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Fragrance is the first cut · 3 min

Sensitive skin is a short list

If your face stings, the cabinet is too interesting. Water, glycerin, a bland emulsifier, maybe niacinamide. Not a twelve-oil ‘barrier’ serum.

Shop the Skincare aisle

Turn the profile on

Sensitive skin in You flags fragrance and the usual irritants on every scan. Do that once. Then the aisle gets quieter without a new personality.

What ‘hypoallergenic’ is not

A word on the front. The back is still a formula. Essential oils are not gentler because they are plants. Scan the bottle. If extras glow, leave it.

The extras we mean

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