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Skincare routine for sensitive skin

For sensitive skin, keep the routine to three steps: a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser, a simple moisturiser and daily mineral sunscreen. Introduce one new product at a time, patch-test it first, and stop anything that stings or burns.

Written by the Saundarya AI team. General cosmetic guidance; not reviewed by a doctor and not medical advice. How we write our guides

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Signs your skin is sensitive

Sensitive skin stings or burns when products go on, flushes or reddens easily, reacts to fragrance, hot water or weather changes, and often feels dry and tight. If this is you, keep the routine minimal and introduce anything new slowly, one product at a time.

  • Stinging or burning when you apply products
  • Redness or flushing that comes and goes
  • Reactions to fragrance, hot water or weather changes
  • Dry, tight or easily irritated skin

A minimal routine

A minimal sensitive-skin routine has three steps: a gentle fragrance-free cleanser used with lukewarm water, a simple fragrance-free moisturiser, and a broad-spectrum sunscreen every morning. Mineral sunscreens are often better tolerated. Add nothing else until this basic routine feels comfortable.

  1. 1Cleanse with a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser, using lukewarm water
  2. 2Moisturise with a simple, fragrance-free cream
  3. 3Every morning, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen; mineral formulas are often better tolerated

How to patch-test

To patch-test a new product, apply a small amount behind the ear or on the inner forearm, wait 24 hours and watch for redness, itching or swelling. If nothing happens, try a small area of the face for a few days before using it everywhere.

  1. 1Apply a small amount behind the ear or on the inner forearm
  2. 2Leave it for 24 hours and watch for redness, itching or swelling
  3. 3If there is no reaction, try it on a small area of the face for a few days before using it everywhere

Stop using a product that burns, swells or blisters, and see a doctor if the reaction is severe.

Get a routine for your own skin

Saundarya AI is an AI skin analysis and grooming app that reads a single selfie and returns a personalised report: face shape, skin type, detected skin concerns with the visual evidence behind them, a morning and night skincare routine, product picks at three budgets, and an 8-week improvement plan.

Generic advice is a starting point. A scan reads redness, sensitivity and likely triggers on your own face, shows the visual evidence and a confidence score, and builds a morning and night routine around it. The first full analysis is free.

This is general cosmetic guidance, not medical advice. See a dermatologist for skin that is painful, spreading, scarring or not improving after 8-12 weeks.

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