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Skincare Essentials For Dry and Sensitive Skin

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This K-Beauty routine has truly transformed my skin🍑 After years of trying countless products, I’ve finally found what works for my dry and sensitive skin. I hope this list can help others struggling with skin discomfort feel more confident🫶 I’ve r...
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Step 1 Cleansing Oil

My fav oil-based cleansers that remove makeup but also leave sensitive skin super hydrated✨
 
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An amazing oil-based cleanser that leaves dry and sensitive skin super hydrated and helps get rid of imperfections💕 Honestly, I’ve never seen blackheads on my fingers during use, as often happens with other products, but for my sensitive skin, it w...
Anua heartleaf pore control cleansing oil
 
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I recently tried this cleansing oil and fell in love with it♥️ The texture is lightweight, emulsifies beautifully with water, and works wonderfully as a makeup remover. The scent is light and citrusy, enriched with essential oils—a true pampering exp...
Round Lab 1025 Dodko cleansing oil
 
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I tried the Haruharu Wonder Cleansing Oil, and it’s amazing for dry skin like mine: super nourishing without leaving your skin feeling tight. The texture is thick but spreads easily, making it a true treat for your skin💧✨ How to use: Take a small a...
Haruharu Wonder - Black Rice Moisture Deep Cleansing Oil

Step 2 Water-Based Cleanser

Water-based cleansing is essential to remove dirt and sweat from the skin. My dehydrated skin loves it when I use these products—no worries using them both morning and night🌞🌙
 
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Imagine a facial cleanser with a unique texture that transforms into the softest, most luxurious foam when it meets water🫧 This gentle cloud-like lather glides over your skin, cleansing it thoroughly while leaving it smooth and free from any irritat...
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam
 
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I’ve tried the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture 5.5 Soft Cleansing Gel and I love it🌾 This gentle cleanser with a pH of 5.5 is perfect for sensitive skin. Its formula, made with fermented black rice, leaves my skin clean, soft, and hydrated witho...
Haruharu Wonder - Black Rice Moisture 5.5 Soft Cleansing Gel

Step 3 Exfoliator

Exfoliating my sensitive skin has always been a problem: redness, burning, and irritation😣 I gave up until I tried these products. Just be mindful of the application frequency and gradually adjust your skin to it—try it to believe it✨
 
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I accidentally bought this exfoliator🙈 meaning it’s meant for acne-prone and oily skin, while mine is very dry. I still gave it a chance, using it once a week, then up to three times a week. At first, it seemed like it wasn’t giving results, and it ...
COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid
 
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If you have super sensitive skin, you absolutely need to try these toner pads, which, among other things, have a gentle exfoliating action🪶 These toner pads are the pad version of the super viral collagen mask, they hydrate, tone, and improve skin e...
Biodance Collagen Gel Toner Pads

Step 4 Toner

A toner is applied to balance the skin’s pH after cleansing, helping to restore its natural acidity🧬 It also removes any remaining impurities, tightens pores, and prepares the skin to better absorb subsequent skincare products. I didn’t think it was...
 
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I was amazed by the lightweight texture of this toner. The skin absorbs it instantly, and I loved it from the first use💕 Rich in panthenol and allantoin, with a formula enhanced with seawater, this gentle, watery toner helps exfoliate and refine the...
Round Lab 1025 Dodko toner
 
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I didn’t know a toner could hydrate the skin this much🥹 It’s a real lifesaver for my dehydrated and reddened skin. The texture is literally like milk—super satisfying. So far, I’ve never found a toner this effective and affordable💪 How to use: App...
Nacific Uyu cream toner
 
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Can you fall in love with a toner? Yes, you can♥️ It was love at first use—right from the start, it hydrates my skin so deeply that I can’t live without it anymore. Try it to believe it✨ How to use: Just a small amount applied to your face with your...
I'm from - Rice Toner

Step 5 Essence

Essence is key because it boosts skin hydration and prepares it to better absorb subsequent treatments, enhancing the effectiveness of serums and creams🧚‍♀️
 
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This lotion is amazing: it instantly plumps the skin. Even though it’s not Korean like the rest of the products, I still include it in this list because I can’t live without it anymore💕 The texture is watery and absorbs quickly. I found it by chanc...
Hada Labo Tokyo Lotion anti aging
 
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This product is super innovative, and driven by curiosity, I decided to try it. I was concerned about my sensitive skin, but the 50 didn’t cause any issues, and I’ll be buying the 100 as well (I’ve included the usage frequency chart for different int...
VT Mild Reedle Shot 50

Step 6 Serum/Ampuole

Serums/ampoules are important because they target specific skin issues with concentrated ingredients that penetrate deeply🙌 For sensitive and dehydrated skin, these products help restore hydration, soothe, and protect without irritation💡
 
