Sensitive Skin: Wash Cloth or Hands?

Question

I have really sensitive skin, my face breaks out real easy some times. All my life I've been washing with a wash cloth on my face, would my hands be better to use as it will would be more gentle?

Answer 1

A sensitive skin is a thin or a fine-textured skin. It reacts quickly to both heat and cold; therefore, it sunburns and windburns easily. It is commonly dry, delicate and prone to allergic reactions. Temperature changes, some detergents, cosmetics and alcohol (used on the skin) can all cause irritation, leaving the skin red and blotchy, with visible surface veins. to wash your face:

1. Moisten your face with water. Work up a lather by rubbing the soap between wet palms. Using your fingertips (not the bar of soap), massage the lather into your face and throat.

2. Rinse thoroughly with a washcloth or with splashes of water. Take three times as much time for rinsing as compared to what you took for lathering. The important thing is that you remove all of the soap so any caustic it contains won't burn your face.

3. Blot dry with a soft towel; vigorous rubbing with coarse material aggravates and tugs at your skin.

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Answer 2

Hard to believe the wash cloth is making your skin break out; so how about ditching the face washing all together and getting some face pads that clean up your face, like gentle Olay cleansing pads. I use water on my face cause it's sensitive to soaps. Afterward be sure to hydrate with a good sensitive-skin moisturizer.

Answer 3

Your hands have oil on them, so that's probably not the best solution if you're prone to breakouts. Use a soft washcloth, and don't scrub hard...it'll just irritate your skin. Then, put a gentle cleanser like Cetaphil on it and use warm water to clean your face. Depending on how oily your face is, you might need to do this twice a day, but never more. Also, if your face is oily on the T-Zone (forehead,nose,chin) but not really on your cheeks, you could use a different cleanser for each part. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

I have always washed with my hands. Aveda has a great skin care line for very sensitive skin. All sensitive, its as gentle as water. Or baby shampoo is recommended by alot of dermatologists.

Answer 5

No!! Cause your hands and fingers carry oils which could make you brake out even more!!

Answer 6

you could try using your hands, they would have to be clean.