-Prequel Gleanser

-La Roche Posay Toleraine Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

-Kate Somerville DeliKate moisturizer

Super reactive with rosacea here. Skincare: deliverance serum and instant angel from Dieu. Beauty of Joseon rice probiotic sunscreen. I've found avoiding full coverage makeup is okay for my skin. Kosas concealer, rare beauty liquid blush. I haven't found a mascara that doesn't bother my eyes, but I'm still searching!

Keep in mind that allergies and sensitivities vary significantly from person to person and there is no truly generic option for sensitive skin with anything. You will get the best results by keeping track of ingredients that may be potential issues for you, personally. When trying new products, introduce them one at a time spaced several days apart so you can positively identify what is causing any new adverse reactions.

My skin is pretty reactive and I have eczema, but most of my specific contact dermatitis triggers are not among the most common ones so many products specifically marketed for sensitive skin actually are not viable options for me.

I love the Avene Cicalfate range, I use the serum, eye cream, and moisturiser most nights since I had a bad reaction to an exfoliator a few months ago. For my extremely sensitive skin, I test everything before I incorporate a new product into my routine. Also, the combination of active ingredients can cause irritation, so be careful when layering

You rang? 📞 lol this is my fave topic. I have very sensitive, acne prone, clog prone, combo skin. Everywhere. Neutral/olive skin tone and veryyy pale

Skincare:

• Sunscreen - Torriden hyaluronic acid sunscreen, or round lab birch juice sunscreen
• Moisturizers - Laneige cica sleeping mask, torriden hyaluronic acid gel cream, dieux air angel gel cream, bubble cloud surf water cream
• Eye cream - Cosrx snail mucin eye cream
• Serums - The Ordinary HA + peptides, Cocokind barrier support serum, Neutrogena hydro boost HA serum
• Cleansers - Neutrogena hydro boost gel (fragrance free) and Bioderma micellar water
• Body lotion - Neutrogena hydro boost body gel cream (fragrance free)

Makeup:

• Foundation - NARS light reflecting in Oslo and Siberia, mixed, Fenty Eaze drop skin tint
• Concealer - Natasha Denona in RN1 for brightening and Y1 for coverage
• Blush - Rare beauty liquid blushes, Bare minerals gen nude powder blush, Hourglass strobe or ambient lighting blushes, Benefit benetint
• Contour - Elf halo glow contour wand fair/light
• Bronzer - Hourglass ambient lighting bronzer
• Highlighter - hourglass strobe lighting powder
• Powder - bare minerals setting powder or hourglass finishing powder
• Mascara - Glossier lash slick, Tarte tartelette tubing, elf lash extender
• Lips - Benefit splash tints, Hourglass gloss balm, Tarte lip plump balm
• Brows - Anastasia brow pen in blonde, Anastasia brow freeze gel

If any of this gets discontinued I will be unwell 😭

Aveeno Calm & Restore cleanser is the most gentle cleanser I have ever used. Sometimes even basic cleansers like Cerave or Cetaphil sting on my skin and that one does not.

Unfortunately I don’t have a routine either because of super sensitive and red acne prone skin. However, the one thing that has been feeling nice lately is splashing my face with water and putting on neutrogena hydro boost water gel. Let it dry and it doesn’t feel as tight.

I would suggest getting single (or minimal) ingredient products.

Bioderma brand (sensitive line, European formulas), avené brand, pure oils, petroleum jelly, aloe vera gel, Eucerin brand (helps with my eczema flares), and Pipette baby brand.

Pure vegetable glycerin (diluted) has an amazing healing effect for my skin. I mix it fresh before every use and use it as a toner (1 drop glycerin for every 10-20 drops water).

If you ever want to try actives, go low and slow. Use low concentrations and/or types that are designed for sensitive skin. 1-2 times per week can be enough for most actives.

It may take a lot of trial and error since everyone’s skin is different. It took me about two years to zero in on a solid routine. Check for good refund policies and samples. Not sure where your live, but in the USA, stores like target, Sephora, and Ulta have full refund policies on beauty items.

