Another great Avene cream for extra sensitive skin types that I’m surprised I haven’t reviewed yet. This is a reliable cream that I have been using for years for extra dry, eczema afflicted skin. I recently took advantage of the strong AU dollar and bought some more recently from the Pharamundi amazon store here at a much better price that you find in Australian priceline stores and with a fairly cheap delivery fee too; international delivery is one thing that can negate the benefits of purchasing skincare overseas, but in this case it’s not a problem. I can vouch for the quality of the cream as it was the same old cream I have always used, really good at …

There seems to be a lack of good sensitive skincare for oily skin. Most products seem to be for both sensitive and dry skin and it can be hard to find a shear, non heavy cream that is soothing and will calm oily sensitive skin. I think I found a perfect concoction for this and that’s Skinfood’s Lettuce and Cucumber Water Jelly. Skinfood is a Singapore brand which is not available in Australian stores. It can be found online however and recently I was able to pick some Skinfood products up on my travels. I got this jelly, their mushroom BB cream as well as a facial mask for sensitive skin which I’ll be reviewing soon. As for the jelly, …

Clinique market their comfort on call cream as a clinically tested product for allergy relief and prevention. It is formulated with sensitivity in mind, and with ingredients least likely to disagree with easily irritated or sensitive skin. It is also formulated to provide relief when the skin is in the midst of an allergic reaction, by calming inflammation, soothing and helping restore the skins compromised lipid barrier. It is not an oily cream though, as oils can be one of the things that can exacerbate inflamed skin, so be careful of how you use them (ie test them first). Comfort on call however is simply perfect in texture, consistency and feel on allergic skin. It definitely is creamy, not greasy, …

My next two reviews are about skin calming serums/salves/balms what ever you would call them, one from Kiehl’s which I’ll review now and the other by L’Occitane which I’ll post about tomorrow. The two centella products from Kiehl’s: the balm and the cleanser are designed to calm irritated skin and they do do this. They are gloriously gentle and contain aloe vera and other ingredients to calm the skin. If I ever put something on my skin that gives me a bad reaction I wash it off and plop some of this on my skin and within 10 minutes I can feel the difference. It really is a lovely salve for those with delicate skins, I also think it is …

I’ve nearly run out of this stuff after using it for about a year. It is a foaming gel wash for the face and body that is designed for ‘atopic’ (i.e. eczema prone) skin. It is fragrance and soap free like any good eczema wash should be. It also claims to hinder the proliferation of micro-organisms on the skin which is important for preventing infections in areas where the skin might be broken from eczema. I assume that there is some kind of antibacterial ingredient in this but I’m not sure what it is. To use, pump one or two squirts between the hands and rub them together to form a thick foam. Then massage into the face or body …