General information only
The content of this site is patient education. It describes what makes skin react, how the kinds are told apart, and what each step of a routine can and cannot do. It is not a diagnosis, it is not a treatment recommendation for any individual, and it does not create a doctor-patient relationship.
No substitute for examination
Whether your reactivity is a barrier left less able to hold, a dermatosis such as rosacea or eczema, a contact allergy or a sensory threshold depends on findings that can only be established by examining you: the distribution of the change across the face, the state of the surface, what is being applied and when the trouble started, and whether patch testing is worth arranging. Reading this site cannot substitute for that, and a plan made from a website alone is a plan made without information.
Products and results vary
Individual skin differs, some products suit one person and irritate the next, and no product and no clinician can promise that a routine will settle your skin. Any statement that appears to promise a result should be treated with suspicion wherever you encounter it. Reactive skin is usually managed rather than cured, and a short routine that holds is the realistic aim.
If something is wrong after treatment
If you have started a treatment for your skin and develop rapidly spreading redness, swelling, weeping or blistering, a fever, or a rash that is spreading quickly, stop and seek medical care immediately rather than waiting for a routine appointment. A reaction to a new medicine should be reported to the prescriber rather than managed with a moisturiser.