Allure Names 2026 Best of Beauty Winners for Sensitive Skin
Allure's 2026 Best of Beauty sensitive-skin winners spotlight K-beauty barrier repair, ceramide lotions, beta-glucan creams and fragrance-free drugstore staples across nine winning products.
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The takeaway
- Allure named nine products as 2026 Best of Beauty winners in the sensitive-skin category.
- IUNIK Beta-Glucan 3X Barrier Cream won both Best for Sensitive Types and Best Skin Steals.
- Korean brands Aestura (Atobarrier365 Hydro Essence) and Illiyoon (Ceramide Ato Lotion) both won in the sensitive category.
Allure has revealed the winners of its 2026 Best of Beauty Awards in the sensitive-skin category, and K-beauty barrier repair leads the list.
Aestura Atobarrier365 Hydro Essence and Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Lotion both took home honors, confirming the continued strength of Korean dermatological brands in the sensitive-skin segment. Aestura's essence sits within the brand's Atobarrier365 line, built around barrier support, while Illiyoon's lotion centers on ceramide delivery for easily irritated skin.
Dieux Skin Mercy Recovery Cream joined them as a winner, marking another Best of Beauty nod for the indie label known for its science-forward positioning. Aveeno rounded out the category's mainstream contingent with its Daily Moisturizing Body Wash in the Sensitive Skin Scents variant, extending recognition beyond facial care into the body segment.
One product pulled double duty this year. IUNIK's Beta-Glucan 3X Barrier Cream won in the sensitive category while also earning a spot in Allure's Best Skin Steals lineup, signaling that the awards judges viewed it as a value proposition as well as a gentle formulation. The cream's name points to its triple concentration of beta-glucan, an ingredient credited with soothing properties.
Prequel's Gleanser Face/Body Cleanser also won, extending the face-and-body dual-use trend Allure's editors flagged across this year's list. The brand, founded by dermatologist-driven formulation principles, has accumulated multiple Allure honors since its launch.
Coterie Bun Balm, Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Lotion Fragrance Free, and Korres Smart Yoghurt Probiotic Super Serum completed the winner list. The Lubriderm pick underscores that fragrance-free drugstore body care remains a benchmark for reactive skin, while Korres brings probiotic fermentation into the sensitive-skin conversation with its yoghurt-derived serum formula.
The full list of 2026 Best of Beauty winners in the sensitive-skin categories:
- Aestura Atobarrier365 Hydro Essence — Best for Sensitive Types
- Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Lotion — Best for Sensitive Types
- Dieux Skin Mercy Recovery Cream — Best for Sensitive Types
- Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash, Sensitive Skin Scents — Best for Sensitive Types
- IUNIK Beta-Glucan 3X Barrier Cream — Best Skin Steals and Best for Sensitive Types
- Prequel Gleanser Face/Body Cleanser — Best for Sensitive Types
- Coterie Bun Balm — Best for Sensitive Types
- Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Lotion Fragrance Free — Best for Sensitive Types
- Korres Smart Yoghurt Probiotic Super Serum — Best for Sensitive Types
Allure describes the winning selection as "the most soothing serums and comforting creams, from our finickiest editors to you" — a nod to the publication's practice of testing products on editors with reactive skin before conferring the award.
The winners span price tiers from budget drugstore lotions to prestige serums, and the editors' picks suggest that barrier-supporting ingredients — ceramides, beta-glucan, probiotics — will keep defining sensitive-skin product development into 2026.
Source: Allure
Rebecca Stone
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