Moisturizer Help

[klagood]

Hey Girls! I am usually a lurker on this board and soak in all of your knowledge, but I have a question tonight. I have a really red face that is so dry. Do you have any recommendations that would cool down the dryness burning that I get and also tame the red. If its budget friendly that would be nice but I am willing to spend whatever needed. I am DESPERATE.

[amandasw]

I really like Aveeno Ultra-Calming face lotion!

ETA: it's about $16, not too bad but not exactly cheap either I guess

[allibally]

I don't think it tames my red skin. But pure avocado oil has made a difference to my dry skin. I used to get terrible flaky patches and those have been reduced to zero. I put it on only at night with my clean fingers. Then I usually use a hot wash cloth over my face to steam a bit and then gently wipe off. It picks up all my leftover make-up too on the wash cloth.

I bought it from a little homemade boutique shop from my hometown. But on the ingredients list it listed as pure avocado oil. So I will just being buying a bottle from a small health food store when I replace it.

[ape]

Clinique has one that is for upset skin. I used to use it all the time. Truth be told, it worked so well that often I would get a sample and it would help clear it up. I wouldn't need the whole tub, but I did buy it several times just so I wouldn't be w/ out it. It's been replaced with Clinique Redness Relief for Sensitive Skin.Hope you feel better. I feel your pain.

reviews.clinique.com/3813/PROD12611/clinique-redness-solutions-urgent-relief-cream-reviews/reviews.htm?sort=submissionTime&dir=asc

[allibally]

Jun 23, 2012 20:43:19 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

No suggestion on a moisturizer but I know Clinique and some other brands have a powder specifically to combat redness.

The Clinique redness powder sucks and I usually love Clinique products. Have you tried it yet carrots?

[dirtymexican]

Lurker coming out!

I'm currently on Accutane and the moisturizer I use is Cetaphil Restoraderm. It's pretty thick, but does a good job. I think I paid $15 for a big bottle of it.

[maucat]

I use Clinique Super Rescue antioxidant night moisturizer for very dry to dry skin. It's amazing, it doesn't irritate my dry, sensitive-ish skin, and is very hydrating, IMO.

Also you might want to look at what cleanser you're using. Hell, overall what products you're using. For a budget-friendly, gentle cleanser, I really like the Olay foaming face wash for sensitive skin.

[Deleted]

Cetaphil moisturizer for the dryness.

Neova night therapy for the redness. This stuff is amazing. The main active ingredient is copper peptides, which were originally used as a wound healing agent. It was then found that it can help with fine lines and wrinkles, so copper peptides are used in a few skincare lines sold by dermatologists (Neova is the big one). I use the night therapy cream for aging, but found that it also really, really helps any redness in my skin. I once had a bad reaction to Retin-A when I first started using it, and my face turned red and raw. It cleared up right away after starting Neova Night Therapy. I have pics of the before and after on makeupalley.com if you want to see them.