photo credit: shutterstockThe best products for redness
The redness and pain that occur when your skin reacts to an irritant or gets injured is inflammation. It’s not hard to miss. But you might not know that you have low levels of invisible inflammation angering your skin all the time. Factors like stress, pollution, harsh chemicals and sun exposure can cause your immune system to kick into high gear, wearing on your skin over time. Try these soothing products for redness that may help your skin keep calm and carry on.
Do you get red faced when you workout? You might have what’s called exercise-induced rosacea.
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A soothing mix of nut, fruit and seed oils in this night treatment is rich in omegas and vitamins to fight inflammation while you sleep.
Beuti Skincare Beauty Sleep Elixir, $75 at clemintinefields.ca.
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This luxe serum uses ginseng extract to protect skin from UV rays and blueberry extract to relieve skin damage.
Dr Roebuck’s Protect & Prevent Serum, $80 at beautyboutique.ca.
photo credit: geoffrey rossYour skin will drink this up
Like a green juice for your skin, this mask is full of algae and food-grade chlorophyll, a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound.
Soapwalla Phosphorescence Facial Mask, $78 at thedetoxmarket.ca.
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Your skin will drink this up
For a quick redness fix, this treatment for sensitive skin calms angry skin with hyaluronic acid as well as with soothing plant-based ingredients, including cucumber, thyme and olive leaf. You just wear it underneath your moisturizer.
SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Gel, $74 at skinceuticals.ca.
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Ready, set, go!
Your last chance to ease redness on a night out is with a soothing setting spray. This one uses lemon balm to polish off your makeup and to calm redness and inflammation.
Sephora Collection Beauty Amplifier Set and Refresh Spray, $24 at sephora.ca.
Wash the red out
If you are prone to redness, the last thing you want to do is to dry your skin with a cleanser that will irritate it even further. This lotion cleanser is made with skin softening thermal water and balancing pongamia seed oil to balance skin
Avène Antirougeurs Clean Redness-relief Refreshing Cleansing Lotion, $24.50 at beautyboutique.ca.
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