COVERGIRL SKIN ENHANCER for sensitive skin
Dimethicone
GlycerinAverage
- AverageNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- Low RiskSafety
Works for sensitive skin; other moisturizers fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with sensitive skin: redness, stinging, and reactions to new products. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your normal skin due to glycerin's humectant action, but lacks specialized ingredients like Centella Asiatica to target your redness and irritation.
- Niacinamide provides general skincare benefits, but the formula does not offer sufficient support for your specific concerns.
- The product is generally safe for your sensitive skin, with minimal risks of irritation from ingredients like Dimethicone and Phenoxyethanol.
How to apply
- Use this soothing AM and PM routine every day to keep your normal skin calm. Always remember to apply SPF in the morning after your moisturizer.
- Apply your moisturizer after your toner in the morning, and after your serum in the evening. This step locks in hydration and protects your skin.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer evenly across your face. Avoid rubbing to keep your sensitive skin happy and calm.
- You can apply this gentle formula on dry or slightly damp skin for the best comfort. It works wonderfully on clean skin to soothe redness and irritation.
- Do a patch test before your very first use to check your skin's reaction. Avoid getting the product directly into your eyes .
Questions and answers
How well does Covergirl Skin Enhancer work for sensitive skin?
Covergirl Skin Enhancer works moderately well for sensitive skin, offering basic hydration through glycerin while keeping irritation risks low with dimethicone and phenoxyethanol. However, it lacks targeted support for redness and irritation. A product of this type needs soothing ingredients like Centella Asiatica and cica ceramide, along with nourishing oils to properly calm and protect sensitive skin.
Which ingredients make this moisturizing treatment a good fit for sensitive skin?
Glycerin, dimethicone, and niacinamide make this moisturizing treatment fit your sensitive skin by providing basic moisture and general skincare benefits with minimal risk of irritation. However, this product needs specialized soothing ingredients like fermented Centella Asiatica and Cica Ceramide to properly target redness and irritation.
What does Water do for sensitive skin?
Using cool water for facial cleansing preserves skin barrier integrity and lowers skin surface pH in healthy adults. This helps keep skin calm and hydrated without causing the irritation associated with warmer water.
What does Dimethicone do for sensitive skin?
Dimethicone helps protect sensitive skin against irritants and can keep it feeling calm and comfortable. It is generally well tolerated and unlikely to cause adverse reactions on delicate or reactive skin.
Where does this moisturizing treatment go in a skincare routine for sensitive skin?
This moisturizing treatment goes in your evening routine, after cleansing and toning, and before your moisturizer. It is generally safe for your sensitive skin, though a product of this type needs specialized ingredients like Centella Asiatica to target your redness and irritation.
Can I use this moisturizing treatment with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizing treatment with retinol, applying it after your retinol once it has fully absorbed. This product is unlikely to irritate your sensitive skin, but it lacks specialized ingredients for calming redness and irritation. Sensitive skin needs products with soothing extracts like Centella Asiatica to keep redness calm.
How often should I use this moisturizing treatment?
You can use this moisturizing treatment in the evening, applying it after your cleanser and soothing toner. It provides moderate moisture for normal skin, but sensitive skin also needs specialized ingredients like Centella Asiatica to target redness and irritation.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this moisturizing treatment clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for sensitive skin?
This moisturizing treatment is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on sensitive skin, as ingredients like dimethicone and glycerin have a low risk of blocking pores. However, because it lacks specialized soothing ingredients like Centella Asiatica, it may not do enough to calm redness and irritation.
Can I use this moisturizing treatment around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizing treatment around the eyes or on your body, as it is generally safe for sensitive skin with minimal risks of irritation. However, sensitive skin needs a product with soothing ingredients like Centella Asiatica to target redness and irritation in delicate areas.
Is this moisturizing treatment fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.
Military Medicine, 2024Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007Externally applied substances such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid, licorice extracts, dimethicone, petrolatum, and paraffin wax treat skin disease resulting from damage to the skin barrier.
Clinics in Dermatology, 2012Vehicle additives such as silicates, dimethicone, and glycerin reduce skin irritation associated with benzoyl peroxide 5%/clindamycin 1% gel and topical retinoid combination therapy by maintaining barrier integrity.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2006A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001
Why other moisturizers fit sensitive skin better
- Phenoxyethanol in this moisturizer
Phenoxyethanol induced skin burning and itching sensations via activating TRPV1 in sensitive female subjects, and these uncomfortable sensations were significantly inhibited by the TRPV1 antagonist trans-tert-butyl cyclohexanol (ID1609).
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2017 A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Topical dexpanthenol acts as a moisturizer, improves stratum corneum hydration, accelerates wound healing and epidermal regeneration, reduces erythema, and improves symptoms of skin irritation compared to vehicle or no pretreatment.
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2002
Ingredients
Water, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium Edta
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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