I admit it — I have sensitive skin. I’m always a little afraid to try a new product because everything has the potential to dry me out or give me acne or a rash. Ick! But here are some great products for sensitive skin that I’ve tried and love. If you have sensitive skin like me, don’t be afraid to try them!
Price: $14.80 at thebodyshop-usa.com
Recommended by VOGUE Magazine, this mask helps build up your skin’s own protective barrier with all-natural fair-trade aloe. It’s ultra-gentle, with no preservatives, dyes, fragrances, soaps, or alcohol. In other words, it will leave your skin looking radiant and feeling refreshed.
Price: $26.00 at h2oplus.com
If your skin typeis sensitive, this product is perfect especially to protect you form environmental pollutants, like smog and smoke. It gently cleanses and calms your skin and provides an effective barrier against the bad stuff.
Price: $5.00 at h2oplus.com
I know after a long day, my eyes are puffy, sore and tired, but I can’t use just any product, since my skin is so sensitive! I love these tea bags for my eyes because they’re gentle and because they WORK.
Price: $17.50 at clinique.com
There’s a very good reason this sunscreen was voted a 2009 InStyle Magazine Best Beauty Buy! It’s lightweight and absorbs perspiration and excess oil, but it’s so gentle you can even use it near your eyes!
Price: $17.50 at clinique.com
Hate trying to remove stubborn lipstick and eyeliner? This is the solution! It’s tough enough to take away waterproof mascara, but gentle enough to use even with your contacts in. Perfect for sensitive skin!
Price: $21.00 at aveda.com
For me, the hardest thing about having sensitive skin is balancing everything I need, because I also have combination skin. This oil helps my skin restore its own natural balance, without irritation or dryness.
Price: $27.50 at aveda.com
Looking for a holiday gift for a friend with sensitive skin? This would be perfect! It’s an entire skin-care regimen specially formulated for women with even the most sensitive skin, gift-wrapped and ready to give!
Price: $39.50 at clinique.com
Once my skin is irritated by something, be it wind, cold, pollution, smoke, or something else, this cream moisturizer always does the trick. It soothes my skin in the gentlest and simplest of ways, especially during the harsh winter weather.
Price: $36.00 at pangeaorganics.com
How can one simple cream do so much? It soothes, hydrates, balances, and nurtures, all so gently it won’t irritate or over-dry sensitive skin.
Price: $36.00 at pangeaorganics.com
I use this super-gentle cream at night, before bed. It soothes, calms, and hydrates my skin, and it smells heavenly. So it’s sort of a combination gentle organic facial cream and aromatherapy product! Who needs a spa treatment when you have this.
See? Even if you have sensitive skin, like me, you can still try new things to refresh your skin and make it glow! What’s your favorite sensitive-skin product, and why? Please let me know, so I can give it a try, too!