1) cover up the redness, usually with a green-tinted moisturizer. In most formulations, this is something you can use whether or not you wear makeup or any other facial products.
2) avoid irritating the skin. If you have rosacea, your skin is already prone to get irritated and flush from a wide variety of causes--even simply washing it. This flushing is what, over time, makes your red skin worse. A good rosacea product will not irritate your skin but might even soothe it a bit.
3) diminish redness over time. This is a claim I've seen products make, but I've never actually noticed any lessening of redness in anything OTC product I've tried. Your dermatologist can prescribe a topical antibiotic that may help.
So, how does this product stack up? I think it works really well for #1 and #2. For #1, Eucerin's Redness Relief Daily Perfecting Lotion may be a bit better (it's definitely less expensive). However, Clinique's daily protective base blends in much more easily, so you don't have to worry about getting into bright sunlight and discovering a green patch on your face. It also has a pleasant, herbal fragrance, a bit like dill. It doesn't aggravate my skin at all. Both it and the Eucerin lotion have SPF 15; according to my doctor, people with rosacea should be wearing SPF 30 or 35, but I haven't seen that as an option in any of these redness cover-ups. If you decide you'd like to try this Clinique product, it's much cheaper ($17.50) on their website (or Sephora) than it is on amazon.com, at least as I write this review.
Disadvantage: This product isn't a moisturizer. If you regularly wear a moisturizer, you'll need to continue doing so. Eucerin's competing product is a pretty decent moisturizer in itself. If you go with Clinique's product, they also have a good calming moisturizer for rosacea. A terrific moisturizer for rosacea is Dermalogica's Barrier Repair. That's an expensive product, so you might want to try it first in Dermalogica's travel kit for sensitive skin.
*I'm not a dermatologist, but I've been talking to my dermatologist a lot about this and experimenting with different products for three years now.
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I was a little disappointed in this product. It doesn't remove the redness as I would have hoped; and, it leaves green tint showing. I prefer Clinique's redness solutions instant relief mineral powder better. I tried this product as I was hoping to find a cream that worked well.Best Deals on Clinique Redness Solution Daily Protective Base SPF 15 Foundation
Perfect base for those of us who always have a red face. Mine is caused by roseacea. This product in combination with the Clinique Redness Solutions powder works very well. I can't do without it. Would recommend it to all the red faced gals.Honest reviews on Clinique Redness Solution Daily Protective Base SPF 15 Foundation
This product works pretty well for me as part of my make up routine. I recommend using this after you have already moisturized and before you apply your foundation. It works great on me as a base and really helps my foundation blend in easier and with using less foundation then I would if I didn't have the base on. I also like this product for the fact that it has SPF 15, not much but better than nothing!Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Clinique Redness Solution Daily Protective Base SPF 15 Foundation
Used to use Eucerin products until I tried this stuff. OMG, this is sooo much better. Not much more expensive, you get a bit less in volume, but you need much less to get an even better effect. It's thicker, spreads more evenly and seems to cover better than the Eucerin.
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