敏感肌

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 敏感肌 is read as びんかんはだ and is a noun for sensitive skin that reacts readily to cosmetics, temperature, dryness, or other stimuli.
• Basic usage: Choosing cosmetics carefully because of sensitive skin appears in 敏感肌なので慎重に選ぶ, while soap intended for sensitive skin appears in 敏感肌向けの石けん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A recurring skin tendency
  • It describes skin that readily reacts to various stimuli rather than one isolated instance of irritation.
• Difference from 乾燥肌
  • Unlike the term for dry skin lacking moisture or oil, this word focuses on sensitivity to irritation.