The Best Products To Soothe Sunburnt Skin
Centella Asiatica Calming Mask Trio
£6 | Beauty Of Joseon
If you’re heading off on a hot holiday, consider these your new travel must-haves. The hero ingredient, centella asiatica (more commonly known as Indian pennywort), is famous for reducing redness and it’s paired with soothing green tea and plumping hyaluronic acid to encourage a dewy glow. The masks are super juicy, so don’t waste any leftovers – use it on any other burned bits like your shoulders, knees or toes.
Available at LOOKFANTASTIC.COM
UV Damage Rescue After-Sun Calming Serum
£47 | Violette_FR
When make-up artist Violette Serrat created her product line, she made sure the skincare was safe for sensitive skin, especially as she suffers from rosacea and irritation herself. This replenishing serum is anti-inflammatory and specially formulated to work below the surface to interrupt reactions that lead to cell damage over time. It quickly calms irritated skin with extract of Indian pennywort and redness-reducing peptides – up to 90% of testers reported visible results in clinical trials.
Available at VIOLETTEFR.COM
Phyto Corrective Masque
£80 | SkinCeuticals
If your sunburn has left your complexion feeling hot, itchy and tight, it might be time to call in the big guns and mask up. On clean skin, try applying a generously thick layer of this cooling, calming mask, which is crafted from botanical extracts like cucumber and olive, as well as a soothing peptide complex. After sitting back and letting it do its thing, you should find it takes down redness and replenishes hydration. If things are looking really dire, try leaving it on overnight.
Available at SKINCEUTICALS.CO.UK
Calm & Restore Moisturising Lotion SPF50
£16.99 | Aveeno
If you must go back out into the sunshine having already been burned, layer up with this lotion. Not only does it sport a sturdy SPF50 broad-spectrum level of protection, which will prevent things from getting worse, but it’ll soothe and hydrate damaged skin too. It does this via hydrating hyaluronic, the calming antioxidant Feverfew and oat, which is clinically proven to heal a troubled moisture barrier.
Available at BOOTS.COM
Cicaplast B5 Soothing Repair Spray
£16 | La Roche Posay
An affordable but incredibly effective option for treating sunburn on-the-go, trust La Roche-Posay to offer a non-irritating, lightweight formula that’s safe to use anywhere and on anyone (even babies from three months old and up). Instantly comforting, the 5% dose of vitamin B5 repairs and replenishes, while an antibacterial action keeps infections at bay while things heal. If you’re having to fly home with a sun-ravaged face, keep this spray on hand.
Available at LAROCHE-POSAY.CO.UK
Calming Serum
£70 | Dr. Barbara Sturm
The queen of anti-inflammatory skincare, this serum comes in handy when you’ve perhaps either overdone it with harsh products or haven’t shielded yourself from the sun. Combining a calming vineleaf with echium flower extract (rich in fatty acids to hydrate and comfort) and purslane, which reduces signs of irritation, it strengthens and rebalances a damaged skin barrier, helping to bring your complexion back to a calm and happy state.
Available at EN.DRSTURM.COM
Quick Relief Moisture Treatment
£23 (was £46) | Murad
This thick treatment cream is mainly marketed to those suffering from eczema flare-ups or super dry skin, but we love it for helping with sunburn too. Buttery thanks to oat lipids that contain fatty acids and ceramides, and soothing thanks to colloidal oatmeal that relieves irritation and tightness, it’s incredibly nourishing and rapidly restorative.
Available at SPACENK.COM
Facial Spray With Aloe, Herbs & Rosewater
£12 | Mario Badescu
A cult favourite, this is a year-round go-to for hydrating skin, refreshing make-up and encouraging a dewy glow. But if you’re suffering post-sunbathing, it’ll really come into its own, cooling and revitalising with aloe and soothing with rose. Keep a bottle in your hotel room mini fridge to really get the most from each spritz.
Available at SEPHORA.CO.UK
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