When I applied this after downing a few margaritas in the sunshine (a certain way to fire up redness-prone skin), my not-so-subtle friend gasped and said, "Oh, my God, your face looks so much better," demanding to know what sorcery had produced my filter-like visage. This Korean CC cream completely covers redness, but feels light enough to wear every day. It starts out as a white cream, but blends in seamlessly for a your-skin-but-better finish. Oh, and it has SPF 34 sunscreen. Mic drop.
A soothing cream that instantly addresses redness with ingredients like green tea and shea butter, this moisturizer can be used on the angriest of skin -- your inflamed eczema included.
This serum combines brown and red algae with a chamomile derivative to deliver instant cooling relief to skin inflamed by exertion or harsh temperatures. If you have skin that turns beet-red in summer and winter, layer this thin serum under your makeup or moisturizer in the morning and at night to ease redness.
Dermalogica is another trusted skin-care authority on redness reduction. The brand's Ultracalming line contains only the gentlest ingredients for sensitized skin. This primer is especially soothing, and the green tint immediately counteracts redness when worn under your normal makeup. I used it after my dermatologist prescribed me Tazorac (an OTC retinoid) for a bout of hormonal acne that just wouldn't go away. My skin has never been angrier or more red in the first few weeks on the cream (FYI, the "purge" period is real), but this creamy primer kept my red, flaky face on lockdown -- and the SPF protected my sun-sensitive skin from further damage.
A fluid-like gel especially formulated to treat broken capillaries, this rosacea treatment is free of all the things that make sensitive skin break out in hives: you won't find alcohol, preservatives, parabens, fragrance, colorants or lanolin on the ingredients list. Add a non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic label to it, and we can already hear your skin doing a happy dance.
