What is the best primer for sensitive reactive skin?
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Jan 28, 2014
Alison R.
Hi I would like to try a primer but not sure where to start? My skin is very dry and sensitive and prone to redness.
Jan 28, 2014
Sonia B.
I have the same skin type as you and I recently bought bourjois new "happy light luminous serum primer" and I really like it. Worth a try :)
Jan 28, 2014
Alison R.
That's what I've literally been looking at as have used the healthy mix serum foundation which seems to be fine on my skin! Thankyou! I never used to have a problem with my skin but in the last two years it's became so reactive x
Jan 28, 2014
Sonia B.
Mine is the same :( dry but then reacts to everything I put on it. Lately it's been getting better and I've been using that primer for about 2 weeks, haven't had any problems with it. Hopefully you will love it too :)
Jan 28, 2014
Sonia B.
I also use healthy mix by the way and they work together really well
Jan 28, 2014
Courtney H.
I have sensitive skin and cannot wear silicone primers so I have been using Tarte's flawless primer and really love it.
Jan 29, 2014
Alison R.
Thanks Courtney. Will bear that in mind and look into tartes too. I'm in uk but think you can get that on eBay x
Jan 29, 2014
Sonia B.
That's a good point Courtney. I also avoid silicone, it's drying and my skin doesn't like it at all. They tend to use it in mattifying primers more so but primer for dry skin is harder to find IMHO
Jan 29, 2014
Courtney H.
I recommend tarte's flawless silicone free primer to everyone who has sensitive skin. Silicone dries me out so bad all the dead skin just gets trapped and I end up with those little bumps on my forehead.
Jan 29, 2014
Alma M.
Quick question Courtney, do you get those little bumps by your chin as well?
Jan 29, 2014
Kitty K.
Jan 29, 2014
Alison R.
That sounds great too! It's oil paraben and silicone free. I'll have to try and hunt it down online! Thanks everyone for your help!
Jan 29, 2014
Courtney H.
@Alma M. I don't typically get them on my chin but on my cheek sometimes. I finally asked my dermatologist what the bumps were because they weren't blackheads/whiteheads. They are basically clogged pores and once I switched primers...they disappeared.
Silicone basically blocks your skins ability to breath and naturally slough off dead skin cells. So the dead skin cells remain in the pores where they build up and eventually create pimples, sebum plugs, etc.
Jan 29, 2014
Alma M.
I was wondering if it was an allergic reaction to the silicone,I pretty much know what silicone does but was wondering since my daughter had an reaction to just chap stick and got all these little bumps around her chin and around her mouth it was strange.
Jan 29, 2014
Courtney H.
@Alma M. It could definitely be an allergy. I apply most of my primer forehead/cheeks and that's where I definitely got the repercussions.