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Sensitive, Dry & Damaged Skin Repair

Sensitive skin is usually a barrier worn thin, and eczema skin leaks water out and lets irritants in. The treatment is subtraction and repair: fewer products, none of them stinging, and an emollient used far more often than feels necessary.

What to know before you choose
  • Strip the routine back to a gentle wash, a plain moisturiser and a sunscreen for two weeks before adding anything.
  • Emollients are the treatment, not the comfort measure. Apply generously, at least twice a day, and within minutes of a bath.
  • Stinging is not a product working. It is the signal to stop.
  • Silicone scar gels go on closed skin only, and need three to six months. Weeping or spreading skin needs to be seen.
17 products
Cetaphil Moisturising Cream 100g
Cetaphil
Cetaphil Moisturising Cream 100g
Niacinamide, panthenol, glycerin

Rich, fragrance-free barrier cream for very dry and sensitive skin, face and body.

R279.95
Cuticura Herbal Ointment 50g
Cuticura
Cuticura Herbal Ointment 50g
Tea tree oil, aloe vera, vitamin E, shea butter

Tea tree and aloe ointment for minor rashes, cuts, bites, chafing and dry patches.

R65.85
Demelan Deep Repair Cream 60ml
Demelan
Demelan Deep Repair Cream 60ml
Omega fatty acids, Emzaloid delivery technology

Omega-enriched repair cream that restores and hydrates a dry, damaged skin barrier.

R225.81
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 40ml
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 40ml
Panthenol 5%, madecassoside, shea butter, copper-zinc-manganese

Multi-purpose soothing repair balm with 5% panthenol for irritated, chapped or recovering skin.

R285.3
5% offLa Roche-Posay Lipikar Baume AP+M 75ml
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Baume AP+M 75ml
Shea butter, niacinamide, Aqua Posae Filiformis, microresyl

Triple-repair balm for very dry, eczema-prone skin: travel size for face, hands and patches.

R176.4R185.94
La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water 150ml
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water 150ml
La Roche-Posay thermal spring water (selenium)

Selenium-rich thermal water mist that soothes hot, tight or irritated skin in seconds.

R233.42
6% offLa Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser 200ml
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser 200ml
Glycerin, La Roche-Posay thermal spring water in a minimalist base

Minimalist cleansing milk for very sensitive, reactive skin that can be used with or without water.

R326.34R346.14
ScarScience Scar Gel 15ml
ScarScience
ScarScience Scar Gel 15ml
Centella asiatica (asiaticoside 1%), Bulbine frutescens gel 10%, oleuropein 1%, dimethicone

South African scar gel developed by plastic surgeons, for surgical, C-section and trauma scars.

R317.17