Estée Lauder Perfectionist Pro for sensitive skin
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Acetyl Hexapeptide-9
Caffeine
Average
- AverageNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
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, as hyaluronic acid and glycerin provide hydration and plumpness, supporting your redness and irritation concerns. Squalane further aids in soothing and maintaining skin barrier function.
- While beneficial for general hydration, the formula lacks specific active ingredients to directly target and resolve your redness and irritation.
- The product is safe for your sensitive skin, containing no harsh or prohibited ingredients that could cause irritation.
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 Estée Lauder Perfectionist Pro work for sensitive skin?
ESTĒE LAUDER Perfectionist Pro works reasonably well for sensitive skin because hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane hydrate and soothe while maintaining the skin barrier safely without irritation. However, it lacks specific active ingredients to directly target and resolve redness and irritation. A moisturizing treatment for sensitive skin needs to be highly effective in soothing and hydrating while addressing redness and irritation with no associated risks, featuring beneficial ingredients in safe concentrations and a well-balanced texture and pH.
Which ingredients make this treatment a good fit for sensitive skin?
Hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and squalane make this treatment a good fit for your sensitive skin because they provide hydration and help support your skin barrier. While these ingredients offer soothing moisture, this treatment needs extra active ingredients that specifically target and calm redness and irritation to be a top fit for your skin.
What does Argireline do for sensitive skin?
Argireline is unlikely to cause irritation and is sometimes found in products designed to calm reactive skin. Studies show it helps smooth the look of wrinkles and decrease skin roughness when used consistently.
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013Pharmaceuticals, 2021
What does Acetyl Hexapeptide-9 do for sensitive skin?
Acetyl Hexapeptide-9 helps smooth and firm the skin while supporting its natural recovery. This ingredient is generally well tolerated, making it unlikely to irritate delicate or easily upset skin types.
Where does this treatment go in a skincare routine for sensitive skin?
This treatment goes in the evening routine for sensitive skin. A moisturizing treatment of this type needs calming ingredients and barrier-supporting hydrators to help soothe redness and irritation.
Can I use this treatment with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this treatment with retinol by applying the treatment after your toner and before your moisturizer in your evening routine. This helps keep your skin comfortable, though a product of this type for sensitive skin needs soothing ingredients like Centella Asiatica or ceramides to better calm redness and irritation.
Cutis, 2006Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
How often should I use this treatment?
You can use this moisturizing treatment daily in your evening routine, applying it after your toner and before your moisturizer. Daily application helps keep sensitive skin hydrated and maintains moisture balance, though this product lacks specific active ingredients to directly target redness and irritation.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this 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 it contains no harsh or prohibited ingredients that could cause irritation. However, because it is an average fit, sensitive skin prone to redness and irritation needs a formula with targeted active ingredients to calm flare-ups.
Can I use this treatment around the eyes or on my body?
This treatment is safe to use on the thin skin around the eyes or on the body, as it contains no harsh ingredients that typically cause irritation. However, because it only offers moderate hydration, sensitive skin seeking this type of care needs a product loaded with soothing botanical extracts and targeted calming agents to effectively manage redness and irritation.
Is this treatment fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol.
What the research says
A 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, 2017Treatment with cross-linked hyaluronic acid-based microneedle patches combined with acetyl hexapeptide-8 or epidermal growth factor significantly improved wrinkles and skin hydration compared to the patch alone in Korean females over 29 days.
Annals of Dermatology, 2019Argireline treatment twice daily for 4 weeks produced a significant anti-wrinkle effect with 48.9% total efficacy and decreased skin roughness in Chinese subjects compared with 0% efficacy and no decrease in roughness in the placebo group.
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2013Acetyl hexapeptide-3 and tripeptide-10 citrulline demonstrated antiwrinkle efficacy and decreased transepidermal water loss in twenty-four healthy volunteers compared to control groups, though synergistic effects between the two peptides remained unclear.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2017A topical cosmetic slimming product containing tetrahydroxypropyl ethylenediamine, caffeine, carnitine, forskolin and retinol significantly reduced body circumferences and improved skin aspect compared with placebo in 78 women over 12 weeks.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2011Topical sunscreen formulations containing caffeine combined with UV filters increased in vivo anti-UVB protection by approximately 25% and showed higher SPF values compared to caffeine-free sunscreen, while being well tolerated by the skin of healthy subjects.
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019Caffeine gel combined with choline geranate showed high skin permeation capacity and superior clinical results in cellulite treatment compared to caffeine gel without ionic liquid.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021
Why other moisturizers fit sensitive skin better
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, 2024A dexpanthenol-containing cream accelerated skin barrier repair, increased stratum corneum hydration, reduced skin roughness, and decreased skin redness compared to vehicle and untreated controls in sodium lauryl sulphate-irritated skin.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2002Topical 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, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acetyl Hexapeptide-9, Caffeine, Hyaluronic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Yeast Extract, Sodium Pca, Glycerin, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lecithin, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
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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