Fragrance-Free Skincare for Sensitive Skin

The same active core, with one of the most common triggers of irritation taken out of it.

Fragrance is one of the most frequent causes of skin reactions to cosmetics, and reactive skin is one of the things the hormonal transition often brings. So every formula here is offered either entirely without fragrance, or in an unscented version that is otherwise identical to the scented one: same actives, same lipids, same dose.

Choosing the unscented option is not choosing a gentler, weaker product. It is choosing the same product with one variable removed.

  • No added fragrance
  • Unscented: no essential oils
  • Made in Victoria BC
Philogeni Antioxidant Serum 30 mL, Unscented bottle, front

What is left out

No fragrance

no parfum, no masking fragrance, and nothing added to cover a raw material’s own smell

No essential oils

in the Unscented. Neroli and sandalwood exist only in the scented version, and are declared

Full INCI

printed on the outer carton, not only on the website. Nothing sits behind the word “fragrance”

Philogeni Antioxidant Serum 30 mL Unscented carton — ingredient panel

The whole panel, on the box.

“Fragrance” is a legal term that can stand in for dozens of undeclared materials. Nothing in these formulas hides behind it, the full INCI list is printed on the outer carton, not only on the website, so it can be read before the seal is broken.

If you are working out what your skin reacted to, everything you need is on the box in your hand.

IIIFurther Reading

If your skin has turned reactive.

Read all entries

  1. How to Read a Skincare Label Like a Chemist (In About 30 Seconds)

    How to read an INCI list in about thirty seconds, including where fragrance hides and what its position tells you.

  2. Can't Tolerate Retinol Anymore? Here's What the Research Says About Bakuchiol

    If skin that tolerated retinol for years suddenly will not, this is what changed, and what bakuchiol does differently.

  3. Is Your Cleanser Undoing the Rest of Your Skincare Routine?

    Reactivity often starts at the cleanser rather than the serum. Worth ruling out before you blame anything you leave on.