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Skincare SOS: The soothing serums, creams and masks you need in an emergency

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Skincare SOS: The soothing serums, creams and masks you need in an emergency

Skincare to the rescue

by Arissa Ha  /   June 24, 2022

Credit: Harper's Bazaar Singapore

Stress and pollution can show up on the skin as sensitivity or redness, which is why it’s always good to keep around some soothing skin serums, creams and masks in case of a skin SOS. Here are our go-to products to help soothe inflammation and sensitive skin.

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Skincare SOS: The soothing serums, creams and masks you need in an emergency
Calm-Essentiel Restoring Treatment Oil, $100, Clarins
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Sensitive skin will rejoice with this lightweight oil, which provides immediate comfort for reactive skin, while providing intense moisture as it protects against pollution. Its blend of clary sage extract and organic apricot oil helps to relax as it nourishes thirsty skin.

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Vita Advanced Regenerative Night Cream, $109, Bskin
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Enhanced with camomile and magnolia extracts to soothe and minimise skin irritations, this also has liquorice to stop inflammation in its tracks. Its formula is further enriched with damask rose and cedarwood oils to diffuse tension.

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ActivCalm Quick Soothing SOS Serum, $160, ést.lab
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Commonplace in urban living, stress and pollution can manifest on skin as redness and sensitivity. Calm things down with this soothing serum that promises to reduce redness by up to 60 percect in an hour thanks to the 10 percent Alkaline Amino Acid extract in its formula, which reduces erythema, a type of skin rash. There is also alteronomas ferment extract to counter oxidative stress, as well as hydrolysed yeast protein to reduce inflammation and boost moisture, with sodium hyaluronate providing deep hydration.

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Floral Recovery Calming Mask, $105, Fresh
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Peony, cornflower, cherry blossom and passionflower extracts work to calm redness and sensitivity, while vitamin C and squalane help to improve skin strength and hydration, so that your skin can better defend against pollutants and free radicals. The overnight mask has a lightweight texture that cocoons the skin to deeply soothe while you snooze. It can also be used as a daytime SOS treatment: Simply dab a small amount on sensitive areas for instant relief.

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Youth Beam Anti-aging Night Serum, $99, Sigi Skin
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This serum promises to undo the day’s stress with pre- and probiotics to balance the skin’s microbiome, which helps healthy bacteria flourish and resist outbreaks. Reishi mushroom extracts calm skin, while pine bark extracts help with cell regeneration.

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Molecular Barrier Recover Cream Balm, $130, Allies of Skin
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This leave-on overnight treatment is packed with skin-loving peptides, ceramides, and niacinamide to soothe and help repair compromised skin. It also boasts an innovative new active ingredient, MossCellTec, a biotechnologically-produced moss that supports skin repair and resilience. The balm-like texture melts into skin like a cream to form a veil that acts like a bandage to aid repair and help skin restore its strength.

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Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Essence Toner (Dry) - Normal to Dry Skin, 160ml, $48, LANEIGE
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The seventh iteration of the Water Bank series boasts the new Blue Hyaluronic Acid, an exclusive ingredient reportedly 2,000 times smaller than conventional hyaluronic acid (which was used in previous versions), allowing for faster absorption and deeper penetration. This lightweight toner is also fortified with Beta Pro-nol Complex, which works on improving the skin’s ability to retain moisture, ensuring that dry skin stays hydrated.

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Cicapair Calming Gel Cream, $44, Dr Jart+
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Containing centella asiatica (or cica) as its main ingredients, it’s been rumoured that tigers rub and roll in this grass to accelerate wound healing. This soothing cream has a gel-like texture that not only calms redness and soothes sensitive skin, but also refreshes skin.

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The Indigo Overnight Repair, $142, Tatcha
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This serum and moisturiser hybrid contains Japanese indigo extract to sooth and restore irritated skin; ceramides to replenish hydration; and mondo grass root to balance the skin microbiome. The whole idea behind the formula is really to allow the skin barrier to reach a healthy state so that it is strong enough to fend off aggressors, while retaining essential hydration. Plus, this cream also harnesses skin’s natural circadian rhythm, so it’s able to optimise skin repair when you sleep. Who doesn’t want beautiful skin when they wake up?

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This article was first published on Harper’s Bazaar.

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