Ducray Kelual DS Cream for sensitive skin
Glycolic Acid
Piroctone Olamine
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
Acetamide MeaAverage
- HighNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for sensitive skin; other serums fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with sensitive skin: redness, stinging, and reactions to new products. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Suitable for normal, sensitive skin as Bisabolol and Glycyrrhetinic Acid offer anti-inflammatory benefits to soothe redness and irritation.
- Piroctone Olamine and Glycolic Acid provide moderate exfoliation and decongestion, supporting general scalp health.
- The formulation is safe for your sensitive skin, containing no harsh ingredients and including soothing agents like Bisabolol and Glycyrrhetinic Acid.
How to apply
- Use your serum in the PM routine, starting 3 times a week before building up to daily use if your skin is happy.
- Apply the serum after cleansing and toning, but before putting on your moisturizer for the best results.
- Gently press 2-3 drops of the serum into your skin and wait a minute ⏱ for it to soak in.
- Since your skin is sensitive and easily irritated, apply the serum on completely dry skin to help keep it calm.
- Always do a patch test before your first use and avoid getting the serum too close to your eyes .
Questions and answers
How well does Ducray Kelual DS work for sensitive skin?
Ducray Kelual DS Cream works reasonably well for sensitive skin because Bisabolol and Glycyrrhetinic Acid help calm redness and irritation. However, this skin type often does better with a treatment that includes gentle hydrating and nourishing ingredients, antioxidants, and skin-repairing components like niacinamide to keep it calm and balanced.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for sensitive skin?
This cream fits sensitive skin because Bisabolol and Glycyrrhetinic Acid help calm redness and irritation. To fit sensitive skin even better, treatments of this type need soothing extracts, hydrating components, antioxidants, and skin-repairing ingredients.
What does Glycolic Acid do for sensitive skin?
Glycolic acid can be too harsh for sensitive skin, leaving it dry and irritated, so this type of skin needs a gentler exfoliating ingredient and calming plant extracts to keep the skin barrier safe and comfortable.
What does Piroctone Olamine do for sensitive skin?
Piroctone Olamine helps calm irritated, sensitive skin by fighting the yeast that triggers flaking and redness. This ingredient is unlikely to cause irritation and is often used to keep dry or sensitive skin feeling comfortable and balanced.
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for sensitive skin?
This treatment goes in the evening routine after cleansing and toning, and before moisturizing. Sensitive skin needs products with calming, soothing ingredients like bisabolol and glycyrrhetinic acid to help calm redness and irritation.
Can I use this cream with salicylic acid, and in what order?
It is best to use this cream at a different time than salicylic acid, as combining them may overwhelm sensitive skin. Instead, this skin type needs gentle, soothing ingredients like bisabolol and glycyrrhetinic acid to calm redness without harsh exfoliation.
How often should I use this cream?
This treatment is used in the evening once a week for sensitive skin, and people who tolerate it well may carefully use it more often. A product of this type needs soothing ingredients like bisabolol and glycyrrhetinic acid to calm redness and irritation, along with gentle exfoliating agents.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for sensitive skin?
This cream is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts for sensitive skin because it avoids harsh ingredients and features soothing agents like bisabolol and glycyrrhetinic acid to calm irritation. However, because it includes exfoliating glycolic acid, it may cause mild flaking or a brief adjustment period if your skin is easily overwhelmed. To fit sensitive skin well, this type of product needs gentle soothing ingredients and controlled exfoliation that respect the skin barrier without causing redness.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
A dermo-cosmetic formula containing 2% enoxolone significantly reduced erythema at 24 hours and pain at 30 minutes following non-ablative fractional laser treatment in 10 healthy subjects compared to a moisturizer control.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Repeated short-contact 70% glycolic acid peels provided superior results in atrophic acne scars compared to daily low-strength glycolic acid cream or placebo in 58 women over 24 weeks.
International Journal of Dermatology, 2000Serial glycolic acid peels combined with a modified Kligman formula significantly reduced facial PIH severity in Indian patients compared to the modified Kligman formula alone.
Dermatologic Surgery, 2017Scalp sebum accumulation negatively correlated with hydration and positively correlated with lipid oxidative stress biomarkers, which were reduced after a single wash with a shampoo containing 0.5% piroctone olamine in an Asian population.
Skin Research and Technology, 2026Topical application of a cream containing 2.5% glycyrrhetinic acid significantly reduced thigh fat thickness and circumference compared to placebo in healthy women.
Steroids, 2005Topical application of B-Resorcinol and Glycyrrhetinic acid effectively lightens hand solar lentigines after 4 weeks of treatment both with and without prior fractional laser photothermolysis, showing no statistical difference between the two approaches.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2016Glycyrrhetinic acid inhibited skin 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and potentiated the vasoconstrictor action of hydrocortisone.
Lancet, 1990
Ingredients
Water, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Cyclomethicone, Dicaprylyl Ether, Cetearyl Alcohol, Acetamide Mea, Glycolic Acid, Guanidine Carbonate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Ceteareth-33, Crotamiton, Piroctone Olamine, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Tetrasodium Edta, Bisabolol, Ethanolamine, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Tocopherol
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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