Your skin is dry or sensitive if it is easily irritated; feels dry, rough and flaky; and sometimes becomes red and inflamed. Soaps are a big no-no for you because their alkaline content will play havoc with your skin.

Even soaps containing glycerin may be drying. Your best bet is to use soap-free cleansers. Follow up the cleaning with moisturising creams. Extremely dry skin will benefit from moisturisers with petroleum jelly or an oil-based lotion with 20 per cent urea, while sensitive skin needs a light, hypoallergenic, fragrance-free moisturiser. Moisturising creams with chamomile in it are a good choice.