Skin Care Tips

Gentle Skin Care Recipes for Sensitive Skin

These natural skin care tips for sensitive skin will show you how to care for your skin simply and affordably using natural and hypoallergenic ingredients that you can find in your kitchen!

When you are trying something new, I recommend that you only try one new tip each day, so that you can see how your skin reacts.

Sensitive skin care is a dance between you and your skin. You make a move, then you see how your skin responds. Based on that response, you then make another move!

Skin Care Tips - Cleansing Your Skin Gently

If you have sensitive skin, it is important that you avoid using most bar soaps on your face, which can be drying and irritating. Even those 'face and body' bars which are supposed to be very moisturizing can cause a skin outbreak. The few times I've had to use bar soaps on my face always ended up the same, with pain, redness, and me looking like a strawberry!

If you have really hyper sensitive skin, and nothing seems to work for you, I recommend you start by simply cleansing your face with water. Water is one of those skin care tips that is hard to go wrong with!

I also recommend drinking plenty of water each day ... you'll be surprised just how effective that can be in clearing up your skin!

Water does an amazing job and does not need a lot of extra help. Then, when your skin calms down a bit, you may want to try a good hypoallergenic skin care product for facial cleansing.

There are different approaches to sensitive skin care, and you will have to see what works for you. Some skin care tips shared by experts in the filed recommend always using a cleansing skin care product and they feel that you should never cleanse the face with water. They believe that the chemicals or minerals in the water can be drying. You will have to try this out for yourself to see what works for your skin.

If you live in a dry climate you may find that washing your face with just water is drying for your skin. In that case I highly recommend using a professional skin care products that are made for sensitive skin.

Another reason to use hypoallergenic skin care products to cleanse your face is if you wear hypoallergenic makeup and need some extra help cleansing the makeup off of your face.

There are also people with oily skin who get blackheads and need help with a deeper cleansing of their skin to avoid a buildup on the face. See our page on acne sensitive skin care for more acne skin care tips.

When my skin is really acting up, I will share with you one of my VERY favorite skin care tips. This simple, natural skin care recipe that works incredibly well for me - yogurt! I use organic, full fat yogurt, and after cleansing my face with water, I apply the yogurt, leave it on for a few minutes and wash off. My skin looks and feels clean, smooth and radiant. The lactic acid in the yogurt acts as a mild exfoliant but does not cause irritation.

When your skin is ready to try some new sensitive skin care products, first check the label and make sure that the ingredients in your facial cleanser are non-toxic. I like this brand of hypoallergenic facial cleanser which is gentle, non-foaming, and provides moisture as well as gently cleansing.

Skin Care Tips - Toners for your Sensitive Skin

Some skin care tips shared by experts recommend you always use a toner for sensitive skin after you cleanse your skin, to complete the cleansing process and to close the pores and begin the moisturizing process. Others experts feel that simply splashing cold water on your face is enough to close the pores and prepare the skin to be moisturized.

I have tried both methods, and splashing cold water is in some ways is the perfect toner for sensitive skin. It is simple and affordable, though not as luxurious as applying a really nice facial toner, which provides extra cleansing and moisturizing benefits.

Using toner for sensitive skin was a challenge for me, because I found that my skin erupted when used many brands, even the really nice, organic, non-toxic products. Some brands even stung my eyes so badly I was afraid I'd need to go to the hospital!

After extensive research and reading hundreds of skin care tips I finally found a gentle hypoallergenic toner for sensitive skin with no botanicals and with safe ingredients. It sprays on and does not sting, and leaves my face feeling soft and refreshed. It is also surprising affordable, the bottle lasts six months to a year depending on how frequently you use it.

You can also try using homemade toner for sensitive skin, to see how your skin likes them. I love trying out new skin care recipes! I've listed a few here that you can look through.

First though, I have to say that even though these are all natural ingredients, they MAY be too strong for your sensitive skin.

One of our most important skin care tips for sensitive skin is to ALWAYS do a skin test first, on the inside of your arm before using any new product for your face, whether it is one that you buy, or a homemade skin care recipe.

The benefit using of a toner for sensitive skin that you make yourself is that you can control the ingredients and try one at a time, to see which ones do or don't work for your skin. Most of these you will already have in your kitchen!

Cider Vinegar Toner - One of the great and simple natural skin care tips, passed down through the generations. This one is great for normal or oily skin. Mix 3 parts pure water to one part natural cider vinegar and splash on the face.

If this is too strong for you, dilute with more water. This is affordable, and can be a great acne treatment for sensitive skin.

Apple cider vinegar restores the natural ph of your skin. The only downside is that really good, organic apple cider vinegar smells very strong! After using a cider vinegar toner, you can splash your face with cold water to wash off the smell.

Aloe Vera Toner - mix a little aloe vera gel with some water, or put in a blender until it is well mixed. This is very soothing as long as you are not allergic to aloe vera. It works well for men after shaving or for women after using tweezers to remove unwanted facial hair.

Lemon Toner - squeeze a little lemon juice into a few ounces of water and pat on your face with a facecloth. Keep away from your eyes! Lemon is astringent and if used every day can help lighten age spots. Also, the vitamin C in lemon is great for the skin.

These next few homemade toners for sensitive skin use herbal teas. Because they use just one ingredient, you'll be able to see how your skin reacts. If you are salicylate sensitive or allergic to herbs or botanicals then I recommend that you avoid using herbal teas.

Green Tea Toner - Steep a green tea bag in a cup of hot water for a few minutes. Cool or add an ice cube and splash on face. Cooling and soothing and energizing! The used tea bag can also be used to apply to the face. Green tea is filled with antioxidant properties that are healing to the skin.

Yerba Mate Toner - Steep a yerba tea bag in a cup of hot water for a few minutes. Cool or add an ice cube and splash on your face. Yerba mate tea is used a base for medicinal herbal preparations in South America and has an abundant supply of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants .. almost all of the nutrients needed to sustain life. It is energizing for the whole body.

Peppermint and Lemon Toner - Make a cup of peppermint tea by adding one tea bag to a cup of hot water. Steep for a few minutes, cool or add ice cubes and a drop of lemon. Very cooling, refreshing and astringent!