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How to handle sensitive skin

Plagued by sensitive skin?  What causes it and what can help? If you have sensitive skin, you’re certainly not alone. Surveys have shown that 62% of women and 52% of men in the UK said they had sensitive skin when asked. But what does that really mean? It’s classified medically as “a syndrome with sensations of stinging, burning, pain, itching, and tingling sensations in response to stimuli that otherwise should not produce such sensations and they are not due to an existing skin disease.” People usually say its their face that’s affected but it can affect all body areas. It has generally been…