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Calming Face Serums

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Calming face serums are a great way to soothe your skin and help it recover from the damage of the day. They're also a great way to help your skin look younger and feel more hydrated. Here are some of the best soothing serums available today.

Dr. Barbara SturmNight Serum — Night Serum for Skin Renewal, Hydration & Barrier Support

ITEM: 2330355

Size: 1/30

53 Reviews

$445.00

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Got a mini of this serum just to try and my oh my. I use it right before my moisturizer and it soothes my skin and I wake up glowing. ...This serum works for me. It calms my skin at night and I wake up with smooth, even-toned skin. ...Soothing, glowing must have

What it is: A hyaluronic acid serum that boosts skin’s nightly regeneration phase to help repair its barrier function and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Pores, Dryness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Extracts from Poria Cocos and Beta-Glucan: Help support skin barrier function.
- Plankton Extract: Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Senna Alata Extract: Supports the skin’s natural reparative process.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates.

$31.00

What it is: A lightweight serum formulated with ten percent azelaic acid and hyaluron—ideal for sensitive skin, helping to soothe redness and calm troubled areas.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dry Skin, Fine Lines, and Wrinkles

Formulation: Serum

What Else You Need to Know: This serum soothes and hydrates red, irritated skin caused by external stressors or dryness with ten percent azelaic acid. It delivers long-lasting hydration for soft, smooth skin and is formulated with ANUA Gentle Calming Complex to comfort and calm the skin.

$61.00

I cannot rave enough about this product! It is so soothing and calming to my skin after masks and peels. ...Soothing...My skin is more calm and hydrated when I use this.

What it is: Skin-soothing serum made of antioxidant rich avocado and ceramides to help reduce the look of redness and irritation caused by dehydration and a weak skin barrier.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Avocado Butter and Extract: Intensely soothe and nourish skin.
- Ceramide 5: Visibly reduces redness by supporting skin-barrier health.
- Allantoin: A soothing, calming ingredient that occurs naturally in our bodies and nature.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

IT CosmeticsBye Bye Redness Serum

ITEM: 2764876

Size: 1 oz / 29.574 ml

414 Reviews

$47.50

This serum is a lightweight formula that instantly calms and soothes my sensitive skin and reduces the redness on my face. ...It soothes and calms the skin, effectively reducing redness over time.

What it is: A calming serum for rosacea and eczema that visibly reduces redness while addressing skin-barrier damage.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Colloidal Oatmeal 1%: Conditions and supports skin’s moisture barrier.
- Peptide: Includes carnosine, a naturally occurring peptide that has antioxidant benefits and a soothing effect for youthful-looking skin.
- Niacinamide: Supports skin’s moisture barrier.

What Else You Need to Know: Say bye to redness and hello to soothed skin. No matter your skin tone or type, this calming serum rapidly neutralizes the look of redness with a unique blend

$43.50

This unique formula silicone-free formula, with antioxidant-rich skincare ingredients, of this primer provides lightweight hydration to my skin with its soothing benefits and a subtle and calming lavender scent. ...Lightweight and calming....I received this product complimentary from Lawless Beauty. I love this serum, it’s so lightweight and yet covers a whole lot with just two drops.

What it is: A multifaceted, silicone-free formula with antioxidant-rich skincare ingredients that provides lightweight hydration and soothing benefits.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Pentapeptide-59: helps to reduce signs of sensitization, including visibly reducing redness.
- Rosehip Seed Oil: Packed with Vitamins A and C to support natural skin elasticity, hydration, and healing.
- Sea BuckThorn Oil: Rich in antioxidants like Vitamin E, carotenoids, and lycopene that protect from free radical damage.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

$70.00

Jart+ Cicapair Intensive Soothing Repair Cream from Influenster, I'm impressed with its calming effects. ...It effectively calms redness, soothes inflammation, and restores the skin's barrier.

What it is: A moisturizer for sensitive skin with soothing Centella Asiatica. This face cream instantly reduces visible redness and helps repair damage to the skin barrier. Derm tested.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination


Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Redness

Glow RecipeStrawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Acid Serum

Size: 1.01 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2535615

1.5K Reviews

$57.00

Glow Recipe’s Newest Launch - Strawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Serum What it does: - helps target blemishes & blackheads - smooths texture - soothes and calms skin Ingredients: HA Strawberry Enzymes Salicylic, Mandelic, and Azeliac Acids Smells incredible, I did find it a bit sticky at first, but if you give it a few minutes between steps, I did not have an issue with pilling....Helped soothe my skin and calm acne only been using for a few weeks but slowly see improvement def recommend to all my oily acne skin girlies out there!

What it is: A powerful yet soothing AHA and BHA acid serum that gently smooths, addresses the appearance of breakouts, and visibly refines pores for clear, hydrated skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Uneven Texture, and Acne and Blemishes

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Clarity Acid Complex 10%: Visibly diminishes blemish-causing pore buildup, gently exfoliates dead skin cells, and smooths the look of bumps and fine lines.
- Strawberry: Helps reduce excess oil, exfoliate, and even the look of skin tone.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates skin by holding up to 1000 times its weight in moisture, keeping skin visibly plump.

$80.00

The Innbeauty Calm the Redness Cream is a great find! It soothes and calms irritated skin, reducing redness almost instantly. ...I only heard of innbeauty this year but I’m loving their products so far! This calm the red down dual chamber redness serum actually really calms my redness down on my face.

What it is: A serum that targets redness and blotchiness immediately and over time.

Skin Type: Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Redness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hexapeptide-9 and Biomimetic Peptides: Patented peptide shown to nourish skin barrier and reduce redness.
- 5% Azelaic Acid and Annonasense: Calms effects of stress on skin for visibly less red, bumpy skin.
- Snow Mushroom and Centella Stem Cells: Provide a boost of hydration and support skin barrier.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This is the first hi

$54.00

Skin feels calm, hydrated, and balanced all day. Great for oily or combo skin and layers well under makeup....It’s great for sensitive, combination, or oily skin, as it feels soothing and non-greasy while still providing strong UVA and UVB protection.

What it is: A superlight mineral face sunscreen serum that leaves you with a natural, skin-perfected finish and protects from premature aging and harmful UV rays.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Japanese Zinc: A technologically advanced mineral UVA and UVB filter that is gentle, nongreasy, and lightweight on skin.
- Squalane: Helps prevent moisture loss while calming redness and impaired skin barriers.
- Vitamin E: A calming ingredient to soothe and hydrate.

$40.50

I love the ingredients. I love the fresh, calming affect on my dry/occasionally irritated scalp. ...It was sooo cooling and soothing on my scalp. Despite this - I have come to like the Ouai scalp serum better.

What it is: A tingly, hydrating scalp serum for all hair types that soothes roots and gives the scalp a sense of relief from tight styles.

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Texture: Coily, Curly, and Wavy

Hair Concerns:
- Color Safe
- Flaky and Dry Scalp
- Dryness

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“If you’re looking for a true foaming cleanser, this may not be for you. It did make my skin feel really fresh and clean and the tea tree scent was calming”
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“It layers easily under my other serums, moisturizer & my makeup. I don’t think it’s worth the price tag though”
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“I normally have puffy eye bags and this cream has been a total lifesaver! The smell is also subtle unlike other night creams I’ve tried that they smell way too strong when I’m trying to relax and go to sleep”
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“I like that it is lightly scented and instantly plumps and restores hydration after I cleanse my face”
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“My favorite Niacinamide serum! I've tried a few other serums (that all broke me out) but my skin loves this one probably because this formula is so simple and straight forward”
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“I received Red Rice Hydrating Serum with Ceramide gifted by Hanyul. This serum has a light and creamy texture”
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“I’ve been using this cream for a little while and it feels so nourishing on my skin”
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“[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] I’m pleasantly surprised at how natural this tan looks. I got the dark colour but I would next time choose the lighter shade as it’s pigmented”

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