Best overall
CeraVe
Moisturizing Cream
8.8Excellent
A fragrance-free ceramide and petrolatum cream that remains the default barrier moisturizer for dry face and body skin at a drugstore price.
Cream5$19.99
Calm & Protect · Sensitive
Irritation-free
12 products we review are built for irritation-free — 42% of them cleansers. The ingredients doing most of the work: glycerin, niacinamide and ceramides. Most are made for sensitive skin, dry skin and normal skin.
Redness, sensitivity and protection — including the sunscreen that keeps everything else working.
Top rated
The irritation-free podium.
The ingredients behind it
Key actives in the products that deliver irritation-free — tap one for what it does and how strong the evidence is.
Often paired with
Benefits that tend to come along for the ride.
12 products
Every irritation-free pick.
12 products
Best overall
CeraVe
Hydrating Facial Cleanser
8.6Excellent
A fragrance-free, non-foaming ceramide cleanser that cleans without tightness — the default pick for normal to dry and sensitive skin.
Cleanser4$15.99
Best value
Vanicream
Moisturizing Cream
8.4Great
A minimalist petrolatum cream with no fragrance or botanicals, trusted for reactive and eczema-prone skin rather than for elegance.
Cream4$20.99
Sensitive-skin pick
La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
8.4Great
A light, oil-free ceramide and niacinamide face cream that Reddit routinely recommends for sensitive and acne-prone skin.
Cream4$24.99
Community favorite
La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Facial Cleanser
8.4Great
A fragrance-free, sulfate-free cream cleanser with ceramide-3 and niacinamide that dermatologists keep recommending for dry, sensitive skin.
Cleanser4$19.99
Cult favorite
Bioderma
Sensibio H2O Micellar Water
8.3Great
The original no-rinse micellar water: fragrance-free, gentle on sensitive skin and effective on everyday makeup with a cotton pad.
Micellar water4$14.99
Community favorite Trending
EltaMD
UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
8.0Great
The dermatologist-office staple for acne- and rosacea-prone skin: light, fragrance-free and niacinamide-boosted, at a premium price.
SPF 465$46.00
Native
Deodorant Stick
7.8Good
The best-known aluminum-free drugstore deodorant: pleasant scents and a gentler new formula, but it controls odor, not sweat.
Deodorant5$14.00
Budget pick
Cetaphil
Gentle Skin Cleanser
7.8Good
The classic milky, fragrance-free cleanser, now sulfate-free with niacinamide and panthenol — basic, gentle and easy to find anywhere.
Cleanser4$12.99
Best value Trending
COSRX
Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
7.7Good
An inexpensive low-pH gel wash with a light lather and a tea-tree scent — a solid morning or second cleanse, not a makeup remover.
Cleanser4$14.00
Sensitive-skin pick Trending
Tower 28
SunnyDays Tinted SPF 30
7.7Good
A gentle 100% mineral tinted SPF 30 with buildable light-medium coverage and an NEA seal, in 17 shades.
SPF 305$32.00
Nécessaire
The Body Wash
7.6Good
A gentle, niacinamide-and-oil gel wash that cleans without stripping, with spa-like scents and a premium price per ounce.
Body wash4$28.00