Prescription Rosacea Cream

These ingredients are added as needed, and help to soothe the skin, reducing the appearance of redness, bumps and supporting a calm and balanced complexion.

Niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3 that is a great multitasker, offering many benefits for sensitive, reactive skin. It helps to improve the appearance of redness and uneven skin tone, while also supporting the skin’s barrier function to enhance its resilience and hydration.

Beta glucan (a natural gluten-free polysaccharide), panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) combine to soothe and calm sensitive skin.

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that help support your skin’s hydration, texture, and overall appearance. Peptides provide antioxidant and soothing properties, helping to protect the skin from environmental stressors and promote a healthier, more radiant complexion.

Ingredients like Vitamin K are known to help improve the appearance of red skin, promoting a more even-toned complexion. By supporting the skin’s natural processes, they can help reduce the appearance of redness and enhance overall skin balance.

Skin barrier complex – A blend of humectants, such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin, help draw moisture to the skin's surface, while emollients like squalane, ceramides, and fatty acids assist in replenishing and supporting the skin’s natural moisture barrier. Microbiome-friendly ingredients help maintain a balanced environment for healthier-looking skin.

We choose from a buffet of peptides and retinoids (prescription and non-prescription) to not only slow the destruction of the collagen and elastin in your skin, but also to enhance their organisation and production to soften lines and firm the skin. We use a variety of retinoids in our formulae, and the one we choose for your formula will depend upon your history of retinoid use, and the sensitivity of your skin. Through continued use, it will be possible to build up (or reduce, if needed) your retinoid type and dosage according to your skin’s tolerance with time.

also known as nicotinamide or vitamin B3, is a great multitasker that offers several benefits for aging skin. Niacinamide helps to address multiple aspects of sun damaged skin by supporting the skin’s natural functions:
• It enhances the production of collagen and elastin, proteins responsible for maintaining the skin’s structure and elasticity, to improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin, resulting in a smoother and firmer complexion.
• It also acts as an antioxidant, protecting the skin from damage caused by free radicals (unstable molecules that can lead to premature aging).
• It also brightens the skin and promotes a more even complexion by inhibiting the transfer of melanin, the pigment responsible for dark spots and uneven skin tone.
• It enhances the skin’s natural repair mechanisms, aiding in the restoration of sun-damaged skin cells.
• It promotes a stronger skin barrier by promoting the skin’s production of ceramides – natural lipids essential for skin barrier function and hydration.

Our skin barrier – what separates us from our environment – is constantly bombarded with external stressors that test our skin, and its resilience diminishes with time. Its restoration is key to the achievement of hydrated, bright, smooth and glowing skin. For barrier repair we choose from hydrating ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin, emollients such as squalane and ceramides, and add occlusives such as petrolatum if your skin needs them. We also support your skin’s microbiome (the community of microorganisms that inhabit our skin) with microbiome-supporting ingredients such as Lactobacillus. Our skin’s microbiome plays a crucial role in maintaining skin health, immune response and inflammation, UV protection and function. While research on the specific relationship between the skin microbiome and skin cancer is still emerging, studies have indicated potential connections and influences. Specific microbial components or metabolites in the skin microbiome can absorb or scatter UV radiation, potentially reducing the amount of UV exposure that reaches the skin cells, for example.