
Do you think you have sensitive skin? Actually, many of us don’t have truly sensitive skin but do experience sensitivity. What’s the difference? If you have true sensitive skin, you will have had this since birth - perhaps you have eczema or psoriasis. Most of us, however, experience sensitivity - when the skin barrier is impaired.
Whether you have truly sensitive skin, or are experiencing sensitivity, the good news is that you can repair the barrier. This can help to reduce sensitivity and to protect against irritation. To find out more, we need to first look at what the skin barrier is, how it gets impaired or damaged, to find out what we can do to repair the barrier.