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Calm and collected

These anti-inflammatory skincare heroes help restore calm, reduce redness and support a healthier, more resilient complexion

1. Environ

Environ’s Seriénce Night Serum, powered by the Malachite-NP Complex, is an advanced overnight booster designed to counteract visible effects of stress on the skin. The formula combines malachite extract, wild indigo seed extract and peptides to smooth fine lines, enhance luminosity and protect against oxidative stress. Clinically proven to improve radiance and resilience, this serum helps reveal a calmer, more youthful-looking complexion with nightly use.

Trade: £36.50
020 8450 2020
iiaa.co.uk

2. CACI

Clear Skin Serum is a lightweight, fast-absorbing formula designed to calm and clarify blemish-prone skin. Infused with azelaic acid and niacinamide, it helps reduce inflammation, soothe irritation and rebalance uneven tone. Hyaluronic acid deeply hydrates while aloe vera cools and comforts stressed or inflamed skin. Used morning and night, this serum leaves the complexion clearer, calmer and visibly more radiant over time.

Price on application
020 8731 5678
cacibeauty.com

3. Skintruth

Calm Cream Toner is a soothing, hydrating formula designed to refresh and balance sensitive or stressed skin. Aloe vera and allantoin help reduce irritation and redness, while glycerin delivers lasting moisture. Soybean oil and vitamin E nourish and protect, leaving skin soft and supple. Lightly scented with a delicate citrus-floral fragrance, this toner provides a calming, restorative experience, helping to maintain hydration, comfort and skin resilience with regular use.

Trade: £7.97
0141 812 5000
professionalbeautysystems.co.uk

4. Alumier MD

The Hydrarescue Biocellulose Face Mask delivers rapid hydration, soothes redness and restores comfort. Formulated for at-home or post-procedure use, it combines sodium hyaluronate for intense moisture, poria cocos extract and bisabolol for calming irritation, phragmites communis extract to support barrier function, and hydrolysed f-fucoidan from algae for anti-ageing and sensitive skin benefits.

RRP: £65 for a pack of four; £200 for a pack of 15
0333 241 2656
uk.alumiermd.com

5. Apeer Beauty

Apeer Beauty UK’s Calming Serum soothes and nourishes sensitive or compromised skin, helping restore the skin barrier and lock in moisture. Formulated with glycerin and squalane for lasting hydration, wheat germ and sunflower oils to reinforce the barrier, and 2% vitamin E for antioxidant protection, it calms irritation while protecting against environmental stressors. Provitamin B5 supports barrier strength and hydration, leaving skin softer, smoother and more resilient.

Trade: £34
01799 524099
aspireskin.co.uk

6. Anesi Lab

SOS Rescue Serum is a soothing, hydrating formula designed to support a healthy skin microbiome and calm stressed or inflamed skin. Prebiotic and postbiotic actives, including squalane and bioecolia, work with plant oils to
strengthen the skin barrier, reduce irritation and promote rapid recovery. Rich in antioxidants and hydrating agents like glycerin and camelia seed
oil, it leaves skin soft, balanced and glowing.

Trade: £15
01480 404200
hofbeauty.co.uk

7. Skeyndor

The Aquatherm Instant SOS Balm is an intensive soothing treatment for reactive, sensitive skin, providing immediate relief and anti-redness benefits. Its blend of marine mineral-thermal complex, prebiotics, madecassoside, vitamin b12 and a-bisabolol helps strengthen the skin
barrier, restore the microbiome and calm inflammation. Rich in moisturising and protective agents, it reduces burning, itching and hypersensitivity while supporting the skin’s natural defences, making it ideal for all skin types in need of comfort and balance.

RRP: £71.50
skeyndor.com

8. Dermalogica

Multivitamin Power Recovery Cream is formulated to combat dryness, dullness, fine lines and sagging to reveal more radiant, hydrated skin.
Enriched with an ACE vitamin complex to neutralise free radicals and strengthen the skin barrier, the formula also features freshwater microalgae with astaxanthin to firm and lift, a resilience-building peptide blend to smooth fine lines, and Pro-Vitamin B5 with niacinamide to calm and hydrate.

RRP: £92
0800 917 7147
dermalogica.co.uk

9. Image Skincare

The Biome+ range is formulated to restore and support the skin’s natural microbiome, which can be compromised by inflammation and environmental stress. The collection includes the Cleansing Comfort
Balm, Dew Bright Serum and Smoothing Cloud Crème, each enriched with microbiome-friendly squalane, ashwagandha, tiger grass, holy basil and niacinamide, which work together to calm the skin, lock in hydration and strengthen the barrier function.

Trade: Smoothing Cloud Crème £45, Cleansing Comfort Balm £24, Dew
Bright Serum £43
0345 504 0461
imageskincare.co.uk

10. Hydropeptide

Barrier Builder Ceramide Repair Cream is a ceramide-rich formula designed to calm inflammation and restore compromised skin. Also containing omega fatty acids and cholesterol, it replenishes the skin’s lipid matrix to boost hydration and resilience. Anti-inflammatory peptides help soothe irritation, while botanical antioxidants like bakuchiol protect against free radicals and environmental stressors, helping to break the cycle of inflammaging and strengthen the skin barrier.

RRP: £49
wigmoremedical.com

11. ESK

B Quenched is a gentle, pH-balanced hydrator formulated for sensitive or easily irritated skin. With niacinamide and hemp seed oil, it helps trengthen the skin barrier, reduce redness and lock in lasting moisture. The blend of vitamins B3, C and E works synergistically to combat oxidative stress, support collagen synthesis and calm inflammation, helping to maintain a balanced, resilient and hydrated complexion.

RRP: £63
eskcare.com

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