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The products reviewed below have all been recommended by the individual sites as suitable for sensitive skins.
I myself have sensitive skin, and have personally tried out all of the products included here without any adverse reaction. However, please be aware that nothing, no matter how pure and natural, can ever be 100% safe for 100% of people, so if you do have particularly sensitive skin it may be worth checking with the individual sites before purchasing.
I have also included a 5-star rating guide beneath each products review, which represents my opinion of the product - a combination of how well I feel it does its job and its value for money.
Please note, these ratings are intended purely as a guide to you. They are based solely on my own personal opinion, and have not been calculated particularly scientifically, so you may have a different opinion. If you have tried any of the products for yourself and disagree with my comments, please do feel free to let me know.
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Delivery £2.45 to UK.
Angel Drops Daily Facial Oil
Retail price from £4.99 for a 10ml roll-on.
An omega rich blend of hydrating organic and natural botanical oils.
Key ingredients include organic purified Hemp Seed Oil, Jojoba, and Apricot Kernal Oil. It smells delicious and absorbs easily into the skin.
100% Hemp Seed Oil
Retail price from £6.65 for a 60ml bottle.
Hemp Seed Oil contains ideal levels of the Essential Fatty Acids Omega 3, 6 & 9 necessary for maintaining supple healthy skin tissue. It makes a lovely light silky skin moisturiser, which is absorbed easily, and is even gentle enough to use around the eyes.
Perfect for travelling, as you can use it all over your body.
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Organic White Chocolate Truffle Moisturiser
Retail price from £7.00 for a 30ml jar.
Delivery £2.00 to UK.
Delicious rich non-greasy moisturiser containing Shea Butter and Jojoba to soothe and moisturise dry and sensitive skin. The gorgeous white chocolate fragrance is thanks to extracts of Cocoa and Bourbon Vanilla.
It doesn't contain any water, so a little goes a long way, and it leaves skin feeling soft and smooth. Also great to use on elbows, knees etc.
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Firming Eye Cream
Retail price £7.57 for a 7ml jar.
Delivery £2.50 to UK.
Lovely light-textured cream, containing Eyebright to reduce puffiness around the eyes and to sooth and moisturise the sensitive skin in this area. It also contains Rosehip to battle wrinkles and Cornflower for toning.
It
contains no fragrances or essential oils, and it really does leave skin feeling firmer.
Only a tiny amount is needed, so this little pot lasts ages.
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Natural Mineral Eye Pencil
Retail price £12.50 each.
Delivery £2.95 to UK.
100% natural / 64% organic.
Intensely rich mineral colour combined with organic jojoba, sunflower, shea butter and calendula for a rich, smooth texture that glides on effortlessy, and lasts all day.
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Delivery £2.50 to UK.
Paul Penders Rosemary & Calendula Cleansing Milk
Retail price £15.95 for a 120ml bottle.
A rich and creamy cleanser with a lovely fresh fragrance that effectively removes makeup and impurities, leaving skin feeling soft, smooth and refreshed.
Paul Penders Aloe & Lavender AM Moisturiser
Retail price £19.95 for a 30g tube.
A light, easily absorbed creamy moisturser with a light fresh fragrance. You only need to use a small amout to leave skin feeling soft and smooth.
Paul Penders Natural Moisture Foundation
Retail price £18.50 for a 25g tube.
A light non-greasy cream foundation containing mineral pigments for a sheer, natural coverage.
Applies easily, and does not settle in fine lines or around eyebrows etc.
Available in a choice of 6 shades.
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Delivery free to UK.
All Natural Cleansing Oil - Fragrance Free
Retail price £12.48 for a 50ml bottle.
Lovely light face cleansing oil, which binds to impurities, dirt and makeup, to leave skin feeling beautifully soft, fresh and clean. It is free of potential allergens or sensitizers, formulated specifically for very sensitive skin and for people who are allergic to Essential Oils.
