Acid-Free Formula
0.00 Irritation Index
Dermatologist Recommended
Calming A-Cica Pads
- Visibly calms persistent redness, flushing and reactivity
- Restores a compromised barrier
- No acids. No fragrance. No alcohol.
- pH 4.5 calibrated to your skin's natural balance
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You are seeking a healthy, youthful glow
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You want to wear less makeup, not more
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Your skin gets irritated during simple tasks, like hair drying
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What Makes Lush Different?
A Korean toner pad designed for Rosacea-type sensitive skin
If you're reading this, you've probably already been through the pharmacy aisle. La Roche-Posay Toleriane. Avène Cicalfate. Cetaphil. Maybe a course of metronidazole from your GP that helped, then plateaued.
Here's the problem with that route: those products were built for "sensitive skin" as a category. Lush Calming Cica Pads were built for one specific problem — barrier-compromised, rosacea-prone skin that reacts to almost everything.
That means a centella concentration high enough to actually calm inflammation. A pH (4.5) calibrated to the exact level your skin is comfortable at. And a negative-formulation list — no acids, no fragrance, no alcohol, no menthol — designed by what we left out, not just what we put in.
We can't promise an overnight fix. We can promise it won't sting on day one.
Finally, something that doesn't fight my skin.
I've had rosacea since my late twenties and tried everything in Boots. Three weeks in with these and my cheeks are calmer than they've been in years. No sting, no fragrance, just cool gentle pads. Genuinely impressed.
Worth every penny
The first toner I've ever used that doesn't make me brace myself before applying. My skin actually feels hydrated by the end, not stripped. Within a week I'd noticed a difference in my redness.
The cooling effect is unreal
Pop one of these on after coming in from the wind and it takes the heat right out of my cheeks. I keep them by my skincare and reach for them on flare days.
Finally a Korean product for grown-up skin
I'm 47 and most K-beauty feels designed for someone twenty years younger. These pads are different — gentle, no fragrance, no acids, and they actually do something. Six weeks in and my skin barrier feels intact.
A daily kindness
My skin used to react to everything — vitamin C, retinol, even some sunscreens. These are the only product in my routine I never have to think about. They just work, every day, no drama
Great product, slight learning curve
The pads are very saturated which I love, but they can be a bit slippery when you first take them out. Once I started leaving them on my cheeks like a mini mask instead of trying to swipe with them, my routine completely changed. My skin looks calmer and more even after 4 weeks.
The makeup difference is real.
I wore foundation every day for nine years to cover my redness. After three weeks of using these morning and evening I left the house bare-faced for the first time in ages and didn't think twice about it. Small thing — but if you have rosacea you'll know it isn't.
Sceptical convert
Bought these because the ingredient list was the cleanest I'd seen — no fragrance, no alcohol, no acids. Didn't expect much. Two months in and my skin is the most settled it's been since my twenties.
Calming Cica Pads
The K-Beauty Answer to Rosacea
What pharmacy "sensitive skin" lines have been missing.
- Four pillars:
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Calms Persistent Redness -
Soothes On Contact
The Science Behind How it Works
Phase 1
Immediate Soothing
The moment a saturated pad meets the skin, panthenol and centella deliver a wave of calm to compromised, reactive skin. No stinging, no tingling, no warming. Just relief.
Phase 2
Barrier Hydration
Low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid penetrates the upper layers where rosacea-prone skin loses water fastest. The tight, papery feeling fades. Skin holds its moisture again.
Phase 3
Reduced Reactivity
With consistent use, the inflammation cascade that drives flushing — increased TEWL, elevated cathelicidin, kallikrein-5 activity — begins to settle. Triggers don't disappear, but the response shrinks.
Phase 4
Visible Calm
Madecassoside and allantoin work over time to reduce the visible erythema across the cheekbones and centrofacial area. Baseline redness drops. Thread veins look softer.
Phase 5
Confidence Returns
Less foundation. Fewer mirror checks. More days you don't think about your face at all. The cold wind, the wine, the central-heated office — they stop dictating your week.
The Lush Difference
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Loved by Women Who'd Given Up on Rosacea
Who finally found a product that doesn't fight their skin.
What Our Beautiful Customers Reported
What Our Beautiful Customers Reported
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said their skin felt calmer within minutes
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saw a visible reduction in redness across their cheeks and nose within 4 weeks
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said they started feeling like themselves again
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felt confident going bare-faced after 30 days of consistent use
*Results based on a 12-Week post-purchase surveys of over 3000 customers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it sting on day one?
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No. This is the single most common reason rosacea-prone customers abandon a new product, so we engineered against it directly.
The pads are calibrated to pH 4.5 — your skin's natural acid mantle — so the formula doesn't shock a compromised barrier. There's no alcohol, no fragrance, no essential oils, no menthol, no camphor. The Skin Irritation Index of the formula tested at 0.00.
If you're highly reactive, patch-test on the inner wrist or behind the ear for 24 hours before full-face application.
Can I use it alongside my prescription (metronidazole, ivermectin, azelaic acid)?
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Yes — and this is one of the most useful ways to use it. Lush Calming Cica Pads were designed to work as a daily-friendly layer alongside your prescription routine to soothe your skin.
The standard sequence: cleanse → Lush pad → wait 60 seconds → apply your prescribed topical → seal with moisturiser. The pads address the barrier-repair side that prescription topicals don't cover, while leaving the medical actives free to do their job.
If you're on a new prescription, check with your dermatologist before adding any new product.
How long until I see less redness?
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We won't promise an overnight fix — anyone who does is lying to you. Here's a realistic timeline based on our user trial:
- Day 1: No sting, no tingle. Skin feels calm.
- Week 1: Less reactivity to your usual triggers. The recovery window after a flush gets shorter.
- Week 2–3: Surface redness softens. Foundation goes on more evenly.
- Week 4: Visible reduction in baseline centrofacial redness for [XX]% of users in our trial.
- Week 8+: New baseline. Less foundation. More bare-faced days.
If you're not seeing change by day 30, return the pack. We have a 30-day, no-questions-asked guarantee.
Money-Back Guarantee
We're so confident in the quality of our formula that we offer a satisfaction guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, simply return the item within 30 days for a full refund.
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We're so confident in the quality of our formula that we offer a satisfaction guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, simply return the item within 30 days for a full refund.
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