Mad About Skin Weighs In on 86 Sensitive Skin Products

"It's got a beautiful mist on it which I love. I take this to the gym with me to spritz afterwards to kind of minimize the risk of a post-gym breakout. You can take it on a plane with you if you want to spritz to keep things in check if you break out after every flight. I think this is going to work the very best for people with oily, acne-prone skin, particularly adult acne, and you want to keep that in check. This is A+. While it's not the cheapest product out there, it's worth it every single time. This is also one of the least expensive options from Allies of Skin, so it's a great place to start with the brand."

"My favorite toner of 2026 so far is this. Hypochlorous acid is fantastic for anyone that's breakout prone, I am. [...] I love it in a spray form. [...] Before I even go into the gym [...] I will give this a good spritz on the chest, on the face, back of the neck, and that will just prevent and reduce acne causing bacteria from causing a problem and prevent breakouts. When I'm done at the gym [...] I will generally shower and then do another spritz again because it just keeps all your breakouts in check. [...] If you haven't tried hypochlorous acid, this is the best one, doesn't strip, doesn't dry. [...] This is more affordable, which is why I'm gravitating towards this more. [...] I would encourage everyone to get a toner with a purpose, and hypochlorous acid has a key purpose, particularly in these warmer summer months."

"This is one of the most innovative vitamin C's to come out of the Korean skincare market and it's a bestseller for a reason. It's genuinely so so good."

"10% strength with azelaic acid, the consistency is the key part. Use it regularly, that's where you're going to get the results. It's not always about the strength. I think I'd rather people go for a lower strength and use it twice a day every day than go for a high strength and use it a couple of times a week when they remember. That consistency is the key part. This I love again, calming, soothing, and really really helps to just, I think you get a lot more performance than you would traditionally expect for an 8% because of that quality formulation here, and it's super affordable which I absolutely love."

"This has a high dose stabilized vitamin C alongside a good dose of centella asiatica all in one. [...] It comes in a pump applicator, which keeps things fresher, and because the vitamin C [...] is stabilized [...] it stays fresh for the longest time, [...] good for 12 months once opened. The centella asiatica is calming and soothing too, so it's really a two in one for your skincare routine. It's a beautiful cream that sinks in really nicely, not grainy or gritty like some serums can be, and you can use it alongside all your other actives. I use two pumps across the whole face and neck every morning. The last time I bought this I only paid around £11 for it, though there is a big price differential so it's worth shopping around. I found myself buying bottle after bottle after bottle because this just genuinely delivers."

"This is the Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum. This uses stabilized vitamin C, as with the Remedy one, so a long shelf life, but uses it alongside Centella asiatica. A recent study showed that if you use vitamin C and Centella asiatica together, it quadruples the amount of additional collagen produced versus just using vitamin C on its own. If you turbocharge it with Centella asiatica, it kind of kicks it up a notch, meaning it really is a high performance collagen booster. I love this and I think it's a great option for anyone that's using their vitamin C primarily for anti-aging. This is the one that I would go for. Really inexpensive but packs a punch."