There are many reasons why we get irritated skin and often the issue is finding out the root cause. This can take a lot of time, usually involving some form of elimination be it skincare, chemicals, environmental aggressors, pollutants, allergies, hormones, illness, stress etc. With such a vast variety of culprits, irritated skin can leave us feeling stressed out, frustrated and can have a huge impact on our self esteem and mental health. So whilst we try and learn the root cause, what we actually need is something to relieve the symptoms.
Croma Farewell™ for Irritated Skin is specifically targeted to help soothe, calm, reduce inflammation and redness that is often the result of skin irritation. I have written up on this Austrian brand before and was incredibly impressed not only by their wealth of knowledge, but by the quality of high ingredients used in their products.
Now often I like to test these products myself however, at the moment my skin is in good condition. My eldest daughter however, does suffer from extreme irritation caused by hormones and stress. Before I begin to talk about the active ingredients, I wanted to show you a before and after of her skin with just a week apart. She is not wearing any makeup (bar a little mascara). You can see on the first photo she has spots and blemishes, and the after photo - well I think it speaks for itself. I am not saying this is entirely down to the product, she has had a few days in the sun (albeit sun screen usually makes her skin flare up) however, you will see a marked difference in her complexion.
The serum contains a high quantity of hyaluronic acid, an ingredient that is often used in skincare to help hydrate the skin and give it a much needed drink of moisture to dehydrated areas. The dark bottle helps keep the ingredients 'fresh' and to stop oxidation occurring, whilst the pipette ensures precise amount of delivery. Ingredients also include:-
- Niacinamide - aka Vitamin B3, a wonder ingredient often used in skincare to help minimise the appearance of large pores, soften fine lines, improve skin texture and skin tone, give radiance to dull, dehydrated skin and finally, also helps to strengthen the skin's barrier to help fight against environmental pollutants such as smoke.
- Ectoin - helps maintain hydration and acts as an emollient to the skin. Corrects and repairs broken skin barrier, reduces fine lines and wrinkles and helps smooth rough and dry skin.
- Panthenol - often used in skincare as it has excellent anti-inflammatory properties, so aids healing redness, skin tightness and also protects the skin from UV aggressors.
- Lactic Acid - an alpha hydroxy acid that naturally exfoliates the skin giving a smoother appearance and reduce age and sun spots.
- Madecassoside - derived from plant Centella Asiatica an excellent ingredient for acne prone skin. Contains anti-oxidants and is anti-inflammatory making it ideal for anyone prone to breakouts and is especially healing for those suffering with eczema.
- Lysolecithin - not an actual 'active ingredient' however, this additional ingredient to the serum is used to transport the active ingredients deep into the skin surface. It's non-irritating and is comforting to the skin.
- Pullulan - this ingredient again, isn't one that feeds the skin, rather it helps give the skin that tight, toned look. It's often used in skincare to help give a tightening effect resulting in a more youthful appearance.
You can see just one application how my dehydrated arm (a week in the sun) has drunk in the serum, and left my skin feeling supple and with a glow. I checked the application after 3 hours and the results were outstanding.
I often don't like testing expensive skin serums, I feel I have to justify why we should part with our hard earned money on products that often don't work. However, in this case I think that the price is fully justified. For starters there are not that many ingredients, so the product is not 'buffered out' with unnecessary add ins. This means that the quality of the active ingredients is very high. More so the results speak for themselves.
You can check out the company and purchase products here at https://at.croma.at/home-en/
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