Care & Rebalancing Face Cream for Dry & Sensitive Skin
Retail price £17.95 for a 50ml jar.
A rich cream with a delicious light coconut fragrance which comes purely from the oils and herbal extracts contained within it, as it contains no perfumes or essential oils. It also doesn't contain any water, so you only need to use a small amount, and it leaves skin feeling soft and supple.
All Natural Exfoliating and Toning Face Mask
Retail price £19.95 for a 135g box
Deep cleansing face mask made from natural clay minerals and herbal extracts. You need to mix it with water before applying it (a scoop is provided so you can get the quantities right), wait until it starts to dry and then rinse it off with plenty of water, and follow with a moisturiser.
Leaves
skin feeling soft, fresh and toned.
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Delivery free to UK.
Radiance Expert UV Base SPF30
Retail price £29.50 for a 15ml jar.
This light-textured cream contains 100% mineral sunscreens.
It absorbs easily into the skin, without settling into fine lines, and leaves it glowing and radiant. Take care arround the eyes though, as it may sting a little...
Available in a choice of 6 shades.
Radiance Expert UV Powder SPF50
Retail price £21.00 for a 5g pot.
Light powder with high factor 100% mineral sunscreen. It glides onto the skin easily, and is suitable for all skin types including sensitive skin and acne-prone oily skin. Use as a foundation, concealer, finishing powder and sunscreen (offering broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection).
Available in a choice of 6 shades.
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Chamomile & Rosehip Sensitive Skin Cream
Retail price £24.00 for a 30ml bottle.
Delivery £3.50 to UK (free for orders over £30).
Gorgeous rich, non-greasy cream with a delicate fragrance. It includes chamomile for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, and Rosehip to regenerate damaged skin. It absorbs easily into the skin and leaves it feeling soft and smooth.
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Delivery £2.95 to UK.
Tender Eye Makeup Remover
Retail price £18.50 for a 100ml bottle.
Gentle light-textured eye makeup remover oil fragranced with delicious lavender and rose essential oils. It is really gentle with the sensitive skin under the eyes, and can also be used for the rest of the face to remove heavy makeup.
Leaves skin feeling soft, fresh and clean.
Flawless Facial Moisturiser
Retail price £32.50 for a 50ml bottle.
Silky smooth oil lightly fragranced with essential oils of lavender, tea tree and soothing chamomile. Absorbs easily into the skin, leaving it feeling silky soft and radiant.
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Delivery from £3.95 to UK.
Organic Facial Cleanser
Retail price from £22.50 for a 50ml jar.
A rich buttery cleanser blended to decongest clogged pores, regulate sebum production, soften and soothe the skin. It can also be left on the skin and used as a deep cleansing face mask, and will even remove waterproof makeup.
Organic Rose & Vanilla Face Oil
Retail price from £20.50 for a 30ml bottle.
A lovely light facial oil with the delicious fragrance of rose & vanilla. It absorbs quickly into the skin leaving it feeling smooth and radiant. Can also be used around the eyes and as a base for makeup.
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Pure & Balmy Honey & Vanilla Coffee Lip Balm
Retail price £3.25 for a 4.5g stick.
Delivery £1.20 to UK.
Creamy lip balm made from beeswax, cocoa butter and olive oil, delicately flavoured with honey, vanilla and coffee. Leaves lips feeling soft and smooth.
Other flavours also available.
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Delivery £3.50 to UK. Free for orders over £40.
Cleansing Facial Oil
Retail price £24.00 for a 100ml pump.
Just a few drops of this light nutrient-rich oil effortlessly melts away dirt and makeup without stripping or irritating the skin.
Leaves skin feeling soft and clean.
Age Defence Moisturiser
Retail price £54.00 for a 40ml pump.
Lovely light creamy moisturiser that absorbs effortlessly into the skin, leaving it feeling soft and smooth. And it really does reduce the appearance of those fine lines!
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Delivery £3.00 to UK.
