QV Skincare

budgetEst. 1975· Sydney, Australia

Dermatologist-developed, fragrance-free, reactive-skin basics — Australia's answer to CeraVe.

The Aussie pharmacy brand reactive skin sufferers actually trust. QV Intensive is the cult moisturiser.

All QV Skincare Products

6 products reviewed and rated.

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Sunscreen

8.5/10

QV Face Moisturising Day Cream SPF 30

Australia's pharmacy SPF for skin that reacts to everything. QV is the brand Australian dermatologists recommend for eczema, atopic dermatitis, and severely sensitive skin — and the Face Moisturising Day Cream SPF 30 puts modern Tinosorb M + Tinosorb S filters into that same fragrance-free, soap-free, PH-balanced base. Niacinamide adds barrier support. $18 AUD for sunscreen that earns the QV name.

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Cleanser

8.4/10

QV Face Gentle Cleanser

QV's gentle face cleanser — and the workhorse recommendation from Australian dermatologists for reactive, eczema-prone, and over-stripped skin. The formula is deliberately boring: a petrolatum and safflower oil base provides barrier-supportive cleansing, three ceramides (NP, AP, EOP) plus phytosphingosine replenish the lipid matrix, and glycerin retains moisture. Soap-free, fragrance-free, colour-free, lanolin-free. Made by Ego Pharmaceuticals in Melbourne — the same Australian pharmaceutical company behind QV Intensive Moisturiser and the Elucent range. At $12 for 250ml, this is the cheapest face cleanser in the entire Australian-beauty database — and the one a derm would recommend for compromised barrier.