Avene uses Dextran Sulphate in all of its anti-redness skin care products since it can reduce swelling.Īvene’s “Soothing Cream SPF 25”, which besides the Dextran sulphate and Ruscus extract, contains several sunscreens including Titanium dioxide, Octinoxate and Octocrylene. ![]() Many of you may remember reading several discussions on rosacea boards in the nineties about the supposedly “ anti-rosacea” effect of excess eye drops that sometimes flows over the skin when you use too much. Dextran sulphate is a sulphate salt of a sugar containing polymer and is a popular ingredient in various eye drops products. The ruscus extract is also thought to be anti-inflammatory and to help in the constriction of blood vessels.Īnother interesting ingredient is Dextran Sulphate. ![]() The company ( Avene, a French skin care company) claims that one of the active ingredients, Ruscus Extract, is able to lower the VEGF protein in the skin and thereby reduce the formation of new blood vessels (one of the hallmarks of rosacea). Oz) and is available (according to the company’s website) only through doctor’s offices. It is for sale for $46 (approximately 1 fl. While the ingredients seemed interesting with promising science behind it, the number of ingredients seems small for such a complex condition as rosacea.Īvene has an entire line of skin care products that aims to reduce redness and the product featured on the Today Show is called “ Eau Thermale Avène Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate for Chronic Redness“. One of the products featured on the show was a skin care product that could treat the redness associated with rosacea. This morning, the Today Show presented Allure Magazine’s Best of Beauty awards.
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