Surge are my favorites. Try any of these for their makeup too. If your skin is sensitive, then you probably want the makeup as well as moisturizers.

The Q carries a small variety of Clinique.

You might also consider buying non-fragrance laundry soap and softeners for your sheets and clothes. Best of luck to you....sensitive skin is a real challenge at times!

Re: Sensitive skin

Bookplate — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:28:39 GMT

The moisturizers from First Aid Beauty are very gentle.

Re: Sensitive skin

On It — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:34:08 GMT

@sblucy My skin is extremely sensitive. My go to product line is Clinique. Moisture Surge saves me during the winter months. I can use Purity to cleanse my face particularly when wearing makeup. It tends to leave my skin feeling dry. I use a toner and then moisturize after cleansing with Purity.

Kiehl's has an avocado eye cream that has never caused me to react. Sensitive skin is trial and error. I may use a product for weeks and then develop a rash or allergic reaction. Take your time adding new products. Good luck. Once you find something, stay with it.

Re: Sensitive skin

sblucy — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:38:34 GMT

Thank you. I do use Purity Cleanser without any problem. I heard about the Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream elsewhere also. I may try that.

Re: Sensitive skin

jannabelle1 — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:01:15 GMT

On It, You're right about Kiehl's avocado eye cream. I forgot about that one because I'm out of it and haven't reordered. Kiehl's also has really nice moisturizers and is for sensitive skin as well.

Re: Sensitive skin

SharkE — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:17:18 GMT

With these d*mn Tx blustery winds almost daily I found Korres (HSN) olive oil as a aid to dry skin. any plain drugstore moisturizing cream is OK when we don't have to worry about acne any more

Vitamin E oil is good too. (walmart) I like oils .

Re: Sensitive skin

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 02:56:36 GMT

I tried out some products by Acure last year and found them to be affordable and very nice for drugstore (Amazon) options. You can look them up on Amazon to read about them and checkout the reviews.

Acure Radically Rejuvenating Eye Cream

Acure Brightening Day Cream

ACURE Radically Rejuvenating Whipped Night Cream

Re: Sensitive skin

Toppers3 — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 03:35:29 GMT

@sblucy wrote:
I am 72 years old and my skin has become very sensitive and a lot of products make my face itch. I know there are quite a few products on QVC designated as "clean beauty." But can anyone recomment anything for sensitive skin? I am mainly interested in eye cream and day and night moisturizers.

I would also recommend anything that is fragrance-free for your face in particular if your skin is sensitive.

Fragrance in skin care can be an irritant.

I also have really sensitive skin, along with different skin conditions on my face, so I have to be careful about what I use on my facial skin.

I had a Dermatologist tell me that the less ingredients that there are in a skin care product, the better off I am because there's less of a chance of something irritating my skin.

Besides Clinique, Olay also makes many of their products fragrance-free for the face.

CeraVe and Vanicream are other fragrance-free brands, and Cetaphil also makes some good products.

Neutrogena does as well.

You'd have to check the ingredients to be sure with these products to see if they have any fragrance added, as some of them may be lightly fragranced.

All of these different brands make eye creams and day and night time moisturizers, and also facial cleansers if you're interested in looking at cleansers, too.

I've also had a good experience with the various store-brand equivalents in some of these products, like the Walgreens equivalent of the Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Moisturizer, or the Walmart Equate brand for the Cetaphil cleansers, for example.

Good luck, and I hope that you find some products that you like.

Re: Sensitive skin

AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 12:01:34 GMT

@sblucy

I have the most sensitive skin ever. And rosacea and aging skin. The best thing I could say is read the ingredients and don't buy anything with Fragrance of any kind! I switch around but I like Eucerin, Olay, First Aid, Cetaphil, LaRoche Posay, CeraVe, just to name a few.

Re: Sensitive skin

Shanus — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 13:13:11 GMT

@sblucy Aveeno makes a good line of moisturizers called Calm and Restore. It has oats, etc. and is very good for itchy skin and redness.

Re: Sensitive skin

sblucy — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:29:05 GMT

Thank you so much for this information. I will check out these brands.

Re: Sensitive skin

henderson — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 16:17:25 GMT

I have been using Paula's Choice since 1995. Her products are fragrance-free and cruelty-free and guaranteed. Also, not in jars so you are not contaminating the ingredients when you put your fingers in or having air degrading the product.

The focus on utilizing the best ingredients means they're also dedicated to avoiding ingredients that research proves irritating, drying or likely to worsen skin concerns and conditions. These ingredients include:

1,4 Dioxane (as defined by EU Regulations)
Abrasive Particles (pumice, nut shells, fruit pits, salt, or sugar)
Aluminum Powder
Essential Oils
Formaldehyde (or formaldehyde-releasing ingredients)
Fragrant Plant Extracts
Nanoparticles (below 100 nm as defined by EU Regulations)
Phthalates
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Synthetic Dyes
Synthetic Fragrance
Talc
Toluene

Re: Sensitive skin

Fressa — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:47:01 GMT

I have senstive skin and allergies. I use Lancer products (sensitive) for cleansing. I use Dr. Denese for skiin care. Makeup is Laura Geller. This is the combo that works for me. Hope you have the same good luck as I didi.

Re: Sensitive skin

DottieBlue — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:45:31 GMT

I also recommend "Paula's Choice." I buy it directly from their website. If you sign up for their emails, they let you know of sales and send you code numbers for anywhere from 15% to 25% off.

Good luck. I hope you find something you like.

Re: Sensitive skin

ellaphant — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:03:46 GMT

In the 90s when I lived in NYC I went to one the biggest Derms to the stars...Joan Rivers, Bernadette Peters, the list goes on were clients. My first visit she said " I tell all my clients do not use soap on your face or body. Use a soap free baby body wash. Soap is one of the worst drying products for skin."

To this day I still do now with a Clean baby body wash.

One visit I walked into the office and Barbara Walters was walking out.

Re: Sensitive skin

katie1859 — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 02:14:21 GMT

As a sensitive skin person myself, I followed my doctors recommendation years ago. I use the Dove moisturizing bar. No scent, none drying, and cleans my face with no residue.