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Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream
Acne

About this product

A Korean gel-cream designed to soothe irritated skin and calm redness, formulated with centella asiatica and key soothing ingredients.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

10 experts · Strong agreement
10Gurus
9Yay
1Mixed
0Nay
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What they liked

  • Lightweight gel-cream texture, absorbs quickly
  • Calms redness with panthenol and centella
  • No white cast, hydrating semi-dewy finish

What they flagged

  • Jar packaging less hygienic than a tube
  • Too light for very dry skin

What the gurus are saying

This centella asiatica-based cream earns praise for visibly calming redness and soothing irritated skin, especially for those managing acne and breakouts. The watery gel texture with panthenol and niacinamide absorbs quickly and supports the skin barrier. Those with sensitive skin may initially find it too suffocating, though it can become more wearable over time, so patch-testing first is advisable.
Synthesized from 10 expert reviews · most recent take January 2026

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay
"This is one of the most innovative vitamin C's to come out of the Korean skincare market and it's a bestseller for a reason. It's genuinely so so good."
~Yay
"This one feels more like a light gel compared to the other one, which feels more like a cream. On my skin I felt the Dr G soothing cream lasted a little longer, so I gave it the slightly better point."
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"This one feels more like a light gel compared to the other one, which feels more like a cream. On my skin I felt the Dr G soothing cream lasted a little longer, so I gave it the slightly better point."
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"Dr.G takes longer to absorb and dries out faster. However, I cannot agree that this relieves acne like they say. It is a shame that it comes in a jar, it would be nicer if it was a tube because that is more hygienic."
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"I recommend the Dr.G Red Blemish Clear Soothing Cream for all skin types in the summer, though for very dry skin it might not be enough moisture, while oily skin can use it all year round. I used it a while ago and tried it again, and I was pretty surprised because the moisturizing was pretty good. Except for really really dry skin, it's overall pretty good, especially for guys and teenagers."
~Yay
"The Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream is more of a gel cream with a watery texture, ceramides, skin-soothing ingredients and panthenol, which is great to bring down redness in the skin, something I suffer from especially in winter and spring. Great for the mornings."
All 2 takes from Doctor Anne
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"The Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream is more of a gel cream with a watery texture, ceramides, skin-soothing ingredients and panthenol, which is great to bring down redness in the skin, something I suffer from especially in winter and spring. Great for the mornings."
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"Last step is the Dr. G RED Blemish Clear Soothing Cream, which contrary to what the name would make you suspect is not really something with blemish fighting actives, but instead a very hydrating formula with soothing Panthenol and Centella Asiatica Extract that, at least that is what I tell myself, helps keep the overall redness in my skin down."
~Yay
"This one contains 5% zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. But this stuff is wonderful. You can't go wrong with that."
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"At first I hated this stuff and now my skin appreciates it a little bit more at first it really was uh like suffocating my skin but now I really appreciate"
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"This one contains 5% zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. But this stuff is wonderful. You can't go wrong with that."
~Yay
"Ingredient wise it contains zinc oxide along with centella and panthenol as well as green tea, so antioxidants you've got your panthenol and centella that are soothing and hydrating. It's lightweight, it absorbs really quickly but it doesn't cake. [...] It doesn't leave a white cast and actually has once it's absorbed this hydrating and semi-dewy finish which I love. This has been one of my favorites because if you struggle with mineral sunscreens, if you hate that feeling of your skin feeling dry and tight, this one doesn't cake."
~Mixed
"This has an absolutely gorgeous ingredients list, no added fragrance, low in irritants, with niacinamide, antioxidants, and soothing centella extracts. It has a lightweight almost gel like feel but it stays on the skin and feels more hydrating even on my dry skin. However it is ultimately just a little bit too light for me, it sits between acting as a serum and acting as a cream. If you have normal to combination or oily skin I think this could be a cream for you, but for me it's just not quite enough. It's also a little expensive, I've seen it for around 25 to 30 dollars, not terrible but more than I think you might need to pay for that kind of an ingredients blend."
~Yay