I’m not sure if this fits your sensitive skin needs. My skin is sensitive because I tend to get eczema flare-up, my routines target calming down inflamed skin and moisturizing: 1. cerave hydrating cleanser or cream-to-foam cleanser 2. Benton aloe propolis soothing gel 3. iope derma repair cica cream (cerava moisturizer is painful to apply on my skin when I have damaged barrier) 4. canmake UV mermaid gel (Elta MD has a version for sensitive skin, but it is still drying for me). I am only using BHA when I have not experienced flare-up after two weeks (PC 2% BHA) and I used this twice or once a week.

I found Beplain and dr jart really good for sensitive skin.

-Anua Hyaluronic gel cleanser

-Haru Haru wonder toner,

-HaruHaru Barrier Essence

-Anua 10+ Azelaic Acid

-Rovectin Clean lotus water cream

Been getting pretty good results so far with this routine. I also use some other serums too that are optional for you.

CosRX Discoloration Care - This is also calming and good for spot treatment

La Roche Posay Vitamin C12 serum - This stuff is like liquid gold for my skin. It doesn’t break me out either like other vit c serums. I’m likely going to try some new ones tho because $$$.

I have super sensitive, combo skin and absolutely adore Pyunkang Yul. I used Paula's Choice for years but prefer the PKY stuff (it's more affordable and also lasts way longer even with me slathering it on). Their product names are a bit confusing but just grab ones with the coptis japonica root extract as that is excellent for sensitive, acne prone skin. Paula's Choice is nice too though with lots of options; I just found it to be too expensive for not enough results personally. Good luck and I hope you find something that works well for you!

Hi :) I have very sensitive skin too that gets oily and congested how you describe. I hope this helps:

The basics would be cleanser, moisturizer and spf. I really like the Vanicream Gentle cleanser and Daily Facial Moisturizer. They are affordable, super great for sensitive skin. For summer face spf I’ve been really liking the Cetaphil sheer mineral spf (liquid one in the little bottle). Since you have very sensitive skin you probably only want to use mineral spf on your face (active ingredients will be zinc and/or titanium dioxide for these). Since you are pale you shouldn’t have any issue with white cast from the mineral sunscreens either. You’ll also most likely want to avoid fragrance, essential oils, and stuff that has a lot of botanical extracts, as those are common triggers for skin issues for sensitive skin.

You can add exfoliation products to treat your congestion too if a basic routine isn’t doing enough for you, but what works best and what you can tolerate on your face is super subjective and can be tricky with sensitive skin. I’ve been able to use gentle AHAs without trouble, but strong BHA (salicylic acid) or retinol doesn’t work well for me. If you can tolerate retinols they may give you the best results though. There is typically a purging period with any of these so don’t freak out if you break out when trying one for the first time, you have to give your skin some time to adjust. But if it’s really irritated or you break out in areas you normally don’t you may be having a reaction and should stop using the product.

The most important thing if you are sensitive is to keep your routine minimal. More products = more opportunities for your skin to react poorly to something, or a combination of products causing a reaction.

Edit: I forgot to mention oil cleansers. Double cleansing can really help with congestion without adding exfoliating actives too. I don’t like the ones that foam off personally they tend to irritate me for some reason. I really love albolene, it’s very moisturizing and gentle and removes makeup and spf super easily. You can use a wet cloth or a makeup removing cloth to get it off after massaging it into the face for a few minutes, and then follow with your normal cleaner. Or you could try a cleansing oil that foams off with water if it doesn’t bother your skin, as those are more convenient. I would recommend now and then, maybe 1x or 2x a week, to do a longer oil cleanse where you massage it for up to 10 minutes. You’ll notice a lot of gunk coming out of the pores when you do this. If you do this longer cleanse too often it could overwhelm your skin though.

I would start with a 4 step routine: oil cleanse (at night), cleanser, moisturizer and spf (daytime). (You can skip the moisturizer in the morning if it’s too heavy for you with the spf on top). After your skin adjusts to the routine you can look into adding more exfoliation if needed.

I really really enjoy La Roche-Posay hydrating gentle cleanser (white bottle) and purifying foaming cleanser (blue looking kind of bottle). Both of those are life savor when my skin is irritated. The gentler you are, the more likely your acne will subside. For acne... I don't know if you'll be able to tolerate it or not, but, the minute I switched to Bliss clear genius cleanser, my face was clear as day. It says it's a gentle formula and my skin is tolerating it. I recommend it. Good luck.