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If you want to lock in your skin’s hydration for hours, this ampoule is for you💦 Don’t worry if it feels sticky the first time you apply it, after spreading it, it absorbs quickly and leaves your skin super radiant, for the perfect glass skin🔮 How ...
TIRTIR Ceramic Milk Ampoule
 
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This serum is magical🪄The texture is quite thick, but it spreads easily, and you need just a small amount: super protected and radiant skin🌈 It works wonders on acne thanks to the generous amount of propolis, a powerful natural antibacterial🐝 It l...
Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum Propolis + Niacinamide
 
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This brand never disappoints💕 I’ve tested 3 products, and they’re all amazing. This one is a must-have for skin irritations, leaving the skin super fresh with a water-like texture, so it absorbs quickly and layers perfectly. Personally, I used it on...
Skin 1004 Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule
 
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I tried this serum and I’m absolutely in love with it🌾✨ Its key ingredients, rice extract and arbutin, work wonders for the skin. Rice extract is known for its soothing and brightening properties, improving skin texture while deeply hydrating😌 Arbu...
Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum Rice + Alpha Arbutin

Step 7 Mask

Face masks hydrate and rejuvenate by delivering concentrated active ingredients, improving elasticity, radiance, and hydration🌊 I’ve tried many, and they often irritate my sensitive skin, but the ones I recommend are safe and super effective⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...
 
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A mask I bought by chance at DM that turned out to be amazing, it truly nourishes the skin deeply, a super treat with a strawberry-scented milk base 🍓 you’ll be tempted to taste it! How to use: On clean, dry skin, apply the sheet mask, adjusting it ...
A’PIEU Strawberry Milk Sheet Mask
 
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I find this face mask amazing, a hydration powerhouse that lasts for hours and hours, I love it💕 A vegan sheet mask designed to soothe and deeply hydrate the skin, helping to strengthen the skin barrier. Formulated with a complex of Centella Asiatic...
Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Mask
 
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The Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is a must-have if you struggle with dry, chapped lips🫦 I apply it before bed, and when I wake up, my lips are super soft and hydrated. It’s rich yet lightweight, providing deep nourishment without feeling heavy. It’s al...
Laneige - Lip Sleeping Mask Berry

Step 8 Eye cream

Eye cream is essential for hydrating and protecting the delicate eye area, which is prone to dryness and signs of fatigue👁️ I’ve tried many, but finding one suitable for my sensitive skin wasn’t easy. My picks now are both effective and gentle☺️
 
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I don’t understand how this eye cream isn’t more well-known, I bought it by chance at DM and I was really impressed: you only need a tiny amount, and it immediately plumps the eye contour and any dry areas on the face, without being sticky (like most...
HIDEHERE Hyaluronic Eye Cream
 
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The Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is a must-have if you struggle with dry, chapped lips. I apply it before bed, and when I wake up, my lips are super soft and hydrated🌅 It’s rich yet lightweight, providing deep nourishment without feeling heavy. It’s al...
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Baluchiol Eye Cream

Step 9 Moisturiser

Moisturizer is essential for dry, sensitive skin as it restores hydration, protects the skin barrier, and soothes irritation🍦The creams I recommend are carefully selected: effective, gentle, and tested on my sensitive skin💧
 
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A great discovery, highly recommended if you want extra hydration💧 The Dynasty Cream is a rich, nourishing cream, perfect for dry and mature skin🍑 It contains ingredients like ginseng and honey, known for their anti-aging, moisturizing, and regener...
Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream
 
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When I ordered this cream, I thought it would be too light since my skin tends to get dehydrated quickly. However, it provides a protective barrier without feeling heavy on the skin💕 It’s light yet powerful, perfect for restoring the skin barrier, h...
ONGREDIENTS Centella Asiatica Skin Barrier Calming Lotion
 
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This is a new purchase specifically designed for sensitive skin, and I’ve only been trying it for a short time, but the effects are immediately noticeable✨ When my skin is irritated, red, and itchy, this lightweight gel-like cream soothes it instantl...
AXYS-Y Heartleaf My Type Calming Cream

Step 10 Sunscreen

Sunscreen☀️is essential even in winter because UV rays damage the skin year-round, causing premature aging, dark spots, and loss of elasticity. I didn’t think it was so important all year, but it truly helps with prevention and protection. Adding it ...
 
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It was a great discovery to find this sunscreen because it’s incredibly lightweight and doesn’t leave the skin shiny💖 Infused with Centella Asiatica, it soothes and hydrates while providing broad-spectrum protection. It also brightens the skin tone,...
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Tone-Up Sunscreen
 
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This sunscreen is your holy grail: lightweight, absorbs instantly, doesn’t stick, and mattifies the skin. Have you ever found other sunscreens that mattify your skin? Simply magical, I can’t live without it anymore♥️ How to use: Apply a small amount ...
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics