Hello everyone! Regular readers will know that I have pretty awkward acne prone skin but lately it has started to clear up and the need for full coverage foundation has reduced. I have been looking for a BB or CC cream to use on the days when my skin is looking good and I didn’t want to use full on foundation so this is the one I chose. Show
La Roche-Posay is fast becoming my favourite skincare brand. I’ve been using their products for years but they are becoming staples in my routine and when I need a new product, they are the brand that I go to first. This CC cream is targeted for people that are prone to redness and have underlying sensitivity – which is me! It comes in a 50ml tube and retails for £19.50 which is a little steep in my opinion but you do get a good amount of product.  Here are some of the brand’s claims on the product – “A universal tone that blends naturally into fair to medium skin and instantly conceals to correct all shades of redness. Glides quickly over skin, streak free.” Ok so as always let’s start with packaging. The box is standard La Roche-Posay, white with black text and accented with blue. It’s not something that is super pretty but it’s a pharmacy brand so I don’t expect it to. The product itself is a pretty sleek tube that you can squeeze but the best part is – it has a pump! The product is a lot thicker than I thought it would be and it has the consistency of a foundation. It has a scent to it which is quite fresh, it’s not overpowering but I’m not sure why they have included scent in a product for sensitive skin. It has an SPF of 30 which is amazing as we are coming into summer, I wanted a higher SPF than what is in my moisturiser. I apply this using a dense buffing brush and it does glide over the skin really easily and leaves the skin with a healthy glow – it’s not a matte product. With reference to coverage, this does not cover all redness. If you only have a little bit it may cover, but if you have rosacea it won’t completely cover. I have been using this as a base and then applying powder foundation over the top and that has been the best way to use for me as it doesn’t give enough coverage on its own. My big let down for this product is the shade. The “universal tone” is not universal at all. I have fair / light skin and when I use this I top it off with a fair powder foundation. It will look ok and then by the time I have driven to work it has oxidised and it leaves a visible orange tint to the skin, it’s a full on seam where the product ends even though I have blended it down my neck. I am pretty torn with this product, I like how soothing it is when you apply and it’s a great base product with a high SPF but the shade is difficult to work with. If I have used a little fake tan I can work with it but I don’t always want to tan! I will continue to use when I have used tan but I wanted something that I can reach for regularly. What is it with brands and universal shades?? Have you tried this product or have any recommendations for a BB / CC cream? Let me know in the comments. Take care and I’ll be back soon ❤ Where reviews refer to foods or cosmetic products, results may vary from person to person. Customer reviews are independent and do not represent the views of The Hut Group. Doesn’t match skin tone I’m an olive skin tone and this does not match well 20/6/2023 by Jennifer Verified Purchase Nice light weight cc cream Nice Cc cream but can be a bit greasy after wearing all day. My holy grail I’ve been through about 20 of these. It’s light, whippy, and quick and easy and looks so natural evening out any flaws on the skin. Can’t recommend this enough for light-medium skin tones (sadly not made for darker skin tones). 4/10/2022 by Lee Verified Purchase A good product Although I like this product I feel the colour isn’t the best match and quite orange but great for colour correction 4/10/2022 by Bethany Verified Purchase Not like their skin care I really do like the coverage this has but it’s very perfumed and makes my eyes stream and burn! I don’t know why! Sad as I love their skin care It’s Father’s Day! My dad and I aren’t the kind of people who can just shoot the breeze over the phone. When we can’t be together in the same place, it’s often hard to get him to keep talking to me unless we have a specific reason to talk. So I’m grateful that this blog has given us a new way to connect and share ideas, and for me to learn more about what he did for many years before he retired. Today I’m going to cover another TJ Maxx find: La Roche-Posay Rosaliac CC Cream with SPF 30. Since I used La Roche-Posay Effaclar BB Blur before and liked it quite a bit, I thought I would give this CC cream a shot. Unfortunately, I didn’t scan the ingredient list closely enough and was disappointed to discover that this product contained fragrance among its ingredients. I’m surprised that La-Roche Posay would include fragrance in this product even though it is part of its Rosaliac line, which is targeted to those who have sensitive skin and redness associated with rosacea. I guess it just goes to show that you always have to inspect the ingredient list like a hawk instead of just assuming that a product is going to be fragrance-free just because it’s marketed to a demographic that would specifically be looking for something fragrance-free. Without further ado, let’s get to the review. La Roche-Posay Rosaliac CC Cream with SPF 30 ingredientsActive ingredients: octinoxate (3%), octisalate (3.5%), octocrylene (4.5%), titanium dioxide (6.2%) inactive ingredients: water, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, diisopropyl sebacate, c30-45 alkyl dimethicone, dimethicone, butylene glycol, sucrose tristearate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, methylsilanol/silicate crosspolymer, polysorbate 61, fragrance, tocopheryl acetate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, peg 12 dimethicone, ethylhexylglycerin, tambourissa trichophylla leaf extract, dimethiconol, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta This CC cream is SPF 30, which is not bad. However, keep in mind that you’re probably not going to use as much of this product as a regular sunscreen, which means that you should still use a dedicated sunscreen aside from this product if you want to be diligent about putting enough sunscreen on. My Dad the Chemist’s review of La Roche-Posay Rosaliac CC Cream with SPF 30Dear Emily, all the containing sunscreen actives in this formula are not irritating to the skin. the ingredient may reduce the redness from Rosacea is Shea Butter. My dad says that this product does not contain any irritants other than fragrance. He also says that the only beneficial ingredient for rosacea that he can see is shea butter. He thinks that if the fragrance is overkill, it will be irritating for sensitive skin, and that he would prefer for all the active ingredients to be mineral (physical) rather than chemical sunscreen filters, since mineral filters tend to be better tolerated by those with sensitive skin. Tambourissa trichophylla extract, also known as ambophenol, may provide benefits when used alongside a Metronidazole treatment for rosacea, according to this study. I wasn’t able to find other research to back up why La-Roche Posay might include this tambourissa trichophylla extract in its formula. La Roche-Posay Rosaliac CC Cream with SPF 30La Roche-Posay Rosaliac CC Cream with SPF 30 comes packaged in a plastic tube with a pump dispenser. The consistency is velvety and leaves skin looking a bit oily afterward, which makes it more suitable for dry skin. My skin is too oily to get along with this CC cream. The other thing I really didn’t like about the CC cream was the strong fragrance. It smells very floral and almost assaults my olfactory senses to the point where I can’t help but think that it’s included at a high enough concentration to irritate people with sensitive skin (and sensitive noses). I am highly disappointed that I didn’t realize that this product contained fragrance before buying it. On the website, it lists “no fragrance” in the bulleted list, but clearly lists “fragrance” in the ingredient list. The website really needs to be updated so that it’s not misleading to customers. Aside from the high level of fragrance, I found this product to be disappointing in terms of color correcting as well. I don’t have rosacea, but I do have some reddish-brown hyperpigmentation on my cheeks, so I was hoping that this CC cream would be able to offset the redness. However, it seemed to be just like a foundation that was slightly too pale for my complexion. Compared to La Roche-Posay Effaclar BB Blur, this CC cream is more oily and runny, whereas the BB Blur is almost like a thicker buttercream frosting. I prefer the BB Blur because it’s completely fragrance-free and doesn’t contain any chemical sunscreen filters—just titanium dioxide. However, that product only has SPF 20 protection and can’t be used as your sole sunscreen either—not only because of how little you’re using but also because titanium dioxide doesn’t provide broad spectrum protection. It does contain nice moisturizers like shea butter and glycerin, but it’s just too oily for my skin. I found that it left an oily/dewy afterglow that started getting more and more slick as the day progressed. It also started irritating my eyes. At the end of the day, this product leaves my skin feeling even more oily than usual, so I don’t recommend it as a good option for those with oily skin.
Note: This post uses affiliate links, which means that I'll receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking a link (at no extra cost to you). See our disclosure policy. Does La Roche Posay have a CC cream?La Roche-Posay Rosaliac Anti-Redness CC Cream. Helps to reduce the appearance of redness and correct colour flaws. Specifically formulated for sensitive skin. Is La Roche Posay CC cream discontinued?Devastated to find out that La Roche Posay have discontinued their Rosaliac CC cream. This has been the only product to both tone down my redness and not make me feel caked in make up. Is CC cream better than BB cream?While similar, CC cream offers more coverage than BB cream. Use BB cream for days you need more hydration, want lighter coverage and a natural look, and grab CC cream when you want more of a color payoff as well as color correction. How do you use Rosaliac CC cream?How to use. For daily use. Apply La Roche-Posay Rosaliac CC Cream on the whole face. It replaces the cream and foundation. |
