Skin microbiome in sensitive skin: The decrease of Staphylococcus epidermidis seems to be related to female lactic acid sting test sensitive skin

•There was no significant difference in skin microbial diversity between sensitive skin and non-sensitive skin group. •Staphylococcus is a common skin bacterium, second only to Propionibacterium in facial sensitive skin and non-sensitive skin. •The relative abundance of Staphylococcus decreased significantly in sensitive skin group. •The occurrence of sensitive skin is related to the significant decrease of Staphylococcus epidermidis.