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Skin guide / Sensitive skin

Dryness on sensitive skin

Sensitive and dry want the shortest ingredient list that still has ceramides and a humectant. Fragrance-free is non-negotiable; 'unscented' can still contain masking fragrance, so read the list.

What dryness is

Dryness is low water in the outer layer of skin, usually because the barrier that holds water in is thin or disturbed: cold dry air, hot showers, harsh cleansers, and age all take from it. Formulas built for it work on three fronts: humectants pull water in, emollients smooth the rough edges, and occlusives slow water leaving.

What sensitive skin wants

Fragrance-free creams with short ingredient lists; soothing agents such as colloidal oatmeal, panthenol, allantoin and centella. Patch-test everything behind the ear for three days.

Cleanser: a fragrance-free cream or micellar cleanser. Go easy on: Fragrance and essential oils, high-strength acids and retinoids started without a ramp, physical scrubs, and alcohol denat. high on the list.

Look for on the label

Glycerinthe workhorse humectant; binds water in the outer layerHyaluronic acida humectant that holds many times its weight in waterCeramidesthe lipids the barrier is built fromShea butteran emollient and light occlusivePetrolatumthe most effective occlusive measured; a thin layer last at nightSqualanea light, non-greasy emollient close to skin's own sebum

Go easy on, for dryness: Foaming cleansers, alcohol-heavy toners, daily exfoliating acids, and long hot showers.

Morning

  1. Rinse or a cream cleanser
  2. Hydrating serum on damp skin
  3. Moisturizer
  4. Sunscreen SPF 30+

Evening

  1. Cream or oil cleanser
  2. Hydrating serum
  3. Rich moisturizer
  4. Occlusive balm on the driest patches

Thinnest to thickest, water-based before oil-based, sunscreen last in the morning and first off at night. Add one new product at a time and give it two weeks. The routine tool orders whatever you own.

On the site for dryness

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Tagged from the maker's own description; moisturizers, serums and oils, butters and balms, body oils first. Read each label against the list above.

Five-Scent Body Butter Collection SetMade in the USA
Body and bath · Butters and balms
Five-Scent Body Butter Collection Set
Rich hydration for dry, tired skin
$54
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Duo Face Salve Set for Skin TypesMade in the USA
Body and bath · Butters and balms
Duo Face Salve Set for Skin Types
Buttery daily face salve for moisture and balance
$39
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Whipped Butter Balm for Dry SkinMade in the USA
Body and bath · Butters and balms
Whipped Butter Balm for Dry Skin
Whipped plant-based balm for dry, irritated skin
$23
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Cupuacu Butter for Skin and HairMade in the USA
Face and hair · Moisturizers
Cupuacu Butter for Skin and Hair
Deep, lasting moisture for dry, dehydrated skin
From $23
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Rose Kokum Body Butter Making KitMade in the USA
Body and bath · Butters and balms
Rose Kokum Body Butter Making Kit
Make your own whipped rose body butter at home
$60
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Tinted Moisturizer With SPF 25Made in the USA
Face and hair · Moisturizers
Tinted Moisturizer With SPF 25
Tinted hydration with SPF 25 protection
$48+2
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Three-Step Heel and Hand Repair KitMade in the USA
Body and bath · Butters and balms
Three-Step Heel and Hand Repair Kit
Deep moisture for dry, chapped hands and heels
$64
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7
Whipped Shea Body Butter with Lavender NeroliMade in the USA
Body and bath · Butters and balms
Whipped Shea Body Butter with Lavender Neroli
Fluffy, lightweight moisture that absorbs without greasiness
$22
Ships in 2 days · arrives in 3–7

Dryness on other skin types

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Dew & Balm describes ingredients and label categories from the public record (FDA OTC monographs, the EU CosIng database, PubMed) and makes no claim about what a product will do for you. A concern that persists, hurts, bleeds or spreads is for a dermatologist, and anything on prescription is between you and yours.