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Best serums and treatments for dry sensitive skin

What makes a good serum for dry sensitive skin

Serums with hyaluronic acid and glycerin help deeply hydrate dry skin and smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. Additional treatments with ceramides, squalane, and centella asiatica extract help repair the moisture barrier to ease redness, tightness, and flakiness.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008

Products are ranked for the concerns frequently associated with dry sensitive skin: flakiness, tightness, redness, fine lines, and wrinkles. For a ranking based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

Lovi's ranking

Why we picked these. Niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and ceramides deeply hydrate and calm irritation while strengthening your skin barrier.

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    Peach & Lily Glass Skin Refining Serum SuperiorAmazon£59.74

    Why we picked it. This treatment will deeply hydrate your dry skin, thanks to ingredients like Sodium Hyaluronate and Beta-Glucan, while also soothing sensitivity.

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    Purito Centella Unscented Serum SuperiorAmazon£14.24

    Why we picked it. This treatment will deeply hydrate and repair your dry skin, thanks to the synergistic blend of Centella Asiatica Extract and Ceramide NP, which work together to strengthen your skin barrier.

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    Beauty of Joseon Propolis + Niacinamide Glow Serum SuperiorAmazon£36.96

    Why we picked it. This treatment will deeply hydrate your dry skin, with propolis extract and niacinamide working synergistically to soothe and improve skin texture for a healthy glow.

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    KraveBeauty Great Barrier Relief HighAmazon£32.95

    Why we picked it. This treatment will deeply nourish your dry skin by replenishing its moisture barrier with ingredients like Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil and Glycerin, effectively combating dryness and flakiness.

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    NEOGEN Dermalogy Real Vitamin C Serum HighAmazon£25.95
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    The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA HighAmazon£8.32
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Behind this ranking

Lovi ranks every product by its fit score, calculated 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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