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According to John Hopkins Medicine, if you have skin allergies,
you're in the majority.

In fact, the doctors at JHM estimate that 70% of all American suffer from skin allergies. Contact dermatitis is on the rise and, as stated by the American Academy of Dermatologists, fragrance is the number one cause of skin reactions.

Contact dermatitis is a localized rash and inflammation of the skin caused by an overreaction of the immune system to a foreign substance such as soaps, cosmetics and perfumes.

If you're one of the many that are hypersensitive to the increasingly wide range of products available today, you're playing Russian Roulette each time you invest in a new product line. Clinique takes the guess work and risk out of "trying" a skin care product.

An initial exposure sensitizes your skin and causes you to react to subsequent exposures taxing your immune system and causing your skin undue irrigation and chronic inflammation, which not only looks and feels bad, it can suppress the skin's ability to rejuvenate causing it to age prematurely.

If you've had a skin reaction just once to any product, stop using it before your skin suffers more damage. Switch to the product line that has 7200 successful tests before it's ever made available to you.

Whether you suffer from eczema, Rosacea or adult acne, Clinique has a product that will end the suffering. Clinique has products to address each area of skin sensitivity damage including acne, redness, enlarged pores, dullness, uneven skin tone and, of course, aging.

While the clinicians at Clinique have formulated the best products from skin sensitivities, they also recommend other measures that you can take to avoid skin damage and premature aging such as:

• Avoiding exposure to abrupt temperature changes and harsh winds.

• Protecting your skin from sun exposure.

• Avoiding typical skin treatments meant to improve the skin such as laser treatment and peels but which can wreak havoc on hypersensitive skin.

Know that your sensitivity will increase with age especially if you ignore the signs of sensitivity and continue using products that cause your skin to react.

Clinique's scientists warn that if you use skin care that irritates, you will weaken the barrier function and slow the repair process. There is no cure for skin sensitivity but the key to healthy, youthful skin is not inciting reactivity.

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