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Aveeno Stress Relief Moisturizing Lotion

We could all use a little help in the de-stressing department, especially in our current societal climate. That’s why this lotion is a best seller — it contains soothing and calming ingredients like lavender, chamomile, and ylang-ylang essential oils that help you relax and unwind.

It also contains colloidal oatmeal, which protects the skin and acts as a prebiotic to normalize the skin’s microbiome, explains Joshua Zeichner, MD, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. “It repairs the outer skin layer with ceramides, which fills in the cracks between skin cells in the outer skin layer.”

Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream

Both Palep and Idriss give this cream their stamp of approval as a go-to for soothing dry sensitive skin. Idriss told us she always urges taking “the time time to figure out” what skin may be reacting to instead of “blindly saying ‘I have sensitive skin,’” but notes that this stuff generally works for most types of dry sensitive skin because “it’s free of almost everything.” She adds: “If you’re extremely sensitive, or don’t have the time to figure it out, then this is probably a good go-to product.”