COVERGIRL SKIN ENHANCER for dry sensitive skin
Dimethicone
GlycerinLow
- HighDry Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
A weak match for dry sensitive skin; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry sensitive skin: flakiness, tightness, redness, fine lines, and wrinkles. 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 dry skin due to glycerin's humectant action and dimethicone's emollient properties, which provide basic hydration but do not fully address flakiness.
- Niacinamide offers some general skincare benefits, but its concentration may not be sufficient to significantly improve your dry or flaky skin concerns.
- The product is safe for your dry and sensitive skin as it contains no harsh or prohibited ingredients.
How to apply
- Could be used as part of your AM or PM routine. Start using this moisturizer 3 times a week and move to daily use if your dry skin tolerates it well.
- Apply this moisturizer after cleansing and toner in the morning, or after your serum in the evening. Always pair it with SPF in the morning.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer into your skin. Avoid rubbing it harshly to protect your sensitive skin.
- Apply the moisturizer on slightly damp skin to help with hydration absorption. This also works well for dry and flaky skin types.
- Do a patch test before your first use. Avoid the eye area to prevent any irritation.
Questions and answers
Why is Covergirl Skin Enhancer a weak match for dry sensitive skin?
This product is a weak match because it offers only moderate moisture that may not fully address dry, flaky skin. A moisturizing treatment for dry sensitive skin needs highly effective, soothing ingredients and rich hydrators like hyaluronic acid and glycerin to provide deep nourishment, lock in moisture, and support the skin barrier without irritation.
Ostomy/wound Management, 2005Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Which ingredients make this moisturizing treatment a poor fit for dry sensitive skin?
This moisturizing treatment is a weak match for your skin because glycerin and dimethicone provide only basic hydration that may not fully address flakiness. A product of this type needs rich nourishing ingredients, soothing agents like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, and heavy moisturizers to deliver deep hydration and strong skin barrier support.
Ostomy/wound Management, 2005Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
What does Water do for dry sensitive skin?
Hard water increases soap deposits and dryness, making dry sensitive skin more prone to irritation and flare-ups. A product of this type needs gentle cleansers and soothing ingredients to calm the skin and protect its moisture barrier against hard water minerals.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2018Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2021
What does Dimethicone do for dry sensitive skin?
Dimethicone helps protect dry sensitive skin, though it may show varying performance compared to other protectants. This type of product needs gentle, hydrating ingredients that support the skin barrier without causing irritation.
Where does this moisturizing treatment go in a skincare routine for dry sensitive skin?
This moisturizing treatment goes in the evening routine, placed after cleansing and toning and before applying your moisturizer. To properly care for dry sensitive skin, a product of this type needs richer, barrier-repairing ingredients and heavier hydrators that fully soothe flakiness.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2022Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can I use this moisturizing treatment with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizing treatment with retinol by applying the treatment after your retinol to help cushion your skin. However, this product only offers basic hydration and may not fully stop flakiness, so dry skin needs rich moisturizers with ceramides and heavy hydrators to lock in moisture and comfort tight spots.
How often should I use this moisturizing treatment?
You can use this moisturizing treatment daily in your evening routine, but it may only provide basic hydration for your dry sensitive skin. Dry skin of this type needs richer hydrators, nourishing oils, and stronger barrier-supporting ingredients to fully stop flakiness.
Health Science Reports, 2021Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can this moisturizing treatment clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry sensitive skin?
This moisturizing treatment is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on dry sensitive skin since it is formulated without heavy oils or known pore-clogging ingredients. A product of this type needs richer hydrators and soothing barrier-repair ingredients to fully comfort and deeply nourish very dry skin.
Can I use this moisturizing treatment around the eyes or on my body?
This moisturizing treatment is generally safe to use around the eyes and on the body because it contains no harsh ingredients. However, because the skin on the eyelids is very thin and dry skin needs intensive care, a product of this type needs rich hydrators like hyaluronic acid and nourishing plant oils to properly smooth and comfort those areas.
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2002Ostomy/wound Management, 2005
Is this moisturizing treatment fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
Petrolatum-based skin protectants demonstrated protection against irritants and maceration while providing skin hydration, whereas dimethicone and zinc oxide products showed varying or limited performance across parameters among 18 healthy volunteers compared to positive and negative controls.
Ostomy/wound Management, 2005A 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, 2017Wearing 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, 2024A dimethicone skin protectant lotion significantly decreased visual scoring and transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control and SLS-only treated sites in 12 healthy humans exposed to sodium lauryl sulfate.
Skin Research and Technology, 2000Treatment 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, 2007The 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, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012
Why other moisturizers fit dry sensitive skin better
Cosmetic formulations containing 5% Centella asiatica extract showed the best efficacy in improving skin moisture and decreasing transepidermal water loss, while also exhibiting antiinflammatory properties in 25 volunteers compared to baseline measurements.
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016Nanoemulsions containing Macadamia integrifolia seed oil successfully enhanced skin hydration and reduced wrinkles in human volunteers, outperforming conventional emulsions in skin hydration enhancement.
Nanomaterials, 2024
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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