Sensitive skin is a condition in which the skin reacts to various external conditions. Other symptoms of sensitive skin may include redness, flaking and peeling, dryness and itchiness. There are many factors that can cause skin sensitivity, including exposure to the elements, age, allergies, skin disorders and pregnancy.
Have you ever applied sunscreen and felt some stinging on your face upon contact with the product? If your answer is yes, you most probably have sensitive skin.
Sunscreen is a skin-care product you should not do without. Even now that we’re mostly indoors, we still need to apply sunscreen as UV rays, which can cause aging and sunburn, can pass through windows and can be reflected on and scattered by water, concrete, etc.
Tomo Osawa, Shiseido regional Asia Pacific Innovation Centre cirector, said we also need to wear sunscreen under our masks as even that is not adequate protection against UVA (which causes skin aging) and UVB (which causes sunburn) rays.
Anessa, a Japanese sunscreen brand owned by Shiseido, recently launched its Mild Series consisting of two sunscreens which offer protection against UV damage yet are very comfortable and so gentle they can be used on six-month-old babies. They can also be used by pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
If you’re familiar with Anessa, you would know about their popular Gold Series sunscreens, which turn sweat, water and heat into stronger UV protect veil. Anessa’s claim is that 50 percent of the ingredients in its sunscreens are for skin care. They are also water-resistant up to 80 minutes but easily removable by soap.
For the Anessa Mild Series, Perfect UV Mild Milk SPF 50+ PA ++++ has what is called smooth protect technology, a world-first innovation to minimize the burden on skin by reducing the amount of UV protection agents while maximizing protection and comfort levels.
Meanwhile, the Anessa Moisture UV Mild Gel SPF 35 PA+++ moisturizes dry skin the second it is applied, and is made to relieve the itching, cracks and flaking associated with extremely dry and highly reactive skin.
Both the milk and the gel in the Mild Series have 50 percent skin-care formulation that includes peony root extract, super hyaluronic acid, glycyrrhizate acid and glycerine, said Tomo Osawa. What the Mild Series Milk and Gel don’t contain are parabens, alcohol and mineral oil. Contrary to popular belief, alcohol in sunscreens isn’t necessarily bad but for those with sensitive skin, it could cause some problems.
The milk, which has a matte finish, is for sensitive skin while the gel, which has a dewy finish, is for extra sensitive and dry skin. Both also protect the skin against fine dust. Both products will be available on Lazada and Watsons in October and in Rustan’s in November.