Intensive Care Cream 20% Azelaic Acid & 6% Niacinamide for Skin Whitening and Texture Improvement, Acne, Pigmentations and Rosacea

Definitely go 20% if like me you already are used to serums, creams that contain more than your usual counter percent of actives.I could feel the tingle straight away and layered with another well known booster.Very good strength and trusted brand compared to the others available.Can't wait to use the exfoliant next.Pores are less visible, trust it works eliminated flares could go on.

I've been using a prescription 20% azelaic acid for some years, and find it great for rosacea acne. But I also have some dark spots now, and thought I'd try something with Niacinamide in it.A lot of people find that azelaic acid burns/tingles when it goes on, but personally it doesn't do this for me - feels no different than any other cream. It does have a nice viscosity too it tho - almost like petroleum jelly in thickness.I understand that it can take several weeks to notice a change in dark spots, and so I'm not too surprised that after almost 3 weeks I can't see any difference.Using it only on dark spots, I expect this tube to last a couple of months, so long enough to work if it's going to. Good value if you're just using it on dark spots, but if using it for your whole face (or just T-zone), it's going to be expensive.I plan to update this review once the tube is finished, to note any changes to dark spots.

I bought this to deal with my rosacea prone, sensitive skin. Recently I had started getting larger pores and pimples which may have been for a variety of reasons.So I did some research on active ingredients and Azelaic Acid and Niacinamide were some of the top ingredients for me. I wanted something with a higher concentration.I am not going to lie it does tingle slightly, it is however bearable, if you layer it correctly. For me the AHA and BHA serums/creams you leaver on really burn, so I now stay away from them. In the past I was using 12% PHAs which worked, but I found it wasn’t strong enough for me anymore, so I thought this would be a natural move up.To combat the tinkling I put this on first, let it dry and then do a hylauronic acid, followed by a richer cream with prebiotic peptides to help with barrier protection. My skin is noticeable less red, my pores are definitely getting smaller and less noticeable.I did also try it with the hylauronic acid first, followed by this cream - which resulted in a lot less tingling, but I was concerned I wasn’t getting the true benefit. So I swopped back to their suggested layering.If you have sensitive skin, make sure you use barrier protecting and hydrating products as part of your layering.I am not a fan of tons of layering. At most I usually do face wash, serum and cream. But, with this I feel I need the extra hydrating products.This will 100% be part of my skincare regime.

I could not be more impressed with this cream!I've been diagnosed with Rosacea and have been prescribed metrosa gel which helps with the spots but it's not a patch on this cream in terms of helping with redness. I did also Google the ingredients and Azelaic Acid is meant to be the best thing.It did really tingle at first when I put it on but by the end of week 1 my skin had got used to it and I don't feel it at all now.Really noticed the difference in just the first couple of days, since then it's tailed off a bit but I think that might be because I'm getting used to it, when I look at the pictures I can see a big difference!The tube is small and not cheap, but I've only been applying a thin layer so feels like this will last 2 or 3 months.Definitely worth it in my opinion!

This intensive care cream 20% Azelaic Acid & 6% Niacinamide comes sealed.Long best before date 09/2028 - 42 months from date received.

I was very pleased to receive this intensive care cream as I do suffer with an uneven skin tone and some problem areas with blemishes. It is only a small tube of cream but the cream itself is much denser than I had expected, so you only need a very small amount to apply to the problem areas, rather than lathering it all over your face.I thought I may have some kind of reaction, whether that be redness or a slight stinging sensation but I did not experience either. I let the product absorb which only take seconds and then I carry on applying my usual serums and moisturiser.It is early days, but I feel my skin is already looking much better and my pores are smaller too which is making make-up application much smoother. I am very pleased with the Biotrade Intensive care cream and will continue to incorporate it into my skincare routine.

*I will update my review once I have used it for 3 months *At the moment I have given this a 4 star rating because it ticks all the boxes other than performance on my dark spots because I have only used it for a week so far and haven’t noticed any difference HOWEVER pigmentation is one of the hardest skin conditions to treat and results can take upto 6/8 weeks before you can visibly see a change so for this reason I will come back and edit my review in that time to update in the appearance.As for the cream itself it is light weight and easy to apply thanks to the skin nozzle so your not using too much product which is important as this you only apply to you affected areas not all over your skin.I have really sensitive skin so I was expecting it to tingle or burn slightly on application or at least leave a red mark but I have had no reactions or negative sensations at all which I am surprised about.Price wise for a pigmentation treatment this is a very fair price I just hope I have found something that finally makes a difference.