Proper care for sensitive combination skin

How do you recognize sensitive combination skin?

Combination skin, with its typical combination of dry and oily areas with occasional blemishes, is the most common skin type. This also includes rosacea-sensitive skin, which is prone to redness, pustules or papules. With combination skin, the skin in the T-zone of the forehead, nose and chin area usually appears oily and shiny with increased sebum production and enlarged pores. Impurities, blackheads (comedones) and pimples occur more frequently. The cheek, eye and neck areas, on the other hand, tend to be dry. The dry areas often experience feelings of tension, itching and dry wrinkles. Sensitive combination skin often reacts more strongly to external influences such as the change of seasons.

How do blackheads and pimples occur?

Blackheads occur when a sebaceous gland, which produces excessive amounts of sebum, becomes clogged and hardened just beneath the skin. When the clogged pore becomes inflamed under the influence of bacteria, a plug is formed, which is known as a blackhead. Unfortunately, this often results in an inflammatory pimple.

What causes impurities?

Combination skin is usually genetic. The impurities are aggravated by hormonal imbalance, (mental) stress, or an unhealthy diet. Inadequate detoxification of the body via the intestines - due to a disturbed intestinal flora - can also cause pimples. Sometimes the skin simply reacts sensitively to so-called comedogenic substances that are used in cosmetics and can encourage pimples.

care routine for sensitive combination skin

surfactant-free cleanser without alcohol

It is important to cleanse your face gently without surfactants or alcohol. Excessively degreasing facial cleansing causes the skin to increase its sebum production as compensation and secrete more and more sebum. This sets off a vicious circle. Instead of aggressive surfactants and fat-dissolving alcohol, the myrto Cleansing Cream uses white clay (kaolin). This gently removes dirt residues and excess sebum without weakening the protective skin barrier.

skin-soothing toner

To provide your skin with additional moisture after cleansing, a skin-soothing toner is ideal. The organic magnolia toner based on aloe vera juice is rich in antioxidant magnolia extract and soothing chamomile. Multimolecular hyaluronic acid provides plenty of additional moisture. The toner counteracts impure skin and spots, but also feelings of tension and dry patches. It is free of drying or irritating ingredients such as alcohol or fragrances.

anti-comedogenic day cream

To bring your sensitive combination skin back into balance, choose a balancing day cream without comedogenic ingredients that can make impure skin and spots worse. So avoid mineral oils (e.g. Paraffinum Liquidum) or silicones that clog your skin pores. They lie on your skin like an impermeable film and disrupt the skin's ability to breathe. Instead, choose antibacterial and balancing natural oils that are quickly and completely absorbed by the skin. These are mainly:

• Grape seed oil - strengthens the skin's own protective layer, ensures a more even complexion and works against keratinization of the epidermis. The sebum-regulating and anti-inflammatory effects of grape seed oil have been confirmed in numerous studies.
• Jojoba oil - also balances sebum production. It cannot be metabolized by the pimple-causing P. Acnes Bacterium. Jojoba oil allows existing pimples, pustules and inflammations to heal more quickly.
• Argan oil - has a strong antibacterial effect against impurities. It increases the skin's own moisture retention and can visibly improve the appearance of acne-prone skin.
• The myrto organic day cream for sensitive combination skin is a light, non-greasy facial care product that is quickly and completely absorbed by the skin without leaving a greasy shine. The slightly mattifying day cream is free of irritating additives. It does not contain any skin-irritating preservatives or fragrances, nor does it contain any drying alcohol or skin-weakening emulsifiers.

Balancing Facial Oil

Organic facial oils for oily, blemished skin - that sounds a bit strange at first. Facial oils work according to the model principle. This signals to the skin that it is well supplied with fat and can therefore reduce its own sebum production. In addition, the composition of the skin's own lipids (sebum) is positively influenced, so that the bacteria that cause pimples are deprived of their breeding ground. Recommended active oils for pimples, acne or inflamed skin are - in addition to jojoba, argan and grape seed oil. These oils are anti-comedogenic and therefore ideal for combination skin with occasional blemishes.

• Black cumin oil - works against acne, pimples and fungal infections, is rich in polyunsaturated linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid, inhibits inflammation, regulates sebum production, relieves itching, strengthens the skin barrier, alleviates allergic skin reactions.
• Hemp oil - inhibits inflammation, itching and redness, contains polyunsaturated gamma-linolenic acid and antioxidant vitamin E, has a strong regenerating and cell-protecting effect, delays skin aging, proven for neurodermatitis, acne and psoriasis;
• Tamanu oil - soothes impure, reddened and irritated skin. Tamanu oil with its high linoleic acid content is recommended for acne, anti-comedogenic, anti-inflammatory, healing for wounds and scars, and alleviates eczema.

evening care routine

In the evening, your skin also needs a thorough but gentle cleansing with a surfactant-free cleanser. The Deep Cleansing Oil is ideal for removing makeup gently but thoroughly.

After cleansing, sensitive combination skin does not need a heavy night cream, but above all plenty of additional moisture. This can be obtained from the Deep Hydrating Hyaluronic Serum, for example. The Brightening Vitamin Serum ensures an even and radiant complexion overnight. If your skin is still tight after the facial serum, add 2-3 drops of Balancing Face Oil.

Special facial serums for sensitive combination skin

facial serum for a refined skin

The anti-pollution moisturizing serum contains 4% niacinamide. This form of vitamin B3 reduces excessive sebum production in oily areas of the skin, clears the skin and refines the pores. Ectoin and willow bark have an anti-inflammatory, balancing and soothing effect. Multimolecular hyaluronic acid also provides deep-acting moisture.

facial serum for the treatment of pimples and acne

The Copaiba Blemish Serum is an effective special treatment for pimples and acne. Anti-inflammatory natural ingredients such as copaiba balsam and beta-glucan, zinc-rich lucuma, tamanu and grape seed oil prevent pimples, allow pimple marks to heal faster and visibly improve the complexion. Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid provides deep-acting moisture. You can apply several facial serums one after the other if you allow each serum to absorb for around 2 minutes. Apply the active serums as part of your care routine after the toner and before the face cream.

Antioxidant Vitamin C Serum

The vitamin C serum has an anti-inflammatory effect against impurities and allows acne scars to heal faster. Redness and pigment spots visibly diminish. Vitamin C protects the skin from damaging environmental influences and promotes the formation of collagen fibers, which keep the skin elastic and youthfully smooth.

Different care routines - adapted to the season

Like any other skin type, combination skin requires different care routines depending on the season. Depending on the season, in winter this means more moisturizing care with a facial oil on top, the water-free Face Balm Amaranth or with our soothing facial mask or night cream. In summer, more moisturizing care is used. In the warmer seasons, it can be completely sufficient to use an active ingredient serum with a lower fat content that contains high doses of hyaluronic acid and aloe vera instead of a facial cream.