I haven't tried it myself but have heard good things about it! Inkey List and The Ordinary both do one I think, so an okay price point. https://www.byrdie.com/azelaic-acid-4705426 It seems like it can be quite good with rosacea as well as breakouts!
Yes! Second this. I find it wakes me up super well. Helpful for morning showers on cold winter days when I don't want to be awake
I dry body brush then after I’ve got washed in the shower I put baby oil on, rinse then after Im dry I put body lotion on.
So azelaic acid is used for treating both rosacea and breakouts. As a previous poster recommended, The Ordinary do an azelaic acid which a lot of people find really effective. You could start there and see how you get on with it. Another option for you could be Dermatica - a brilliant prescription service which I use myself. You upload photos of your skin and they’ll formulate a product for you. They use azelaic acid and also other ingredients which help with breakouts and acne. It’s £20 a month but I spread mine out to receive every 56 days so it ends up being £10 a month as I never go through one bottle in a month! All the ingredients are prescription strength so really effective!
Can you recommend anything to reduce the appearance red thread veins on my face, neck and chest?So azelaic acid is used for treating both rosacea and breakouts. As a previous poster recommended, The Ordinary do an azelaic acid which a lot of people find really effective. You could start there and see how you get on with it. Another option for you could be Dermatica - a brilliant prescription service which I use myself. You upload photos of your skin and they’ll formulate a product for you. They use azelaic acid and also other ingredients which help with breakouts and acne. It’s £20 a month but I spread mine out to receive every 56 days so it ends up being £10 a month as I never go through one bottle in a month! All the ingredients are prescription strength so really effective!
So Dermatica is definitely an option to consider but if you wanted to try over the counter products first then azelaic acid and salicylic acid are 2 ingredients which would work well, you may also like niacinamide! I’ll happily recommend some products and/or a routine for you if you like!
Dermatica sounds interesting, does it come in serum form and you just add that product to your routine? Or is it a whole routine change?So azelaic acid is used for treating both rosacea and breakouts. As a previous poster recommended, The Ordinary do an azelaic acid which a lot of people find really effective. You could start there and see how you get on with it. Another option for you could be Dermatica - a brilliant prescription service which I use myself. You upload photos of your skin and they’ll formulate a product for you. They use azelaic acid and also other ingredients which help with breakouts and acne. It’s £20 a month but I spread mine out to receive every 56 days so it ends up being £10 a month as I never go through one bottle in a month! All the ingredients are prescription strength so really effective!
So Dermatica is definitely an option to consider but if you wanted to try over the counter products first then azelaic acid and salicylic acid are 2 ingredients which would work well, you may also like niacinamide! I’ll happily recommend some products and/or a routine for you if you like!
Oh ok, so literally just cleanse and dermatica at night? What about a round the eye treatment?
Depending on what your prescription is you can use it around your eyes too. I’m on tretinoin, so I use it very sparingly but I put a thin layer of my moisturiser on underneath to act as a buffer and protect the skin in sensitive areas around my eyes, nose, corners of my mouth. Dermatica advise how to apply your treatment. You can use a thin layer of Vaseline to act as a buffer, or a little bit of moisturiser. I prefer my moisturiser, I’m using either Cerave moisturiser or QV cream at the moment. If your skin is extremely dry you can also apply some of your moisturiser over the top of your treatment.
The only thing that would fix the appearance of red veins/broken capillaries would unfortunately just be laser or IPLCan you recommend anything to reduce the appearance red thread veins on my face, neck and chest?
I started using glycolic acid last year then started noticing red veins appearing. When I asked about them I was told that this was something that can happen when using glycolic acid.
I stopped using it but the thread veins are still as bad. Any help would be appreciated
Your skin can take a while to get used to retinol and it can make you a little peely. I don’t think it’s recommended for around the eye area but I could be wrong and I can’t remember what the % strength is of the revolution retinol. I attempted to use The Ordinary’s 0.5% retinol nightly at the end of last year and it really upset my face! So I dialled back all my skincare to the basics until it healed up and then reintroduced it slowly, I’m on every other night at the moment. Never near my eyes though personally.
Sounds like retinol response ... stop using it and gradually re introduce it.
I've found the Superdrug HCC very similar to Liz Earle, similar packing too.
I second this, it’s fab! It’s buy one get one half price at the mo so I got the HCC and the vitamin e hydrating facial mist - amazing for setting spray for make up
I’ve used the LRP vit b3 + retinol before, it’s a really good product. I wouldn’t use it at the same time as the bha, I don’t think you’re supposed to mix retinol with salicylic acid - someone else will tell me if that’s correct? If you want to keep using both I’d alternate them every other night, or just use the retinol by itself to see what results you get.
