Counteract telltale skin redness and balance skin tone with this soothing, translucent primer tinted with natural green botanical extracts. Velvety silicones smooth the skin and strengthen barrier protection while physical sunscreen shields the skin from irritating UV rays. Oat Extracts and Oat Kernel Oil help soothe and condition the skin. Contains our exclusive UltraCalming Complex, which helps soothe and strengthen the skin. Formulated without artificial fragrances, colors or parabens.
Benefits :
- A make-up primer, sunscreen and redness-reducing treatment in one
- Green tint to help counter redness
- Broad spectrum helps defend against skin-irritating UV rays
I have not been using Dermalogica products for awhile, straying to other brands as none caught my eye. However, when I recently signed up a new facial package with Aster Spring ( I have been with Posh Wellness for the last 4~5 years ), I was given some samples to try out and that marks my return to trying out some of their new products.
They are very strict in giving out samples nowadays, even with their own customers which was a far cry from their old policy where anyone can step in to get some samples for trial. Only 1 miserable sachet of each product is provided each time, which is totally off-putting. I can easily request for samples with my purchases when I ordered Dermalogica products online, from USA. Cheaper and with efficient service too.
After my recent facial, I requested for a sample sachet of the Dermalogica UltraCalming Redness Relief Primer SPF20, hoping that it can counteract the redness at the wings of my nose, caused by broken capillaries and an on-off flu.
My sole purpose is to use it as a redness-reducing treatment which doesn't seem to work on my broken capillaries immediately, however, I have noticed that the redness has calmed down considerably ( note: minimized but did not disappear ) and is much less obvious after almost 30 minutes of wearing it beneath my VMV Hypoallergenics Skintangible "Faint"ation BBBB Cream and RMS Beauty "Un"Powder. Note that both the BB Cream and the loose powder I use does not have much concealing power on their own so I can only contribute it to the Dermalogica UltraCalming Redness Relief Primer SPF20.
On eczema flare up days ( redness near the brows ), the UltraCalming Redness Relief Primer SPF20 helps to minimize it slightly but redness is still apparent. I don't have a habit to conceal eczema as it tends to get scaly when make-up is piled on top of it but with this product, the scaly visibility is not that obvious while the redness is toned down slightly.
However, on dehydrated skin, like the edges at the sides of my nose, it can be flaky and the UltraCalming Redness Relief Primer SPF20 does not help at all. The area gets more obvious with flakes after application so I rather skip in using the product.
The Redness Relief Primer SPF20 has a silicon texture, making the skin velvety smooth. It feels like a combination of Smashbox Photo Finish Primer, Make Up For Ever HD Microperfecting Primer and Hourglass Veil Mineral Mineral Primer which I have used before.
There is a belief that such silicon primers are not good for the skin, causing breakouts and preventing the skin from performing its normal activities. ( read more about it here ). On the other hand, it is also said that the silicon helps to fill in imperfections like pores and fine lines, so that make-up glides on smoothly and skin looks flawless perfect.
A little goes a long way so a tube actually can lasts you for awhile. As a primer, it works to make my skin looks better and while I didn't notice that my make-up has become much long wearing, I can't complain about it too, since I don't really have such a problem nowadays ( with my skin being in optimal condition ( hydrated sufficiently ) so my make-up doesn't slide off ).
I don't use it as a sunscreen because SPF 20 is too little to be of any usefulness in Singapore, but it is still an added bonus, on top of my sunblock and BB cream.
In conclusion, it may be a worthwhile investment as a redness-reducing treatment and as a primer but for those who are wary of silicon ingredients, it is best to avoid this product.
Need a primer? Check out the latest Dermalogica Hydrablur Primer from Amazon.
Active ingredients: Titanium Dioxide (3.0%), Zinc Oxide (8.5%)
Other ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Methicone, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris (Trimethylsiloxy) Silylethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/ Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Water/Aqua/Eau, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Bisabolol, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Melia Azadirachta Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Amber Powder, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/ Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Tumeric) Leaf Extract, Pearl Powder, Dodecene, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alumina, PEG-10, Stearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides CI 77492, CI 77499
Other ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Methicone, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris (Trimethylsiloxy) Silylethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/ Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Water/Aqua/Eau, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Bisabolol, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Melia Azadirachta Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Amber Powder, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/ Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Tumeric) Leaf Extract, Pearl Powder, Dodecene, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alumina, PEG-10, Stearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides CI 77492, CI 77499
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