{"product_id":"centella-calming-cream","title":"Centella Calming Cream","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA plain soothing cream with centella asiatica, in a 50 g jar. It is in a hair loss\nrange for one reason: the treatments in this range leave the hairline, the temples and the forehead\nred, tight and stinging, and that discomfort is what makes men stop applying them. This cream does\nnothing for hair growth, and its whole job is keeping your skin comfortable enough that you carry on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentella asiatica extract, the plant sold in skincare under the name cica. The compounds usually\ncredited for its effect are four triterpenes, asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and\nmadecassic acid, and in laboratory and animal work they increase collagen production and speed\nwound closure. The human evidence is thinner than the popularity of the ingredient suggests. Most\nof it comes from small trials on creams containing several other active ingredients, often run by\nthe company selling the formula, and it points at reduced redness and better tolerance on skin that\nis already irritated rather than at anything structural. Centella is best understood as well\ntolerated and mildly calming on reactive skin, which is a modest claim and an honest one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the jar is a light emollient base. Some of the relief you feel in the first minutes\ncomes from the base itself, in the same way that any decent cream takes the sting out of dry skin,\nand it would be dishonest to attribute all of it to the extract.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinoxidil solution is carried in alcohol with propylene glycol, and propylene glycol is the\ningredient most often behind an itchy, scaling, red scalp. The\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-signature-spray\"\u003eMinoxidil Signature Spray\u003c\/a\u003e adds tretinoin, which\nincreases skin turnover and brings its own redness and peeling. The scalp and the face are one\ncontinuous piece of skin, and the hairline sits on the join, so the irritation shows up somewhere\nyou can see it, usually between week two and week six.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree creams in this range do three different jobs. The\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-hydration-cream\"\u003eFace Hydration Cream\u003c\/a\u003e is the daily one for skin that is\nsimply dry. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ceramide-barrier-cream\"\u003eCeramide Barrier Cream\u003c\/a\u003e replaces the\nlipids a solvent strips out, which is the slower structural fix. This one is what you reach for on\nthe days when skin is actively angry, when the hairline is pink and a topical stings going on.\nIt suits anyone with reactive skin, anyone in the first weeks of a new treatment, and anyone who\nhas just added tretinoin to a routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwice a day, morning and evening, on clean skin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWash first with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-cleanser\"\u003eFace Cleanser\u003c\/a\u003e and pat dry, leaving\n    the skin slightly damp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake a pea-sized amount for the hairline, temples and forehead, or roughly an almond-sized\n    amount if you are covering the whole face. Use clean, dry fingers, since a jar has no pump and\n    picks up whatever you put into it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWarm it between your fingertips and press it into the red areas rather than rubbing it\n    around. Rubbing is its own irritant on skin that is already sore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake it right up to and just past the hairline, into the first centimetre of scalp. That\n    edge is where treatment irritation starts and it is the part most people skip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGive it two or three minutes to absorb before anything else goes on top.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it away from your minoxidil dose in time.\u003c\/strong\u003e Apply the cream at the opposite\nend of the day, or at least an hour after the topical has dried completely. Putting minoxidil onto\na freshly creamed hairline dilutes the dose and spreads it somewhere you did not intend, and it is\nthe most common way people quietly waste half an application.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComfort is immediate, within a minute or two, and it is cosmetic. Skin that stings stops\nstinging and feels less tight. Visible redness is slower and much less certain. Give it a week or\ntwo of consistent twice-daily use before you judge it, and bear in mind that redness is unlikely to\nsettle while whatever is irritating the skin carries on at the same level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing about this cream affects hair count, density or shedding at any point, and no amount of\npatience will change that. If your skin is redder after two weeks of using it, the cream is not the\nproblem to solve. Reduce how often you apply the topical treatment, or stop and speak to a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Avoid the eye area, and rinse with cool water if it gets in. Do not apply\nit to skin that is broken, weeping, sunburnt or infected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatch test before your first full application.\u003c\/strong\u003e Put a small amount behind an ear\nor on the inner forearm and leave it for twenty-four hours. Centella asiatica, and asiaticoside in\nparticular, is a recognised cause of allergic contact dermatitis, which is worth taking seriously\nin a product you are buying specifically because your skin is already reacting to something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you use the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dermaroller-0-5mm\"\u003eDermaroller 0.5 mm\u003c\/a\u003e, wait twenty-four\nhours and until the skin looks normal again before applying this or anything else. Microneedling\nopens channels through the outer layer of skin on purpose, which raises the absorption of whatever\ngoes on afterwards, and a soothing cream is not an exception to that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA calming cream does not make an irritated scalp safe to treat. The Drug Facts label for 5%\nminoxidil says under Do not use if: your scalp is red, inflamed, infected, irritated or painful.\nThat instruction still stands whatever you put on top of it, so pause the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-topical-solution-5\"\u003eMinoxidil Topical Solution USP, 5%\u003c\/a\u003e until your\nskin has settled rather than treating through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cosmetic product and it is not a medicine. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure\nor prevent any condition, including hair loss. Stop using it if you develop a rash or persistent\nitching. Persistent facial redness with scaling or bumps can be a skin condition in its own right,\nso see a doctor if it does not settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStore below 25 degrees Celsius, away from direct sunlight, with the lid closed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981150003582,"sku":"QN-CENTELLACALMINGCRE","price":136.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/centella-calming-cream.png?v=1790587656","url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/products\/centella-calming-cream","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}