Nipun Kapur approaches sensitive skin products with a generous eye, and her record backs that up. She has reviewed more than 110 of them, approving the great majority, giving a small share a mixed take, and skipping only a handful. Her approval rate for this category sits at 85%.
What does Nipun Kapur recommend for sensitive skin?
Fragrance-free is the quality Nipun Kapur praises most often. She praised the I'm From Rice Toner for exactly that, saying it would 'never disappoint' anyone with dry, sensitive, asthma-prone, or easily irritated skin. She also trusts low-strength actives, meaning ingredients that treat skin without irritating it, and formulas that build up the skin's protective layer. She called the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream 'skin-soothing, barrier support, pure amazing anti-aging', and for La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 she said it could 'pretty much repair everything except a broken heart.'
Nipun Kapur's sensitive skin picks, in her words
"IT IS ABSOLUTE BEAUTIFUL FRAGRANCE FREE IS SO IF YOUR SKIN IS DRY SENSITIVE ASTHMA PRONE YOUR SKIN HAS ANY IRRITATION THIS IS A PRODUCT YOU WILL NEVER DISAPPOINT IT IS FABULOUS"
"This can pretty much repair everything except a broken heart"
"The Tatcha Rice [...] Polish is the classic polish with stronger exfoliation. Even though it is the Tatcha Polish, [...] it still retains that little [...] grainy texture. I'm someone who still enjoys a physical exfoliation once in a while, and this is a gentle rice physical plus chemical, with rice enzymes. It brightens your skin and your skin looks really nice and really bright. This is a product I really like, and it lasts me like a year at least."
"CeraVe hydrating cleanser that's fabulous."
"La Roche Posse subplast"
"I do absolutely love it I highly highly recommend the barrier support serum now"
How many products has Nipun Kapur reviewed for sensitive skin?
Nipun Kapur has reviewed 96 products for sensitive skin, for an approval rate of 85%. 82 approved, 9 mixed, and 5 skipped.
What has Nipun Kapur skipped for sensitive skin?
Nipun Kapur skipped very little in this category. Only a handful of products got a skip and a small share got a mixed take, while the great majority were approved. Her sharpest note was for the Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial Essence, where she said a comparable Korean toner was available for $15 and she did not think it was worth the money.
"I would really say you can get a Korean toner for $15 and you would be just fine I don't think this is worth the money"
"Number two was the Numbuzin number three or Numbuzin two it is the collagen pudding and I bought this excitedly because it has peptides but when I looked at this product its ingredients I used it I realized that basically this is a gentle niacinamide serum"
"5% tranexamic acid is going to be very drying. Some people got breakout. One got breakout and one's skin became very dry. So her barrier was damaged."
"Because my acne situation got a bit better I couldn't use it"
What should you take from Nipun Kapur's picks?
Nipun Kapur singled out her category winners for sensitive skin: Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask, which she called the best of 2024, Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream, and Minimalist Niacinamide 10%. She approved the great majority of the more than 110 products she reviewed here, for an approval rate of 85%. Her warmest words went to products that are fragrance-free, gentle on the skin, and built to strengthen the skin's protective layer.
Watch Nipun Kapur say it
Every verdict here comes from a video. These are the moments themselves, each one jumping straight to the bit about that product.
- Minimalist Niacinamide 10% SerumNamed a winnerWatch at 3:23
- Rhode Glazing Milk Ceramide Facial EssenceSkipped itWatch at 10:01
- Numbuzin Collagen 73% PuddingSkipped itWatch at 3:05
- Medicube TXA 15% Plus Niacinamide SerumSkipped itWatch at 5:02
- Isntree Onion Newpair B5 AmpouleSkipped itWatch at 8:35
- Garnier Micellar Cleansing WaterSkipped itWatch at 7:51
- I'm From Rice TonerRated itWatch at 2:18
- La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5Rated itWatch at 5:11
- Tatcha Rice PolishRated itWatch at 7:06
- CeraVe Hydrating Facial CleanserRated itWatch at 3:10
- La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle CleanserRated itWatch at 50:44
- The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support SerumRated itWatch at 6:31
- Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++ (Korean formula)Rated itWatch at 4:56
- Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++Rated itWatch at 8:43
- CeraVe Healing OintmentRated itWatch at 20:31
- VT Reedle Shot 100 CollagenRated itWatch at 4:11
- Purito Deep Sea Pure Water CreamRated itWatch at 8:17
- Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing BalmRated itWatch at 18:55
- La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing CreamRated itWatch at 31:03
- The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + Hyaluronic AcidRated itWatch at 13:56
- Cetaphil Moisturizing CreamRated itWatch at 47:43
- Prequel Universal Skin Solution Dermal Spray for Face and BodyRated itWatch at 14:14
- Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night SerumRated itWatch at 5:59
- Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with AvocadoRated itWatch at 5:53
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This guide reflects what Nipun Kapur said across her videos about 96 products for sensitive skin, aggregated by The Guru Index. Sponsored takes are excluded. The approval rate is the share of these products she approved. It is general information, not medical advice.