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Sensitive, irritated skin

Stinging, prickling or redness with familiar products: your skin is signalling that its barrier needs restoring.

Suitable treatments

Understanding the condition

Sensitive skin overreacts to ordinary things such as cosmetics, weather or water. The cause is usually a weakened barrier, over-sensitive nerve endings beneath the skin and low-grade inflammation. For this skin, doing less but doing it right matters more than doing more.

~70%
of survey participants say their skin is sensitive to some degree1
~46%
rate their skin as moderately to very sensitive1
Self-reported sensitive skin by gender1
Women
60–70%
Men
50–60%

What causes sensitive, irritated skin?

Skin barrier

  • Lack of lipids & moistureSkin loses water quickly and irritants get in easily.
  • Overusing activesLayering exfoliants, acids and retinoids weakens the skin.

Nerves & inflammation

  • Over-sensitive nerve endingsCause prickling and burning sensations.
  • Underlying conditionsAtopic dermatitis, rosacea and contact dermatitis need to be diagnosed.

Environment

  • Sun, heat, wind, air conditioningSudden changes irritate the skin.
  • StressAffect barrier function and the inflammatory response.

Where does it act on the skin?

The epidermisThe layer to target
Superficial dermis
Deep dermis
Muscle & supporting tissue

The issue lies mainly in the epidermis and stratum corneum, where the protective barrier works, and in the nerve endings just beneath.

Treatment goals

  1. Calm – reduce inflammation
  2. Restore the barrier
  3. Hydrate
  4. Reduce the irritation load

The plan at Claire

  1. Da Ký™

    Reading your skin, building a personal skin record and a differential diagnosis before any choice.
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  2. Treatment at Claire

    Choosing technology that acts on the right layer, adjusted to how your skin responds session by session.
    See recommended treatments

  3. Home care

    • Shorten your routine: gentle cleansing – moisturiser – sunscreen.
    • Pause exfoliants and strong actives until skin settles.
    • Prioritise products with few ingredients and no fragrance.
    • Test new products on a small area before using them on your whole face.

  4. Reassessment

    Your record is updated after each stage so the plan becomes ever more precise.
When should a doctor treat it?

Persistent redness, scaling, intense itching or red spots in the centre of the face may be rosacea or dermatitis, and need a doctor's diagnosis before any treatment.

Suitable treatments

The specific treatment is chosen after Da Ký™, according to your skin, goals and the downtime you'd like.

TreatmentsCalm – reduce inflammationRestore the barrierHydrateReduce the irritation load
Skin RecoveryCold Plasma, LDM or LED · Mask + Cold Therapy · 40–65 minutes · VND 900,000 · Member VND 600,000
Douceur MarinePhytomer · France · 60 minutes · VND 1,800,000 · Member VND 1,200,000
Exo SoothingInfusion Booster · VND 3,500,000 · Member VND 2,400,000
Hydra FacialHydroPeel 1 & 2 · BOHR Effect - OxyPods · HydroPeel 3 & LUH · 70–75 minutes · VND 1,800,000 · Member VND 1,200,000

Main action Supporting

Depth of action for each treatment

The epidermisSuperficial dermisDeep dermisMuscle & supporting tissue
Skin Recovery
Douceur Marine
Exo Soothing
Hydra Facial

Illustrated according to each treatment's technology; actual action is adjusted to each skin.

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  1. Data sources
  2. Farage MA. The Prevalence of Sensitive Skin. Frontiers in Medicine, 2019;6:98. View source

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Phú Mỹ Hưng · District 742 Street No. 17, Phú Mỹ Hưng · 0812 345 785Tân Sơn Nhất · Tân Bình3E Phổ Quang, Ward 2 · 0812 345 791

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