Organic Camomile Soap
Retail price £3.70 for a 70g bar.
Incredibly gently fragrance-free camomile soap. It produces a light creamy lather, and is suitable for use all over the body, including the face.
You can use it to soothe
dry, sensitive, inflamed or blemished skin, and may even use it on eczema.
Revitalising Facial Oil
Retail price £12.50 for a 30ml bottle.
Light facial serum designed to be used between cleansing and moisturising to rebalance and revitalise all skin types - even oily / combination skin. However, I actually found I didn't need to follow it with a moisturiser, as it left my skin feeling
beautifully soft and radiant all on its own.
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Delivery £2.50 to UK (free for 1st orders).
Organic Base No Scent 24-Hour Cream
Retail price £14.95 for a 50ml pump.
Soil Association certified organic.
A rich, non-greasy day and night time moisturiser, formulated with no added fragrances, making it suitable for all skin types, especially sensitive. Leaves skin feeling soft and nourished.
Pressed Mineral Powder SPF15
Retail price £20.45 for a 10g compact.
Ideal to pop in your handbag, this pressed mineral foundation is less messy to use than the usual loose powder versions.
It is
very light and easy to apply, and covers minor imperfections well.
NB In common with most loose powder mineral foundations, this compact doesn't include a mirror or applicator.
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Delivery £2.85 to UK.
Gaia Men's Shave Gel
Retail price £8.99 for a 150g tube.
Low-foaming gel face wash containing organic avocado oil to nourish the skin and soften the beard, and enable the razor to glide easily over the skin.
Gaia Men's Face Creme
Retail price £8.99 for a 150g tube.
This aftershave balm / moisturiser is a light and non-greasy lotion with a fresh masculine fragrance of rosemary and spearmint. It absorbs effortlessly into the skin leaving it feeling smooth, soft and hydrated.
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Organic Facial Cleanser
Retail price from £27.00 for a 60ml jar.
Delivery £3.00 to UK.
This gentle organic cleanser has a light buttery texture. It melts away dirt and makeup, leaving skin feeling supple, and so soft that you may not feel the need to follow it with a moisturiser.
It is
suitable for all skin types, including the most sensitive, or those with acne, rosacea etc.
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Delivery £3.00 to UK, free for orders over £40. Trilogy Very Gentle Cleansing Cream
Retail price £22.50 for a 150ml tube.
Rich creamy fragrance free cleanser. It gently cleanses and removes all makeup, including eye makeup, leaving skin feeling soft and smooth.
Trilogy Very Gentle Calming Fluid
Retail price £28.50 for a 30ml bottle.
A light creamy serum designed to soothe and hydrate intolerant, easily irritated skin. Can also be used on its own if you only require a light moisturiser, or under the Very Gentle Moisturising Cream if you have dryer skin.
Trilogy Very Gentle Moisturising Cream
Retail price £24.50 for a 50ml tube.
Lovely rich creamy moisturiser designed to care for even the most sensitive and easily irritated skin. Leaves skin feeling luxuriously soft and smooth.
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Delivery £3.00 to UK.
Shea & Olive Body Butter
Retail price £5.95 for a 60ml jar.
This rich and creamy moisturiser is a pure and simple blend of organic shea and olive oils. It doesn't contain any essential oils, making it particularly recommended for sensitive, eczema prone skin. Although it is marketed as a body butter it is also great to use as on your face - whether as a night time treat, lip salve, or under mineral makeup.
Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
Retail price £5.94 for a 150ml tin.
This natural, cold pressed fair trade coconut oil is actually solid at normal room temperature, melting easily on contact with your skin, or in hot weather.
It is great for travelling as it can be used as a face and body moisturiser (its easily absorbed and non-greasy) and also as a pre-shampoo hair / scalp conditioner.
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Delivery £4.00 to UK.
Vegecol with Organic Aloe Facial Cleansing Lotion
Retail price £8.16 for a 118ml bottle.
