The consideration and measures of sensitive skin from viewpoint of dermatologist

摘要

So-called sensitive skin has been defined as the skin less tolerant to the external stimuli than normal skin. Most of subjects with sensitive skin have either dry skin or rosacea or rosacea-like dermatitis. In recent consumer marketing surveys, the number of consumers, who have or believe to have sensitive skin, has been increased. The causesof sensitive skin may result in overtretment with cleaning agents under a low moisture environment and the recent change of famale life style, such as physical and mental fatigue with perticipation in social activities and changes in eating customes. A craze of everyday's shampooing is an example of overtreatment. In addition, scrubbing the body surface with soaping towel on bathing everyday aggravates skin xerosis. Therefore, the need of hypoirrtant and hypolallergic cosmetics are urgent. Proper instructions about skin care should be done to the subjects with sensitive skin by dermatologist.