Review: Primavera set for sensitive skin
I must admit Germany and Switzerland rock it with their natural cosmetics. Now Primavera has come to be the brand I like the most next to Weleda. I was actually very comfortable with my routine facecare with Weleda’s Soft Cleansing Milk, Coldcream (Winter) and Almond Cream (Summer), but I was having a look at the shelves in a cosmetics shop and I saw Primavera’s Starter Set for Sensitive Skin only for 10 € (the bigger dosis cost each 25€ aprox.). The dosis are small (28ml Cleansing Gel and Toner, the Cream is 8ml) but you don’t really need a big amount of each to use everyday. I have been using my set for 2 weeks now and they’re still almost full!
Now I could definitely write volumes about my skin type and all the weird reactions I’ve had in all my life. I’ve had acne, dry skin, oily skin, red skin... (yeah, like Hellboy)...
My skin only started balancing when I started using Weleda and realized that I had acne because I hadn’t moisturised my skin well enough all the years I had been drying it with treatments for combination and oily skin. I found out I need to cleanse it well but hydrating it more. So in the end I had no oily, combination or dry skin. I am the sensitive type. (I guess it’s because I’m so emotional~~~).
The set is great, it won’t work miracles like “Oh, my Gosh, I got a perfect skin now”, but it will maintain your skin moisturized and protected over the day and the night. It’s not comedogenic and therefore won’t cause break-outs. Surprisingly the cream is not oily at all and you don’t need much to get a nice feeling of matte softness.
The cleanser contains Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate and it’s one of the first ingredients on the list. I didn’t like that but it’s not the worst of the chemical cosmetic ingredients you can find. I didn’t had any reaction with it neither. The rest are natural oils and some alcohol, which isn’t necessarily bad for everything. They usually need alcohol to stabilise the formulas.
Cleanser, Toner and Cream seem to complement each other perfectly. I used to get red skin ALWAYS after bringing it into contact with hot water and cleansers or creams (even with Weleda) but with this set of Primavera I didn’t get red, nor even once.
I highly recommend it for you, people with weird skins like mine.
Cream Cleanser: Water (Aqua), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil* org, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Water* org, Glycerin, Alcohol* org, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Water* org, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter* org, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil* org, Decyl Glucoside, Stearic Acid, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil* org, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil* org, Beeswax (Cera Alba)* org, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil* org, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract* org, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil* org, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower Water* org, Fragrance (Parfum)**, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil* org, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract* org, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract* org, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice* org, Xanthan Gum, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract* org, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid, Lecithin, Limonene**, Linalool**
Toning Lotion: Water (Aqua), Alcohol* org, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Water* org, Glycerin, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Water* org, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower Water* org, Zinc PCA, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil* org, Fragrance (Parfum)**, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil* org, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice* org, Centella Asiatica Extract* org, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract* org, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract* org, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract* org, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Limonene**, Linalool**
Cream: Water (Aqua), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil* org, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter* org, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Water* org, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil* org, Alcohol* org, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Hull Powder, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil* org, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil* org, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil* org, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil* org, Beeswax (Cera Alba)* org, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Xanthium Sibiricum Root Extract, Cyperus Rotundus Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract* org, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil* org, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract* org, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract* org, Fragrance (Parfum)**, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil* org, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract* org, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower Water* org, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract* org, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Bisabolol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice* org, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Water* org, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract* org, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Lactic Acid, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Citral**, Citronellol**, Limonene**, Linalool**