Sensitive/ Reactive

Our Sensitive/ Reactive collection gathers gentle, thoughtfully formulated products for skin that flushes easily, stings, feels tight or reacts to new products. Sensitivity can be a long-standing trait or something that appears during periods of stress, changing seasons or after overusing strong actives, and the aim here is to help skin look calmer and feel more comfortable.

With around 300 products from seven brands, this is one of our broadest edits. Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense delivers deep, soothing hydration, while Medik8 Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream offers lightweight, barrier-supporting moisture. Medik8 Liquid Peptides is a gentle way to support smoother-looking skin, Medik8 C-Tetra is a well-tolerated vitamin C option, and Medik8 Bakuchiol Peptides provides a plant-based alternative for anyone who finds retinoids too much. SkinCeuticals and The Skin Diary also feature, alongside mineral make-up from Jane Iredale.

When shopping our Sensitive/ Reactive range, simplicity is your friend: a mild cleanser, a hydrating serum, a comforting moisturiser and fewer new products introduced at once. Patch testing anything new is always sensible. Look for short ingredient lists and comforting, hydrating ingredients such as panthenol and ceramides. Becci, an aesthetics nurse with more than two decades of experience in specialist skincare and medical aesthetics, has handpicked each formula and gives careful guidance on gentle places to begin.

Browse cleansers, serums, moisturisers and kits below and compare textures at your own pace. If your skin is easily upset, a carefully chosen Sensitive/ Reactive routine can help it look and feel calmer, day after day.