Gentle, Natural Skincare for Sensitive Skin
Still looking for the best cleanser for sensitive skin, one that doesn't leave your cheeks hot and tight before you've even reached for the towel? It's a familiar story with sensitive skin, and why we kept our range short. It starts with our face wash for sensitive skin, a light gel made with sandalwood, jojoba and glycerin. Our sensitive skin toner follows with hyaluronic acid, aloe and oat, and our moisturiser for sensitive skin brings aloe, babassu and cocoa butter. We round it off with a gentle scrub, a weekly mask and two rose waters. Every product has a natural scent, from essential oils and added fragrance to the rose itself. That's why we always suggest a patch test before anything new goes on your face.
Which of Our Sensitive Skin Products Is Right for You?
| Your concern | Product | Key ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Stinging or tightness after cleansing | Hydrating Gentle Face Wash for Dry & Sensitive Skin | Our mild face wash is a light gel with sandalwood, ylang ylang, jojoba, babassu and glycerin. It also contains patchouli, lavender, jasmine, black pepper, ginger, and cinnamon. Patch test first. |
| Skin that feels thirsty and hot after washing | Hydrating Face Toner for Dry & Sensitive Skin | Our toner blends hyaluronic acid, aloe, oat kernel, calendula, willow bark, glycerin and sandalwood. It contains lactic acid (a mild AHA) and Parfum, so wear SPF by day. |
| Redness on face and a hot, tight feeling | Hydrating Face Cream for Dry & Sensitive Skin | Our soothing cream contains aloe, babassu, jojoba, cocoa butter, sea kelp, and saccharide isomerate. Scented with essential oils including sandalwood, frankincense, ylang ylang and lavender. |
| Rough texture | Gentle Face Scrub for Dry & Sensitive Skin | Our scrub uses fine bamboo with babassu, jojoba, aloe, cocoa butter and sea kelp. It contains essential oils, including jasmine, lavender and cedarwood. Use a light touch. |
| Skin that feels dry and dehydrated by the end of the week | Sandalwood & Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Face Mask | Our weekly mask pairs pink clay, which gently purifies without over-drying, with hyaluronic acid, shea, avocado, babassu, and jojoba to help replenish dehydrated-feeling skin. Contains Parfum, so patch test first. |
| A toner with the shortest possible label | Rose Hydrolat Floral Water | Our simplest product: Rosa damascena flower water is the only ingredient listed. It carries the natural scent of rose. |
| A quick cool-down during the day | Rose Hydrolat Floral Water Spray Mist | Our mist is water and rose flower water with a mild preservative. Its label also lists citronellol and geraniol, rose's natural scent compounds. |
Why Choose Our Sensitive Skin Range
- Made for dry and sensitive skin. Our face wash, toner, scrub, cream and mask are all dermatologically tested, and the first four carry 'Dry & Sensitive Skin' in their names.
- Hydration that stays put. Our sensitive skin toner pairs hyaluronic acid with glycerin to draw water into the skin, and our sensitive skin moisturiser helps hold it there.
- Honest about scent. None of the range is fragrance-free. Every essential oil is named on the ingredient list, so you can check for anything that has bothered your skin before.
- Vegan and cruelty-free. Like everything we make, every product here is PETA certified.
How Do You Build a Routine for Reactive Skin?
Looking after reactive skin mostly comes down to doing less, consistently. Three steps, morning and evening, is enough, with the extras added once things settle. Give any change four to six weeks.
| Step | How often | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wash: Hydrating Gentle Face Wash | Morning and evening | Use lukewarm water and your fingertips, then pat dry with a soft towel. Our gentle face wash should leave your skin soft, never squeaky. |
| 2. Tone: Hydrating Face Toner, or Rose Hydrolat Floral Water | Morning and evening | Press it in with your palms instead of rubbing with a pad. Our toner contains lactic acid, so if it tingles, switch to our rose water for a few days. |
| 3. Cream: Hydrating Face Cream | Morning and evening, after toning | Our soothing cream spreads best while skin is still slightly damp. Use a small amount on the face and neck. |
| 4. Sun protection | Every morning | We don't include SPF in our skincare, and lactic acid can make skin more sensitive to the sun. Finish with a broad-spectrum sunscreen. |
| 5. Rose Hydrolat Spray Mist | As needed | Keep our mist in your bag for a few sprays when your skin feels hot or tight, over bare skin or make-up. |
| 6. Exfoliate: Gentle Face Scrub | Once or twice a week | Start once a week and press lightly, as our label advises. Skip it on days your skin stings or is broken. |
| 7. Mask: Sandalwood & Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Face Mask | Once or twice a week | Smooth over clean skin, rinse with lukewarm water and follow with your cream. Contains Parfum, so patch test first. |
Ayurvedic Ingredients for Reactive Skin
| Ingredient | What it does | Where you'll find it |
|---|---|---|
| Sandalwood (chandan) | One of Ayurveda's classic cooling ingredients, used to help calm flushed-looking skin. Our sandalwood skin care collection has the full line-up. | Face wash, toner, cream, scrub, mask |
| Aloe vera | Light and cooling. Helps skin feel soothed and refreshed. | Toner, cream, scrub |
| Rose (Rosa damascena) | Ayurveda counts rose as cooling too. Rose water helps skin feel refreshed and soothes the look of redness. | Rose Hydrolat Floral Water, Spray Mist |
| Hyaluronic acid | Helps skin hold onto water, so it feels less tight throughout the day. | Hydrating Face Toner, Hydrating Face Mask |
| Jojoba, babassu, shea, avocado and cocoa butter | Softens skin and supports the skin barrier by slowing water loss. | Face wash (jojoba, babassu), cream, scrub, mask (shea, avocado, babassu, jojoba) |
| Pink clay | Helps purify gently without over-drying. | Hydrating Face Mask |
How Should You Introduce New Skin Care?
- Read the whole ingredient list. If lavender, cinnamon or another essential oil has bothered you before, look for it by name. We list each one on our labels.
- Patch test first. Dab a little behind your ear or on your inner arm once a day for two or three days. If you see redness, itching, or swelling, it's not for your face.
- Add one product at a time. Leave about a week before adding the next, so if your skin reacts, you'll know which product caused it.
Sensitive Skin and the British Weather
Hard water, common in the south and east of England, can leave reactive skin tight after washing, so tone straight after you cleanse. Central heating dries the air in autumn, so keep our Spray Mist on your desk. In summer, keep up the SPF even on grey days.
Shop our range above, or get the full routine for less with one of our skin care sets. If tightness and flaking are the bigger problem, see our dry skin products, and for fine lines, our wrinkle care. You'll find more rose waters among our face toners, and every cream we make in moisturisers.
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