Less will always be more. Even highly regarded brands have problematic ingredients ( paula's choice and their damned obsession with hydrogenated lecithin)

Short ingredient lists & a basic 3 step routine will be your new life. You do not need 4/5 of the actives recommended here. Figure out what you want to treat. Time & consistency works better than any product could alone.

Skincare is most fun when it isn't causing more problems than it corrects. If you feel like you're missing out, buy the gimmicky stuff to use on your body instead. Fwiw, all this shit is overrated lol.

Most importantly take everything your see here with a grain of salt. I see so much incorrect & otherwise baseless info held as fact here that I only come to the sub when I'm bored at work. The best skincare advice you'll ever get will come directly from your skin. Everyone else is just speaking anecdotally. Just bc a study recommends something doesn't mean your skin wants it!

I’m around your same age and my skin is also pretty sensitive and acne prone. I think the best course action is to visit a derm but if you just want great product recommendations. I’d definitely look into brands such as Somme Institute and Paulas Choice as their products have little fragrance and are generally pretty sensitive skin friendly in my opinion. My favorite skin products from Somme are NOURISHING Cleanser, Non-Drying (holy grail for me), A-Bomb Moisturizing day cream (amazing for sensitive skin), SPF moisturizing lotion (literally the only one that doesn’t break me out). If you’re prone to redness I would give azelaic acid a try. I also use curology tret + azelaic acid for my breakouts though and that does most of the heavy lifting to disclaim

Baby products have never irritated me luckily on my most sensitive days, I really like the Aveeno baby line.

For toner, Rovectin skin essentials activating treatment lotion or Missha Time Revolution artemisia essence are both great for soothing redness.

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Idealove so soothe me toner is insane for calming. As is the missha artemesia essence reallittea mentioned. Purito dermide sleeping pack. Pipette baby wash and shampoo fragrance free is mega gentle.

I love the Glam glow mask, the blue one! I haven’t re purchase it because is so expensive but I love it🥹

I like Skinovation Skincare's vitamin c it has a vitamin c ester for those can't tolerate the asorbic acid and it has strong peptides to combat aging.

I'm acne and oily skin. Currently, I started using Aveeno Face lotion, facial cleanser. So far, it's light and good.

Cetaphil has good products for sensitive skin

What skin goals do you have? Some context on what you want to achieve would help us recommend 😊

For Basic Care:

face wash suggestions: Etude House soonjung Ph 6.5 Whip cleanser, Tir Tir enzyme powder wash, Cetaphil Face Wash, Simple gel face wash - green one, Paula’s Choice face wash (clear line for acne), Dermatologica powder face wash

Toner: Paula’s Choice replenish Toner (Resist-hydration), Paula’s Choice 2%BHA toner for acne, Tir Tir Milk Toner (Light-for hydration), I’m from mugwort essence toner (for acne), Tony Moly Mochi Toner (for hydration), Anua heart leaf toner

Treatment: (For anti aging) The ordinary Argireline, The Ordinary Matrixyl, The Ordinary Multi peptide copper, The Ordinary Multi-peptide, The Ordinary GF 15% Solution, Minimalist Multi-peptide

Treatment: For Acne: The ordinary Salicylic Acid Mask, The ordinary or Minimalist Salicylic acid, I’m from Mugwort Mask, Axis Y Mugwort Mask both gel & Clay one are awesome

Treatment for bright Skin & anti-aging: Use Vitamin C .. I currently use Klairs Freshly juiced Vitamin C & E Mask

Best Eye Creams for dark circles, puffiness & wrinkles: Serum: The ordinary Multi peptide eye serum, (Creams & Gel) Shiseido Benefiance eye cream, Beauty of Josean Retinal eye cream, Estée Lauder eye gel, Roc Retinol eye cream, Origins ginzing eye cream

Face moisturiser or cream: Clinique moisture surge; there are other good options too like Estée Lauder, K beauty moisturisers but Clinique one suits me best

(All these products work on my skin. My skin is highly sensitive; acne prone)

