Best ingredients for irritated skin
Irritated, stinging skin needs calm, not more actives. These gentle ingredients are studied for soothing irritation and supporting a distressed barrier back toward baseline.
37 ingredientsListed with our own conservative safety grade — an evidence roundup, not a medical efficacy ranking.
Ranked ingredients for this concern
- Soothing
Bisabolol
Read the guide → - Soothing
Calendula
Calendula Officinalis Extract
Read the guide → - Barrier
Ceramide NS
Read the guide → - Soothing
Chamomile
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Read the guide → - Soothing
Heartleaf (Houttuynia)
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Read the guide → - Soothing
Hypochlorous Acid
Read the guide → - Soothing
4-t-Butylcyclohexanol
Read the guide → - Soothing
Boswellia Serrata Extract
Read the guide → - Soothing
Bamboo Extract
Bambusa Vulgaris Extract
Read the guide → - Exfoliant
Betaine Salicylate
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Bilberry Fruit Extract
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Read the guide → - Barrier
Black Cumin Seed Oil
Nigella Sativa Seed Oil
Read the guide → - Soothing
Cornflower Extract
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Read the guide → - Soothing
Cucumber Extract
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Curcumin (Turmeric)
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Read the guide → - Soothing
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Edelweiss Extract
Leontopodium Alpinum Extract
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Epigallocatechin Gallate
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Ergothioneine
Read the guide → - Soothing
Ginger Extract
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Ginkgo Biloba Extract
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Read the guide → - Soothing
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
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Helichrysum Extract
Helichrysum Italicum Extract
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Read the guide → - Soothing
Madecassic Acid
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Marshmallow Root Extract
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Read the guide → - Barrier
Neem Oil
Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil
Read the guide → - Soothing
Oat Kernel Extract
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Read the guide → - Anti-aging
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Read the guide → - Barrier
Phytosterols
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Pomegranate Extract
Punica Granatum Extract
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Quercetin
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Rosemary Extract
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Read the guide → - Exfoliant
Succinic Acid
Read the guide → - Antioxidant
Superoxide Dismutase
Read the guide → - Barrier
Tamanu Oil
Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
Read the guide → - Soothing
Willow Herb Extract
Epilobium Angustifolium Extract
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Educational, not medical advice. Skin is individual; patch-test new actives and introduce them one at a time.
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