A 15% azelaic acid serum in an oatmeal and carnosine base, designed to help with redness, uneven skin tone and breakouts.
Aqua (Water), Azelaic Acid, Glycerin, Propanediol, Glycereth-26, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Carnosine, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NS, Ceramide AS, Ceramide AP, Gallyl Glucoside, Propyl Gallate, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Cell Culture Lysate, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Callus Culture, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sucrose Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid
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4 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Grit is the usual catch with 15% azelaic acid, and this one skips it, with gurus describing a smooth, even glide they credit to how well it's mixed. It's the prescription-level strength used for rosacea, so very sensitive skin may sting, though the oatmeal in the base is there to soothe prickling. Fans say it fades dark marks, calms redness and tackles breakouts.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“It promises to help with redness, prevent breakouts, help with hyperpigmentation, and help rejuvenate skin, and in my opinion I think this helps on all four accounts.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 9:07
“This will help fade your skin discoloration and hyperpigmentation.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 9:17
“It'll calm and soothe the skin, minimize redness, and it's also really potent when it comes to fighting acne.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 9:17
“You've also got oatmeal in here which calms and soothes. So will offset any of the prickling you can get from azelaic acid.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 15:59
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Azelaic acid has clinical evidence for both acne and rosacea, and it is one of the gentler options for calming redness while also working on marks left behind.
Source: DermNet
Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.
Source: DermNet
Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
A 15% azelaic acid serum in an oatmeal and carnosine base, designed to help with redness, uneven skin tone and breakouts.
Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.
Theramid 15% Azelaic Acid Treatment holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.
Theramid 15% Azelaic Acid Treatment is generally suited to sensitive skin and acne-prone skin.
In their reviews, experts say Theramid 15% Azelaic Acid Treatment is good for breakouts and acne (2 experts), dark spots and post-acne marks (2 experts), redness (2 experts) and irritated or reactive skin (1 expert).
2 experts who reviewed Theramid 15% Azelaic Acid Treatment say it is. No BS Beauty put it this way: “It promises to help with redness, prevent breakouts, help with hyperpigmentation, and help rejuvenate skin, and in my opinion I think this helps on all four accounts.”
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