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Reactive Skin/Redness Prone
Among sensitive skin types, some are even finer-textured and more delicate than others. They are especially reactive, prone to redness due to problems of blood circulation accompanied by discomfort (sensations of ‘heat’, tightness).
The blood vessels of fine-textured and delicate reactive skins, are naturally vulnerable. When certain external factors (e.g. diet, climate and emotional state) affect the skin repeatedly, the vessels dilate, causing redness to appear at the skin surface. Under such vasomotor pressure, they become permeable. They release a serum in the dermis that leads to an inflammatory reaction with redness, congestion and a feeling of discomfort. Down deep, this reaction sets off a "vicious circle": it aggravates blood vessel fragility and permeability, thus maintaining and perpetuating the process by which redness appears.
Aggravating factors:
Substantial weather variations and extreme temperatures are various reasons for the appearance of redness.
It can also be caused by diet – spicy food, stimulants and alcohol – and by serving food that is too hot, which promotes vascular dilation.
Other factors include stress, one's emotional state, physical effort, pollution, the menstrual cycle and the use of excessively harsh make-up removers, skincare products or fragrances.
> My skin flushes easily and I get a sudden ‘burning sensation’.
> My skin looks blotchy and red.
> My face shows violet colored blood.
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M. Elena Kendall, MD, P.A.
Miami, FL
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"Reactive skin that is prone to redness is sensitive skin usually characterized by an abnormal and more permeable skin barrier due to environmental or chemical irritants including, but not limited to, temperature fluctuations, pollution, hormonal changes, harsh soaps, fragrance and some medications. There are also certain underlying skin conditions that can manifest in redness, dryness, and sometimes Pruritis (itchiness), tightness and burning like rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis."
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| My skin flushes easily and I get a sudden ‘burning sensation’. |
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What you observe:
Temporary flushing.
"My skin reacts to the slightest emotion, extreme weather and spicy food."
"My skin feels like it’s burning. It stings and feels tight."
What’s happening inside your skin:
Certain external factors cause naturally vulnerable blood vessels to dilate. This causes inflammation: surface redness, a "hot" feeling and discomfort. After each incident of this kind, facial skin returns to normal.
Talk to your dermatologist about it.
Talk to your dermatologist about it.
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| My skin looks blotchy and red. |
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What you observe:
Diffuse redness.
"It's as if my skin gradually gets congested, loses suppleness and softness. My complexion looks uneven."
What’s happening inside your skin:
Persistent erythema is abnormal redness of the skin due to dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, sometimes in the cheek area.
Talk to your dermatologist about it.
Talk to your dermatologist about it.
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| My face shows violet colored blood. |
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What you observe:
The blood vessels have become highly visible.
What’s happening inside your skin:
Erythro-couperose is aggravation of persistent erythema and emergence at the surface of "small blood vessels", red or violet, known as telangiectasias.
Talk to your dermatologist about it.
Talk to your dermatologist about it.
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