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Which Renée Rouleau Products Are Best for Skin Redness?

Redness on the skin can occur for many different reasons. It can be product-induced, meaning an exfoliating product like a facial scrub or acid serum that creates temporary redness in the skin.

Redness can also be caused from a hot shower or steam room, drinking wine, eating spicy food, or due to stimulated nerves from stress or participating in exercise.  These are all considered normal as these cause increased blood flow in the skin creating a red, flush to the skin – albeit temporarily, for most people.

Redness can also be caused from blemishes. Infection can cause a blemish to be red and inflamed, and certainly picking at the skin can leave a red post-breakout mark long after the infection disappears. Read: How Can I Fade My Acne Scars?

But the kind of redness that requires using products specifically made for decreasing redness is the type where there is a consistent red tone to the skin when perhaps any of the above hasn’t occurred. For example, someone who looks like they just exercised or took a hot shower when they haven’t. This is common for those who suffer from a skin condition called rosacea. Read more about rosacea.

Most commonly, you’ll find this in fair complexions such as those with Irish, Scottish or Scandinavian descent… Read more

Is Your Skin Sensitive? Skin Care Expert, Renée Rouleau Offers Solutions

As an esthetician working hands on with skin for 25 years, I’ve heard of every skin concern imaginable, but the one I hear most often is clients complaining about their sensitive skin.

Everyone has a different definition of sensitive skin so here’s solutions to the most common types of sensitivity that people can experience.

My skin gets easily irritated to products–especially harsh ones.

Without a doubt, many companies still make products with ingredients that will dry, irritate and be much too strong for your sensitive skin. Read: Does Your Skin Irritated Easily? The problem is your products, not your skin.

My skin breaks out really easily… Read more

Skin Care Ingredient for Controlling Rosacea

Without a doubt, rosacea is on the rise. In my 25 years as a skin care expert, I have seen a tremendous increase in people with this troubling condition.

Rosacea is a vascular disorder triggered by episodes of blushing and flushing. According to the National Rosacea Society (NRS) in Barrington, Illinois, rosacea now affects an estimated 14 million Americans, ranking it among the top five most-diagnosed disorders by U.S. dermatologists.

Rosacea presents as sensitive, red or inflamed skin that shows telangiectasia (small visible blood vessels) near the skin’s surface and can become pustular, often causing it to be mistaken for adult acne. It is common for Irish, Scottish, English and Scandinavian heritage.

While the traditional approach to treating rosacea is with prescription creams and antibiotics, such as Tetracylcine, I am a believer that if you can control symptoms without involving prescription medication, it is easier and less invasive.

Read: Are Antibiotics Necessary for Treating Acne?

One ingredient that I have seen tremendous results in controlling the signs of rosacea for my clients is Lichochalcone. Many skin care companies now use it and it’s in our Anti-Redness Treatment. It is a yellow to reddish brown extract of the Chinese Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza Glabra), that’s been standardized with 15% Lichochalcone (active substance)… Read more

Sensitive Skin? Tips to Keep Skin Calm

Sensitive skin has special needs. Skin care expert, Renée Rouleau offers helpful tips and advice for keeping skin calm.

-Wash with a gentle cleanser. Washing your face in the morning and at night is essential to having healthy skin but what you also need to be conscious of is the cleanser that you use. Use a cleanser that will not dry your skin out because this will inevitably cause unwanted damage.

Many foaming and gel cleansers, made today, are formulated with ingredients like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate or Ammonium Laureth Sulfate. These are surfactants; a cleansing agent that cuts oil from the skin. These ingredients are simply too harsh and will strip the water out of the skin after every washing, leaving the skin feeling tight and creating more irritation and potential redness. Keep in mind– More lather, more drying. Less lather, less drying. See the collection of Renée Rouleau cleansers that are sulfate-free… Read more

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