Gentle creamy cleanser formulated to include calming organic aloe and calendula. It has a very delicate fragrance and leaves skin feeling clean and smooth.
Vegecol with Organic Aloe Moisturizing Cream
Retail price £13.27 for a 59ml tube.
Specially formulated for sensitive skin this light creamy moisturiser has a pleasant delicate fragrance. It absorbs easily into the skin, leaving it feeling soft, fresh and supple.
Vegecol with Organic Aloe & Oatmeal Soothing Mask
Retail price £8.98 for a 118ml tube
Creamy fask mask containing organic aloe and calendula to soothe and moisturise, and tiny jojoba wax spheres to gently exfoliate. Leaves skin feeling soft, fresh and smooth.
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Delivery free to UK.
Soothing Starflower Cleansing Milk
Retail price £18.00 for a 185ml bottle.
95% organic.
Light cleansing lotion combining soothing starflower with cooling aloe vera, protecting alpine flower and calming liquorice. Skin feels beautifully soft and smooth.
Soothing Starflower Daily Essence
Retail price £40.50 for a 30ml bottle.
97% organic.
A light easily absorbed serum that instantly cools and soothes the skin. Neal's Yard Remedies recommend that you apply it day and night before moisturising, but I found that my skin felt so soft and hydrated after using it that I didn't really need to apply an additional moisturiser.
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Delivery £1.50 to UK.
Palmarosa & Grapefruit Cleanser
Retail price £21.00 for a 200ml bottle.
A gentle creamy face wash with soothing properties of oils distilled in India from tropical grass. Palmarosa has long been regarded as having calming and moisturizing qualities, whilst agents from grapefruit and lemon gently remove dirt and pollution.
Pitta Face Cream
Retail price £36.00 for a 60ml jar.
A gentle creamy moisturiser with a light fresh fragrance for oily, sensitive, red or inflamed skin. Sandalwood helps to calm irritation and retone the skin, whilst amni-haldi is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicinal clinics to stimulate blood circulation and soothe, purify and nourish.
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Gentle Face Balm for Sensitive Skin
Retail price £17.00 for a 30ml jar.
Delivery £2.50 to UK.
100% organic.
A light buttery balm with a delicate apricot fragrance. It is easily absorbed, and you only need to use a tiny amount to give you silky smooth skin.
Ideal to use as a rich night cream.
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Organic Glam Loose Powder
Retail price £34.95 for a 5g pot.
Delivery £2.50 to UK.
A sheer silky powder containing mineral colours, light reflecting particles and vitamins A, C and E. Use as a finishing powder to help soften the appearance of fine lines and add radiance.
Available in a Matt option for everyday use, and Shimmer for times when you want to add a subtle extra glow to your complexion.
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Delivery £3.00 to UK.
Plum & Avocado Facial Cleanser
Retail price £6.55 for a 100ml bottle.
A rich cleansing lotion with a subtle almond / marzipan fragrance thanks to the inclusion of plum kernel oil. There are no added essential oils, making it suitable for sentitive skin, and during pregnancy.
Effectively removes dirt and makeup, leaving skin feeling soft and smooth.
Sensitive Face Cream
Retail price £11.25 for a 60ml jar.
Light, unfragranced moisturising cream, suitable for people sensitive to essential oils & flower extracts, and safe to during pregnancy and on babies.
It absorbs very easily into the skin, leaving skin feeling soft and smooth, with absolutely no greasyness.
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Sankofa Face Cream
Retail price from £10.00 for a 45g pot.
Delivery £4.96 to UK.
A very rich and luxurious face cream made with pure unrefined shea butter, community traded ximenia, papaya and marula oils enhanced with the rejuvenating essential oil blend of frankincense, rose and neroli.
Ideal for dry skin, or to use as a rich night time treat.
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Chamomile & Mandarin Facial Polish
Retail price £14.95 for a 50g jar.
Delivery £1.70 to UK.
Soil Association certified Organic.