"I use this like every day. The bottle has the label rubbed off on it because I use it that much. It's a sunscreen with zinc and avobenzene, SPF 50, and it layers beautifully over my vitamin C serum."
~Yay
"This toner does it it's really watery It's Quickly absorbed in the skin and it's layerable"
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"This toner does it it's really watery It's Quickly absorbed in the skin and it's layerable"
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"To me the performance is similar but it wasn't neck and neck the way isant tree was"
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~Yay
"I found another sunscreen that I like mixing with the LTMD better than the Paula's Choice, and that's Dr. G mild up green sunscreen. I love that where the Paula's Choice has a shinier finish, the Dr. G doesn't have a shiny finish. I mix them together and get a finish that doesn't accentuate my pores, is much more smoothing on my skin, and is not shiny or greasy. It doesn't slide around, and I just love it."
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"I'm really hopeful for this sunscreen because I've been looking for a non-tinted sunscreen that's lightweight and easy to use and looks good under makeup without leaving a white cast. It's a nice looking sunscreen and it feels really nice on the skin. It's not super duper shiny, but it is leaving a little bit of a white cast. After 20 minutes it did calm down a bit, and the finish is beautiful. It feels so good on the skin. I'm hoping it does great under makeup, though I did notice I'm using more foundation because I'm trying to cover up the white cast, whereas my regular tinted sunscreen already has color correcting so I don't have to put on as much foundation."
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"I found another sunscreen that I like mixing with the LTMD better than the Paula's Choice, and that's Dr. G mild up green sunscreen. I love that where the Paula's Choice has a shinier finish, the Dr. G doesn't have a shiny finish. I mix them together and get a finish that doesn't accentuate my pores, is much more smoothing on my skin, and is not shiny or greasy. It doesn't slide around, and I just love it."
~Yay
"This is the Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream. I bought this when I went to Korea last year and used it all up and absolutely loved it. If you have acne, if you have like painful wounds on your skin, if you've picked your spots a lot or maybe your acne does get a little bit irritated, rosacea, easy irritated skin, this is an amazing moisturizer to go for. It's a Centella asiatica kind of base moisturizer and it contains like pretty much all the Centella plant so you get all your types of Centella asiatica. It's great for things like irritated skin, blemishes, and especially if you're prone to breakouts this is great throughout the whole process of a breakout. It helps with irritated skin, it helps calm irritated skin and redness, helps with the skin barrier, and after it helps fade those post acne, post breakout marks. It has ingredients like glycerin, niacinamide, Centella asiatica. It really works on everything from your sebum to your skin barrier to the redness."
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"This is the Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream. I bought this when I went to Korea last year and used it all up and absolutely loved it. If you have acne, if you have like painful wounds on your skin, if you've picked your spots a lot or maybe your acne does get a little bit irritated, rosacea, easy irritated skin, this is an amazing moisturizer to go for. It's a Centella asiatica kind of base moisturizer and it contains like pretty much all the Centella plant so you get all your types of Centella asiatica. It's great for things like irritated skin, blemishes, and especially if you're prone to breakouts this is great throughout the whole process of a breakout. It helps with irritated skin, it helps calm irritated skin and redness, helps with the skin barrier, and after it helps fade those post acne, post breakout marks. It has ingredients like glycerin, niacinamide, Centella asiatica. It really works on everything from your sebum to your skin barrier to the redness."
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"The sunstick is fairly new to me. [...] I've been using it on and off for a while. [...] This stick gives you all the kind of hydration that the regular sunscreen gives you, so you have hyaluronic acid with the centella as well, so you get this hydrating, calming, soothing combination which I absolutely love. This sunstick is pretty much sweat proof, they say it's sweat proof, and you can feel that when you're out in a [...] warmer temperature, my oily skin feels a lot more controlled, but if you're oily skinned like me you find yourself having to reapply more regularly."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream?

A Korean gel-cream designed to soothe irritated skin and calm redness, formulated with centella asiatica and key soothing ingredients.

Is Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream's Guru Score?

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream best for?

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream is generally suited to sensitive skin and acne-prone skin.

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