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Taiwanese Girl tells all: I used to have an extremely sensitive face that was always red. The redness was from a combination of pretty stupid things, such as:
- Using products that irritated my skin (thanks mom for telling me to use a salt scrub everyday to get my face really REALLY clean!)
- Spending tons of time in the sun without proper SPF, and
- The lovely and infamous Santa Ana winds that we experience here in LA.
Mother doesn’t always know best
Even though my skin has calmed down dramatically since the days of following my mom’s clueless skincare advice, my face is still a tad red and angry looking. When the opportunity to sample PURPOSE Redness Reducing Moisturizer with SPF 30, I took it right away. After all, according to its website, this product claims to have “CLINICALLY shown to reduce redness in just one week while it protects your face with broad-spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen. Its unique moisturizing complex begins to soothe dry skin on contact and works to improve overall skin tone and texture.”
After using it in the morning for 5 days, I don’t know if my face is really less red. The area right beside my nose is still red, but I think that’s due to my year-round “seasonal” allergies. Also, my face has been behaving rather well for the past 2 months, meaning no angry pimples exploding out of nowhere, no random rashes (except when I eat seafood), or anything evil. My diet has been normal, I haven’t seen the sun since I started working, and I’ve also been getting plenty of sleep each night. I did ask my sister over the weekend if she thought my face looked less red, and she said it did…
BUT, I’ve been having stomachaches the entire weekend, making me look a bit ghastly. So, does this product really work as a redness reducer? I really have no idea! None of the active ingredients are redness reducing agents, and their website doesn’t contain a working link to any research data showing that it contains an agent proven to reduce redness.
A good value for UV
Nevertheless, it’s a good basic morning moisturizer that contains tons of protection against both UVA and UVB. Their active ingredients are: Ensulizole, Octinoxate, Octocrylene, and Zinc Oxide, all of which offer great protection against the evil sun. It’s not oily at all, and it absorbs pretty quickly into my skin. I’ve found it to be a great base for both liquid foundations and powdered foundations. A lot of moisturizers tend to be too rich to use under liquid foundations, while others are too dry to use under powdered foundations, but this one was great for both. It’s also quite inexpensive and can be found at almost every drugstore. I definitely recommend this to people who spend a lot of time outside, but I can’t say for sure that it reduces redness.
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Great Article!! Love this site!!
This was a very informative review.
I have facial redness, almost exclusively around my nose, that has been diagnosed as Rosacea. I’ve tried many OTC products for redness, as well as Metrogel, a prescription-only topical drug, all to no avail. I recently decided it was time for me to take the next step by having a dermatologist use IPL or a laser to remove the redness next month. I know this is not a permanent fix and I will have to have it done periodically but to do nothing is a mistake. Pictures of advanced stages of Rosacea, where some have let it get past the point of no return, are just not pretty.
Great job Gloria!
Karen-you’ll have to let us know how the IPL works for you.
Okay, Cate. Check back on the BB forum at a later date for anyone interested in my experience, and more importantly, the results!
I also have redness because of my dry and sensitive skin. This moisturizer was not thick enough for me at all. I’m going to have to say that I tried it and it did not help my redness just because it didn’t do anything to help my dry skin.
I like Eucerin Redness Relief products.
Especially the green tone daily lotion with sunscreen.
Hey Nic,
This is Gloria aka Taiwanese Girl. My sister has dry skin too (while I have oily skin), and she uses creams to moisturize. For drug store brands, I think Olay creams are the best. They also have a lot of SPF like this product.
Susan A. – My friend has atopic dermatitis since birth, and she lives on Eucerin Redness Relief products. Her parents, both doctors, recommend it to her. It’s definitely a great line!
Have you explored the idea that you might be allergic to wheat/gluten? I was just reading the blog of chef Shauna James Ahern who described facial redness as one of the symptoms of Celiac Disease. Go to http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/ and click on “About this Site.” She’s got amazing recipes, and a thoughtful, heartfelt commitment to her writing, and cooking gluten-free. I’m just a fan. Hope this helps.
Just a note- please keep in mind that Shauna Ahern is not a chef, she’s a home cook.
In addition, she does not stress the importance of medical tests (biopsies, blood tests) for celiac diagnosis. If you feel that you have the symptoms, please please please do not self-diagnose- head to your PCP for the appropriate tests and information.
And of course, get yourself a redness-reducing skin cream!
If celiac causes facial redness, then going gluten-free and changing to a 100 percent pork diet doesn’t solve the problem.
Hi, this is Shauna. Thank you to Christina for the nod. It’s true that blotchy redness on the face can be one of the symptoms of celiac. There are, of course, many other reasons for redness, such as rosacea. If all else fails, it’s worth asking a doctor about celiac.
And no, I am not a chef. My husband is. I don’t know why Kate says I don’t stress medical tests. I definitely do! I was diagnosed by blood test and biopsy. Ask your doctor.