Sunscreen: Beauty of Josean Sunscreen, Wishcare Suncreen, Garnier Sunscreen Spray

My current routine: I work from home (my working hours are 8pm-3am)

Mornings While going to gym 9am-11am Early morning: I skip face wash in morning just wash face with water, then apply Tony Moly toner with cotton rounds, apply Minimalist HA Serum, and Sunscreen

11am - 6pm After coming back from gym: I take bath, wash face with Bioderma cleansing milk & Simple face wash; then apply I’m from Mugwort essence, then apply vitamin C & E mask& sunscreen

Afternoon nap 😴 for 1 hour

6pm Evening: apply mask on alternate days

(Work time 8 pm- 3am) Night: wash face with cleansing milk & enzyme facewash, apply toner then The ordinary Argireline, Matrixyl, & multipeptide, then I apply eye serum & eye cream, lastly I use Clinique moisture surge gel in summer and cream in winter

Sometimes when I have a meeting I apply little makeup but before sleep I always wash my face and do skincare

What soothes my skin best (very sensitive, gets windburn, beard burn, overexfoliates easily, and now over 3 years on tretinoin, which x 100 to all of the above) :

• Oat masks when in crisis. Really.

• LRP Cicaplast Baume, with moisturizer under (preferably after an oat mask).

What gets my sensitive skin through the day-by-day: double cleansing, Uriage Bariederm Cica Gel as a daytime moisturizer, Purito Dermide Cica Barrier Sleeping Pack as a nighttime moisturizer.

Dapsone Gel (7.5%) and Benzoyl Peroxide face wash have been my holy grails. I went to a derm after claiming defeat from nearly 6 months of Differin, and my acne was at its worse since high school.

I’m not currently using my perscription (forgot it at home while moving for college- oops!) but I haven’t been using it for about a month, and my skin has been fine just with Cerave’s 4% Benzoyl Peroxide wash every morning. I massage it in my skin really well, then leave it on for ~2 minutes while I brush my teeth. I’m far from perfect but I have had nearly clear skin since May.

The next battle is my texture and pigmentation!

Ego QV intensive with ceramides wash & Aveeno dermexa body wash are a fucking godsend

cerave hydrating cleanser bar

Hello! I had horrible red cheek and forehead skin, painful acne and large acne and pimples last year. Really sensitive skin last year but I've since been able to repair my moisture barrier. This might be the same case for you!

I realized that I lived in a humid country, and so I needed to Bathe everyday. Washing my face wasn't enough and even if I thought it'd dry out hair - that really helped. I think it was the oil in my hair that was transferring to my face

The second was using a toner as a second cleanser. I prefer using mild water toners on cotton balls, giving my face a swipe, and seeing the dirt come off. I wash my face really well but I don't want to scrub, so this was how I got the dirt out.

I also used a simple bit c cream (Jasons), nothing special. It's not something my mom had laying around (she got it for me), and i think vit c really helped repair my moisture barrier.

Last was applying a really good moisturiser. I apply a gel one over Cerave right now. For me, cerave by itself is just greasy but it absorbs the gel moisturiser amazingly.

Tldr if you live in a humid country maybe try this out!

I would say talk to a dermatologist first if you can. Tatcha, Tower 28, Dr. Jart, and Skinfix get recommended a lot, but everyone’s skin is so different. For example: Tower 28 made my skin so much worse, but I also can surprisingly use Glow Recipe without any issues even though it contains fragrance. Sometimes it’s just trial and error. Good luck!

Tower 28 as a brand is amazing for sensitive skin. I haven’t had a problem with any one of their products. Their blushes and sunny days foundation are incredible and I love their new moisturizer.

Skinfix has really helped my sensitive naturally really dry skin. I use tret and am in Canada so winter is terrible and it helps keep peeling and flaking mostly under control

Get an rx for azelaic acid… helps with redness, unclogs pores, and hyperpigmentation (the dark spots left behind from acne)! Has done wonders for my skin. Use only cervae or cetaphil or vanicream for your moisturizers and cleansers.

Cleanse/moisturize/azelaic acid twice a day. Helps so much. If you have rosacea the azelaic acid would help too.