I Tested the Entire Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Line. Here’s What's Actually Worth Your Money

• What it does: soothes redness, repairs skin barrier

I have fairly normal skin, meaning it doesn’t lean dry or oily, but it does have a tendency to be flakey if I use the wrong face wash or moisturizer and then attempt to apply makeup. The Intensive Soothing Repair Cream was a nice balance—creamy but not heavy or oily. It provided adequate hydration and performed beautifully under sunscreen and makeup. The moisturizer doesn’t pill and leaves skin smooth all day. I did notice that the parts of my face that might normally experience redness or irritation were much calmer and even-toned.

• What it does: boost skin barrier repair, instantly reduces redness

This one is a magic little number. The first genius feature is the dropper, which has an automatic pump to dispense a consistent amount of product. When left to my own devices, it’s the Wild West—some days it’s the perfect amount, other days it’s too little and on bad days I’ve dumped half the bottle out. I applied this to my entire face, but at $54 for an ounce, it’s something I might not use gratuitously. (Granted, it’s been about a month and I’ve still got just over half the bottle left.) Spot treatments are in the realm of possibility. Recently, I got a bug bite on my hand, which has turned into a pesky bump that sometimes becomes red and irritated. Putting a drop of the serum on it does the trick, and it stops itching. (The bump has also noticeably reduced in size.)

• What it does: spot treats skin with concentrated dose of Cica 3 Complex

You can apply this to your entire face, but I’ve been testing it as a spot treatment. The tube is more conducive to this method, as the neck is incredibly narrow. In short: I’m impressed. The gel is cool and nearly odorless—with only a faint trace of herb/peppermint. But it works overtime to eliminate redness and inflammation. A few weeks ago I had a stubborn little recurring spot on my cheek that typically would stay for weeks, but within seven days of consistently applying the treatment twice daily, it had reduced in size by about 70 percent and the discoloration is, for the most part, neutralized, so it looks like a freckle. Then, I had recently felt the skin between my eyebrows become suspiciously bumpy—harbingers of an impending breakout—but after a couple days of dabbing the So Soothing Treatment on the area, it seems I’ll avoid it, or at the very least have something much less severe pop up.