The Problem: Sensitive Skin That Reacts to Everything — Including Your Foundation
For women with sensitive skin, the search for a foundation or CC cream that provides coverage without causing irritation, redness, or breakouts is a constant, frustrating challenge. The formulas that provide good coverage tend to contain ingredients that sensitise the skin. The formulas that are gentle enough for sensitive skin tend to provide inadequate coverage. And the skin that is already prone to redness and irritation is made worse by the very products designed to cover it.
The Centella Asiatica CC Cream was formulated to solve that problem. A 45ml colour-correcting, skin-repairing CC cream built around one of the most clinically validated soothing ingredients in skincare — Centella Asiatica — that provides genuine coverage and colour correction while actively calming and repairing the sensitive skin beneath.
Centella Asiatica: The Ingredient That Soothes While It Covers
Centella Asiatica — also known as Cica or Tiger Grass — is one of the most extensively researched soothing and healing ingredients in modern skincare. Used for centuries in traditional Asian medicine and now validated by extensive clinical research, Centella Asiatica works by reducing inflammation, strengthening the skin barrier, and accelerating the skin's natural repair processes.
For sensitive skin, these properties are transformative. Inflammation is the root cause of most sensitive skin symptoms — the redness, the reactivity, the tendency to flush and irritate. By reducing inflammation at the cellular level, Centella Asiatica addresses the underlying cause of sensitive skin rather than simply masking its symptoms. Regular use leads to a measurable reduction in skin reactivity, a stronger and more resilient skin barrier, and a complexion that is less prone to the redness and irritation that sensitive skin is characterised by.
Colour Correction: Even Tone Without Irritation
The colour-correcting technology in this CC cream addresses the specific undertones that cause uneven skin tone — the redness, the sallowness, the greyness — using complementary colour pigments to neutralise them before adding coverage. For sensitive skin that is prone to redness and flushing, this colour correction is particularly valuable: it addresses the redness at the cosmetic level while the Centella Asiatica addresses it at the skincare level.
The result is a more even, natural-looking finish that requires less product to achieve than standard coverage alone — which is important for sensitive skin, where less product means less potential for irritation. The formula is designed to be gentle enough for daily use on sensitive skin without compromising on the coverage and finish that a great CC cream should deliver.
Skin Repair: Getting Better Every Day You Wear It
The repair properties of this CC cream make it a genuine treatment product as well as a cosmetic one. The Centella Asiatica and supporting repair ingredients work to strengthen the skin barrier, improve moisture retention, and support the skin's natural renewal processes — so the skin underneath the coverage is being actively improved rather than simply masked.
Over time, the cumulative effect of daily use is a complexion that is genuinely healthier — less reactive, more even, more resilient — and therefore requires less coverage to look great. This is the virtuous cycle that great skincare-makeup hybrids create: the product makes the skin better, and better skin needs less product.
Specifications
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Product Type: CC Cream (Colour Correcting)
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Key Ingredient: Centella Asiatica (Cica)
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Volume: 45ml
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Function: Colour Correction, Soothing, Skin Repair
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Suitable For: Sensitive Skin
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Finish: Natural
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Coverage: Buildable
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Use: Everyday Makeup, Skincare Treatment
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Gender: Women
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Origin: Mainland China