A natural exfoliating cleanser for normal, combination and sensitive skin. It contains rose hip kernel, to gently slough away dry and dead skin cells and restore moisture balance.
Leaves skin feeling soft, fresh and smooth.
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Lengthening Mascara
Retail price £13.50 for 6g.
Delivery £2.50 to UK.
98.5% naturally sourced ingredients. Approved by Allergy UK.
Hypoallergenic mascara with a formulation specifically designed to strengthen and lengthen eyelashes. Applies easily without smudging or clumping, and lasts well throughout the day.
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B Organic Skincare Hydrating Organic Face Cream
Retail price £20.00 for a 30ml pump.
Delivery free to UK.
A gentle, Vegan face cream, suitable for sensitive, dry, eczema, and dermatitis affected skin. It has a non-greasy formula, including organic Aloe Vera, Rosehip oil, Avocado oil and Cocoa Butter and is easily absorbed into the skin, leaving it feeling soft and soothed.
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Delivery £3.00 to UK.
Clean Sweep Cleanser
Retail price £21.40 for a 100ml tube.
Gently cleanses and removes dirt, grime and makeup, including waterproof mascara. Leaves skin feeling clean, fresh and toned.
Freshen Up Toner
Retail price £10.35 for a 100ml spray.
This light floral toner is great to spritz over your face for an instant wake-up call or use a clean cotton wool pad to remove the last traces of cleanser.
Balanced & Beautiful - Kiwi & Rosehip Face Oil
Retail price £22.55 for a 25ml bottle.
Designed for normal, combination and oily skin, this light facial oil has a delicate fresh citrussy fragrance, and absorbs easily into the skin leaving it feeling soft and smooth. Use morning and night on the face, neck and decollete.
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Goat's Milk, Honey & Oats Face Mask
Retail price £4.95 for a 25g jar.
Delivery £3.50 to UK.
Gentle exfoliating face mask supplied in a powder form for you to mix with the liquid of your choice before applying (e.g. warm milk, aloe vera, fruit juice, or just plain water).
I tested it using lukewarm water, and it left my skin feeling soft and fresh.
Gentle enough even for
skin suffering from eczema.
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Delivery £3.00 to UK.
Chamomile Floral Water
Retail price £11.00 for a 100ml bottle.
This floral water can be used cleanse and tone irritated or sensitive skins. It can also be used to remove light makeup, though I preferred to use it purely as a toner, as it took several attempts to remove all makeup. Chamomile floral water is mildly astringent and also a natural anti-inflammatory, so it can help to calm things down in cases of stressed and/or oily skin.
Ylang Ylang & Chamomile Radiance Oil
Retail price £21.00 for a 10ml bottle.
Light moisturising oil formulated to soothe inflammation and break the cycle of acne. It has a delicate sweet fragrance and absorbs easily into the skin, leaving it feeling soft and supple.
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Buttery Cocoa Lip Gloss
Retail price £5.25 for a 4.5ml stick.
Delivery £1.70 to UK.
A soft, silky lip balm with a lovely chocolatey fragrance from dark, unrefined cocoa butter.
Leaves lips feeling soft and smooth with a subtle sheen.
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Delivery £3.00 to UK.
Mini Facial Kit
Retail price £13.25
100% Organic.
Organic cotton bag containing 15ml trial / travel size bottles of light coconut oil cleanser, witch hazel toner and rosehip serum, and a 4g tub of hibiscus exfoliating face mask powder, along with an organic muslin cloth.
A great wat to try out this lovely range - my favourites were the mask, which is surprisingly moisturising, and the lovely light cleanser.
Face Balm
Retail price £6.99 for a 30ml tube.
Soil Association certified 100% organic.
Shea butter, sunflower, beeswax, jojoba & calendula, gently melted together to create a soft fragrance-free balm formulation to soothe, moisturise and nourish even extremely sensitive skins.
So gentle that it can even be used on new born babies as a multi purpose moisturiser.
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