A good night cream for sensitive skin is rich enough to seal in moisture overnight, gentle enough not to irritate, and built around barrier-supporting ingredients such as ceramides, cholesterol, squalane and glycerin. Skip strong actives...

The skin barrier is the outermost layer of your skin, called the stratum corneum. It works like a wall: skin cells are the bricks, and lipids such as ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids are the...

The most common signs of a damaged skin barrier are tightness after cleansing, stinging when you apply products, persistent dryness, redness, flaking, dullness, sudden sensitivity, new breakouts, a moisturiser that does not last, and skin...