Sensitive skin is a common skin problem mainly characterized by subjective discomfort such as tingling, burning, itching and tightness. At present, there are still many unsolved problems in the clinical practice of sensitive skin, such as disputes over the dominant factors of pathogenesis, lack of unified objective standards for diagnosis, and limited evidence quality of intervention measures, which seriously hinder the promotion of standardized diagnosis and treatment of sensitive skin. Based on this, this paper systematically sorts out the latest progress in the inducing factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis methods and treatment methods of sensitive skin in recent years, summarizes the shortcomings and directions of future research, aiming to provide certain reference for the standardized diagnosis and treatment of sensitive skin.