Skincare for Dry, Sensitive Skin
When your skin feels dry, tight - and suddenly sensitive to everything
Your skin used to be easier.
Now it may feel dry by midday, tight after cleansing, easily irritated or suddenly reactive to products you used to tolerate.
You don't necessarily need a whole new routine.
You may just need more support—and less irritation.
Dry + sensitive skin can feel like:
- Tight or uncomfortable after cleansing
- Dry again only a few hours after moisturizing
- Red, itchy or easily irritated
- Products suddenly feeling like “too much”
- Makeup sitting differently on your skin
- Skin that changes with weather, stress or hormones
- Not knowing what to use anymore
If that sounds familiar, start by making your routine gentler, more hydrating and easier to understand.
A simpler approach to dry, sensitive skin
1. Cleanse without stripping
Clean Slate
A gentle cream-to-lotion cleanser that removes the day without leaving already-dry skin feeling tighter.
Best when: your cleanser leaves your skin feeling squeaky, dry or uncomfortable.
2. Add the kind of hydration your skin needs
Hydra Dew
For lightweight hydration when skin feels thirsty or tight but doesn't need much richness.
Replenish
For skin that feels increasingly dry, depleted, reactive or harder to keep comfortable.
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3. Seal in comfort
Harmony Crème
A richer daily moisturizer for dry, sensitive skin that needs more lasting comfort and barrier support.
Your skin needs more support - not more products
When skin becomes dry and reactive, adding more actives isn't always the answer.
Our Calm-First approach is simple:
Gentle Cleanse → Calm + Hydrate → Seal
Keep what is already working. Change what isn't.
You don't have to start over.
Made for skin that doesn't behave like it used to
Pure + Kiwi creates gentle, results-minded skincare for drier, sensitive + reactive skin.
Our formulas are:
Fragrance-free. Essential-oil-free. Made for reactive skin.
Made in New York with thoughtfully chosen New Zealand botanicals and ingredients selected for a clear purpose.
Not sure where to start?
If your skin feels:
Thirsty + tight → Hydra Dew
Depleted + increasingly dry → Replenish
Dry + needing richer daily moisture → Harmony Crème
Questions, answered
Why has my skin suddenly become drier and more sensitive?
Skin can change with age, hormones, weather, stress and changes in your skin barrier. A routine that once worked well may no longer give your skin enough comfort or may suddenly feel too harsh.
Should sensitive skin use fewer products?
Often, yes. A simpler routine can make it easier to identify what your skin likes and reduce unnecessary irritation.
What should I look for in skincare for dry, sensitive skin?
Look for gentle cleansing, humectants that attract water, soothing ingredients and moisturizers that help reduce moisture loss—without unnecessary fragrance or aggressive actives.
Do I need to replace my whole routine?
No. If something is already working, keep it. Start with the step that is causing the most trouble and change one thing at a time.