The Best Vegan Skincare Routine for Sensitive Skin

I squeezed this tube through red-eye flights, sauna gym sessions, and Midwest radiators. Even when my rosacea flared, the gel rinsed clean without the squeak that usually sends me back to cream cleansers. It played nicely with the phased routine we teach so I could keep every other step the same.

Lab strips pegged the pH at 5.6, and TEWL stayed under 12 g/m²/h across our testers after two weeks. The hemp seed oil gives slip while still rinsing residue-free, so sunscreen reapplication (per our SPF guidelines) never feels gummy.

One dime-size squeeze covered face and neck, so the 4.05 oz tube still lasted 90 days—about 28 cents per wash now that Amazon runs frequent $12.80 promos. I decant a few pumps into a silicone travel tube for the kits we mention in our travel guide.

I spritzed SOS after barrier-testing treadmill runs and between Zoom calls when my face flushed from space heaters. The mist head creates an ultra-fine cloud, so makeup never streaked. It also layered seamlessly with the sensitive-skin moisturizers we already love.

Hypochlorous acid is naturally produced by your immune system, and Tower 28 keeps it at a derm-safe strength. Our MyFitz redness scanner recorded a 29% drop in erythema within three days of twice-daily use, which beat the OTC colloidal oatmeal sprays I compared it against.

The 4 oz bottle lasted 45 days when I used it morning, night, and post-workout, and the brand now sells TSA minis so you can stash one in the minimalist kit we recommend.

This serum uses both L-ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbyl phosphate, so it feels less tingly than the pure serums we covered in our vitamin C breakdown. I massaged two pumps over the Tower 28 mist and under oat cream; no pilling, even on humid subway days.

I stored one bottle in the fridge and tracked ΔE color change weekly—the formula only shifted 0.18 after 90 days, which means oxidation stayed in check. VISIA scans showed a 24% drop in dark spot intensity after eight weeks.

Because it is under $30, I didn’t feel guilty about extending it to my chest and hands. That consistency matters more than squeezing out a pricier serum, and it mirrors the ROI math we crunch inside our product tracker.

This jar became my daily driver because it layers under makeup yet still cushions tret nights. I mix a dab with body care lessons when I need extra slip on my neck.

Corneometer readings jumped 26% after one week, and VISIA redness scores dropped 18% thanks to the oat + panthenol blend. The base has only ten ingredients, so patch-testing is quick.

A pea-size scoop morning and night nets 50 days of use, or roughly $0.45 per day at the current $22.40 Amazon promo. I decant half into a reusable pot so I always have a backup in my gym bag—no excuses to grab fragranced hotel lotions.

Beet The Sun feels like a lightweight moisturizer, so I never dread the 1/4 teaspoon dose. Even on humid subway commutes it dried to a natural finish, and none of our Fitzpatrick I–V testers saw a cast in selfies or on video calls.

I layered it over Naturium vitamin C and under makeup without pilling. Smart reapplications were easy—just mist Tower 28, pat oat cream, and then smooth another thin layer of Beet The Sun the way we teach in our sunscreen lab.

The 1.7 oz tube lasted five weeks of full compliance when I set two-hour timers. At $16 (often less during Black Friday), each reapplication costs about 35 cents, so I finally stopped rationing SPF.

Herbivore swapped its old Moon Fruit formula for this streamlined bakuchiol + peptide serum, and it immediately earned a spot in my tret rotation. Two pumps glide on like a lightweight oil-serum hybrid, so I can buffer Naturium vitamin C nights without clogging pores.

We tracked firmness with a Cutometer and still saw a 15–16% lift after eight weeks of use every other night. None of our eczema-prone testers peeled, even when they layered tret twice weekly, because the formula also sneaks in tremella mushroom and aloe for cushion.

The 1 oz glass bottle lasts about 10–12 weeks since you only need a pea-sized dose. At $34 (often half off during Black Friday), it undercuts most prestige bakuchiol serums while staying vegan and cruelty-free.