Skin Problems and Solutions~ Red Cheeks

Red Cheeks

Skin isn't meant to be one flat colour, but sometimes you may want to tone down the redness or spider veins. Broken capillaries can occour for a number of reasons, including UV damage, exposure to extreme weather or even hormonal changes and alcohol.

Treat it at the salon

• Vasculight treatment for thread veins and rosacea is amazing. A laser targets and releases energy in th ered pigment of the blood cells, which causes thread veins to close without puncturing them. The body then absorbs the closed vessels over four to eight weeks. Between two and six treatments may be necessary

Treat at home

• Use a high-factor sun protection cream (at least SPF 30) everyday
• If skin is well moiturized, you can use a heavier foundation that gives better coverage for red cheeks
• Use a yellow-toned concealer and pat it on top of foundation on areas of redness or thread veins, then seal with fine powder
• Use a light highlighter on top of the cheekbones and a dusting of bronzer or beige blush to contour. This will make redness recede
• Steer clear of bright, candy colours for eyes or lips, as these will bring out the redness in the cheeks. Muted colours will give  a more balanced effect.

Quick secret

Red skin on cheeks is often dry, so use a rich moiturizer, such as Dr Hauschka's Rose Cream, to make sure there's no roughness. Clinique also has an anti-redness range. Some skin specialists claim that natural extracts such as Vitamin K, centella and horse chestnut help to strengthen capillares and hennce reduce broken thread veins.