Review | Dermalex Repair skin treatment cream for Rosacea

Dermalex Repair* - £18.99

I have suffered from red cheeks since i was a child, although it never really bothered me until I was a teenager and I tried everything under the sun to cover my cheeks up. I've probably only recently become aware that I actually suffer from a skin condition called rosacea . 'Rosacea is a relatively common long-term skin condition which mostly affects the face with episodes of flushing, causing the skin to turn red. In more severe cases, the skin can become thicker and enlarge on or around the nose. There are a number of causes and triggers, some of which can be psychological and others as a result of allergens or exposure to certain environments'. 

I have one cheek that is a lot worse than the other and there is never really a time where my skin is one tone. Although, exercise,the sun and the cold are all triggers for making my skin a lot redder. Over the years I have tried every green or yellow coloured product to cover it up but it always finds a way to peek through. I thought it was about time I stopped masking the problem and tried to actually treat it. I was kindly sent a sample of the Dermalex Repair skin treatment for rosacea to review and to see in what way it can help with my skin.

Dermalex is a well known brand for treating other skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis. The Dermalex for Rosacea claims to reduce dryness,appearance of redness & visibility of spider veins, to also restore the skins barrier and to protect and soothe the skin. From the packaging it already sounds like my new best friend.

The product itself comes out as a green moisturiser. It's common knowledge to those with red cheeks that products with green pigments help to reduce and cover the skins redness, although once this is applied you would never tell. First impressions are that the consistency is just right and it is not oily at all. I have been using this product for almost 2 weeks now twice daily. As a moisturiser I really do like using this product as it keeps my skin nourished without making my skin any more oily,especially a bonus in this heat that we are experiencing at the moment. Unfortunately I cant say that this product has helped my rosacea in any way, but it has not made it any worse. My skin still appears as red as it was previously and it has not helped to reduce the visibility of the tiny spider veins that i do have.I really was expecting great things from this product after seeing that '95% of Patients tested noticed a substantial reduction of redness'. However, it doesn't state how long that these patients trialled the products for. As i mentioned I have only been using this cream for a short period of time and I understand that things like this take a while to work, so I'm staying hopeful that it might help me yet. When you think that the problem lies beneath the skin it isn't going to be a miraculous skin miracle immediately.

I would definitely recommend this for anyone looking for a good facial moisturiser, but for me personally it has not helped the treatment of my rosacea. Every skin is different and reacts in a different way and time scale to products so it might still be worth a try for others with the same condition. 

Have you heard or used dermalex products before? Do you suffer from Rosacea? If so what products do you use to combat redness?

*Products marked with an asterix (*) have been sent to me for review. However, all opinions in this post are 100% my own

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Loreal Paris Nude Magique Anti-Redness CC Cream

Ever since i have been little i have suffered from redness on my cheeks.When you're younger everyone thinks rosy cheeks are cute but when i hit my teenage years i wanted to do everything i could to cover it up. I have always struggled to find products to conceal the redness as its makes my skin tone look uneven and makes me quite self conscious. It is a fact that creams containing yellow or green are the best at covering up redness and I had previously tried one by benefit which was a yellow stick/concealer but they no longer stock it and i cant remember the name oops, but it didn't work at all for me and putting foundation on top just made it look cakey. So when the release of Loreal Paris's anti-redness cc cream came along i had to give it a try.

The CC cream is a colour correcting cream which acts to combat any redness,it is of a liquid consistency just like foundation but without the thickness of it,it comes out green but when rubbed into your skin it blends and matches to your unique skin colour or so it says. The coverage is quite thin and it recommends applying foundation on top or another layer of the cc cream if you want any added coverage. I have tried all 3 ways of wearing it and here is my verdict.

I have lived in the cc cream this summer as i have had a tan so i haven't needed as much coverage, firstly it does not fully cover my red cheeks which disappointed me,however it did even out my skin tone slightly. I would fully recommend using this is you suffer from spots as it completely covers up that unsightly redness you get with them, so i would use this as almost a concealer on the spots underneath my foundation and it really helps to make your skin look flawless. I also applied 2 layers of this to see the difference and this time it really helped the redness fade,however it made me look orange,seeing as it is meant to match to your skin tone it really put me off using it again because it made my skin look unnatural (towie esque),the same happened when i also applied foundation over the top of one layer of the cc cream. Because the cc cream is a universal shade i definitely wouldn't recommend it to people with pale skin as it will be more than likely too dark for your skin tone.

Although, I will be repurchasing this again and as the winter months approach i will be using this on just the patches that need it with foundation over the top, as it is great for evening out skin tone and covering up spot redness. But for me i am still on the search for the elusive product to conceal my redness!! 

Do you have any suggestions? Have you tried any cc creams?