What are the ingredients that cannot be used on sensitive skin?

Modern people attach great importance to skin care. Many people like to use some skin care products in their lives to maintain the healthy image of their skin. However, some people's skin is very sensitive and it is easy to have allergies when using skin care products. Therefore, we must pay attention to the composition of various products and choose correctly. Let’s take a look at the ingredients that cannot be used on sensitive skin.

1. Artificial flavors

Added artificial fragrances are potential allergens and can easily cause irritation, which is an unbearable burden on sensitive skin (especially skin that is allergic to fragrances). The fewer fragrances or flavors in your skin care products, the better, or look for products that contain natural fragrances instead of artificial ones. Natural fragrances are not easy to irritate the skin and can also emit natural fragrance.

2. Artificial preservatives

Artificial preservatives are also a very common ingredient that can easily cause allergies and irritation. There are many kinds of preservatives used in skin care products, especially methylisothiazolinone. According to tests, this ingredient can cause an allergic reaction of up to 10%, while the commonly used preservatives are only 1%-2%. Some natural plant ingredients have preservative effects. Some brands now tend to abandon artificial preservatives and choose natural ingredients with preservative effects. However, it should be noted that not all natural preservatives will not cause skin allergies.

3. Artificial dyes

In order to give skin care products attractive colors, it is very common for dyes to cause allergies. Unlike makeup products, when choosing between color and safety, we would rather choose safety for skin care products, so pay attention to whether there are colorants added when purchasing products.

4. Surfactants

In the past, sodium lauryl sulfate was used in cleansing products because it irritated the skin. Now it is more and more replaced by surfactants. However, this ingredient can better protect the skin for healthy skin, but it is also one of the causes of allergies for sensitive skin.