Moisturiser for irritable, spot and redness prone skin

[AnnaFiveTowns]

Can anyone recommend a good moisturiser for sensitive skin that is prone to spots (teen) and also prone to redness? Or is it best not to use any moisturiser at all if you are prone to spots?

Anyone? Also, a foundation recommendation?

Le Roche posay effclaer duo, brilliant cream which clears skin really well and reduces redness. £11

Foundation I use is bourjois healthy mix, it doesn't make me spotty. But it's very hard to find the right base, I tried lots of others before these.

I second the effclaer duo I also use the gel cleanser in the range. Only been using a week but less spots, my skin is no longer greasy and skin tone is now even. It’s on offer in boots at the moment.

Ring the dr, spots are very treatable.

That's interesting. I picked up the Roche Posay one in Boots yesterday but I wasnt sure.

She doesnt have acne as such, just prone to spots. The cream the dr prescribes is too harsh as she's tried her brother's.

It’s the same thing, same as neuralgia is nerve pain.

There’s a few options the dr can prescribe, you shouldn’t take a medication prescribed for other people.

No one needs to suffer these things anymore.

Effaclar is great. The gel cleanser has worked well for me in the past. They also make a creamier cleanser called effaclar h cleanser and it has done wonders for my spots and the appearance of dilated pores over my nose. Worked well in pregnancy too.

Darphin hydraskin rich is great year round.

Thanks everyone

@AnnaFiveTowns has she put something like benzol peroxide on her face? When I was given that I developed seborrhoeic ans peri oral dermatitis. It's not flashy or exciting but a dermatologist recommended that I use Dermol 500 lotion to wash and moisturise my face. I still use it 10 years on. It's behind the counter at the pharmacy and costs around £10. It's a pump top bottle and comes in a green box. It's very calming for irritated skin.

Yes, she's put Duac cream on which I think is that. I'll ask at the pharmacy for the cream you mentioned and hopefully it will soothe her skin and then she can use the Roche Posay once it's calmed down a bit.

Dermol 500 is brilliant.

Do you just wash it with the dermol 500 or leave it on? Is it not too heavy for spot prone skin? (It says it's for eczema)

The Effaclar does have salicylic in it (that's why it's brilliant for spots and breakouts) if her skin is currently irritated by the benzoyl (which is likely) then something like La Roche Posay Toleriane as a moisturizer to calm it down a bit.
It's a myth that oily skins don't need hydration, and something harsh containing benzoyl will definitely dry out the skin, so you have the double whammy of spots and dry and flaky.
DD had this when using first Effaclar, then Benzoyl. Toleriane calmed it down, now she uses Cerave wash, Toleriane and benzoyl only on breakout areas.

@AnnaFiveTowns you can wash the face and moisturise with it. I first used it when I had terrible cystic acne and was on medication. It's very light, you only need to use a small amount.

You just leave it on. It isn't heavy at all.