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Sensitive skin has access to fewer anti-ageing actives — not because results are impossible but because the introduction sequence needs to be slower and actives more tolerable. The good news: the actives with the best tolerability profile (peptides, prebiotics, HA, niacinamide) are also some of the most effective.
The Most Common Mistake: Activating Too Soon
Most people with sensitive skin who want anti-ageing results introduce bakuchiol, vitamin C and AHAs in the first week. The result: increased reactivity that forces a pause, starting over, and losing weeks of progress. The correct protocol is the opposite — stabilise first, activate later.
Anti-Ageing Sequence for Sensitive Skin
Weeks 1–4: gentle cleanser → prebiotic serum → fragrance-free moisturiser → mineral SPF
Weeks 5–8: add HA (if tolerating) → niacinamide 2%
Weeks 9–12: add bakuchiol (2–3 nights/week)
Month 4: evaluate stabilised vitamin C at 2% in the morning
The Gentle Anti-Ageing Moisturiser — fragrance-free, with peptides and ceramides — is the transition moisturiser between the repair phase and the anti-ageing activation phase.
Gentle Anti-Ageing Moisturiser →Anti-Ageing Actives With the Best Tolerability
- Peptides — no adaptation period, no photosensitivity, tolerable for rosacea
- Prebiotics — balance the microbiome and reinforce the barrier that actives depend on being intact
- Niacinamide at 2–4% — anti-inflammatory, reinforces barrier, tolerable for almost everyone
- Bakuchiol — cell renewal without retinol's restrictions
Prebiotic Serum + Gentle Anti-Ageing Moisturiser: the base of any anti-ageing routine for reactive skin. Stabilise first, activate later.
Prebiotic Serum →