Why Choose La Roche-Posay for Sensitive Skin?
While some skincare brands may have a few products within their range that are suitable for sensitive skin, La Roche-Posay specialises in them. That’s why all of our products are formulated with minimal and gentle ingredients, such as La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water.
We also create our formulations in collaboration with dermatologists to ensure they’re suitable for all skin types – even the most sensitive and reactive.
The Best Body Wash for Sensitive Skin
If you have sensitive skin, you’ll need a body wash that effectively cleanses the skin without stripping it of vital lipids and disrupting the skin barrier. It should also leave your skin feeling soft and comfortable.
Here are our most popular body washes for sensitive skin:
- Best for dry and very dry skin: Lipikar Syndet
- Best for sensitive and blemish-prone skin: Effaclar Micro-Peeling Gel
Lipikar Syndet
Best for: Dry and very dry skin
Lipikar Syndet is a sensitive skin body wash that is suitable for very dry skin and can be used by everyone, including newborn babies and those with eczema-prone skin. Its formula contains enriched glycerine (10%), shea butter, niacinamide, and La Roche-Posay Thermal Water to cleanse the skin while strengthening the skin barrier, locking in moisture, and providing 24-hour hydration.
Effaclar Micro-Peeling Gel
Best for: Sensitive and blemish prone
Formulated for blemish-prone skin on the body such as the chest and back, Effaclar’s Micro-Peeling Gel is a gentle way to cleanse the skin while targeting persistent imperfections. Using a combination of salicylic acid, LHA, zinc and La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water, it removes impurities and excess sebum from the skin. This helps to unclog congested pores, leaving them purified and refined. What’s more, the formula has been rigorously tested by dermatologists to ensure it’s suitability for sensitive skin.
The Best Body Lotion for Sensitive Skin
Once you’ve cleansed your sensitive skin in the shower, you should follow with a hydrating body lotion to keep dryness and irritation at bay.
These are our most popular options for sensitive skin:
- Best for dry, itchy and eczema-prone skin: Lipikar Balm AP+M
- Best for dry, irritated and rough skin: Lipikar Lait
- Best for damaged and compromised skin: Cicaplast Baume B5+
Lipikar Balm AP+M 400ml
Best for: Dry, itchy and eczema-prone skin
If the body on your skin is prone to eczema and itchiness, soothe it with a lotion such as Lipikar Balm AP+. Hydrating and soothing, it has a restoring triple-action formula comprising exclusive AP+M technology, glycerine, shea butter and niacinamide. This reduces itching by restoring the skin barrier and rebalancing the microbiome.
Apply straight after the shower to soothe and hydrate the skin for up to 48 hours.
Lipikar Lait
Best for: Dry, irritated and rough skin
If you prefer a more lightweight lotion over a balm, reach for Lipikar Lait to soothe dry, irritated and rough skin. This formula sinks in easier than a balm and is suitable for all, including those who are prone to allergic reactions and skin conditions such as senile xerosis, keratosis pilaris or psoriasis.
Apply straight after the shower to soothe and hydrate the skin for up to 48 hours.
Cicaplast Baume B5+
Best for: Damaged and compromised skin
Cicaplast Baume is one of our most loved products due to its ability to instantly soothe compromised skin. It can be used on all areas of the skin including the body to accelerate the skin’s natural recovery process while reducing discomfort and caring for the microbiome. It does this with new Tribioma (a unique prebiotic complex) combined with 5% of vitamin B5 and madecassoside, and antibacterial agents, zinc and manganese.
Apply straight after the shower to soothe and hydrate the skin for up to 48 hours.
How to Care for Sensitive Skin
Along with caring for your sensitive skin with gentle body washes and lotions, you can also ease your symptoms by adopting some simple lifestyle habits:
- Avoid hot showers
- Use fragrance-free products
- Wear gentle fabrics
Avoid hot showers
When stepping into the shower to use your gentle body wash, make sure that the water is lukewarm rather than hot. Hot water can irritate sensitive and dry skin as it compromises the skin barrier and causes it to lose lipids more easily.
Use fragrance-free products
While you’re keeping it simple in the shower, make sure the rest of the products in your skincare and beauty regime are fragrance-free. Fragrance is a common irritant for sensitive and reactive skin and could be a cause of irritation and discomfort. Don’t forget to also consider the fragrance in products such as your washing detergent and switch to non-biological formulas where possible.
Wear gentle fabrics
When your skin is particularly irritated and sensitive, try to wear clothes made from soft, loose fabrics. Anything itchy like wool, nylon, or tight Lycra, could make your skin irritation feel worse.
Embrace Soothing Skin Care with Confidence
Finding the right body wash and lotion for sensitive skin doesn't have to be a struggle. With La Roche-Posay's dermatologist recommended body wash for sensitive skin, you can soothe and nourish your skin without irritation or discomfort.
Shop La Roche-Posay's collection of body wash and lotion for sensitive skin today and experience the difference for yourself.
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