The aging of the skin that you can feel every time you look in the mirror. For signs of aging such as wrinkles, sagging skin, and pores, care with a serum that is tightly packed with beauty ingredients is ideal. Let’s deepen our understanding of how to choose and effective ingredients, and aim for ageless and beautiful skin.
Difference between anti-aging serum and regular serum
Features and roles of serum
Serums are characterized by their rich content of active ingredients for different purposes, such as moisturizing, whitening, and anti-aging. It is an important item that provides moisture and nutrition to the skin and supplements the function of the skin that has deteriorated. Ordinary beauty essences mainly focus on moisturizing, but aging care essences address wrinkles and sagging caused by aging.
There are various textures, such as smooth lotion-like products, gel-like products, and moist cream-like products. In addition, beauty essence is a field where cosmetics manufacturers are also focusing their efforts on development, and the latest technology and active ingredients are blended, such as nanocapsulation so that it can easily penetrate the skin and devised so that the ingredients stay on the skin for a long time. It is also a feature.
How to choose beauty essence
Serums are items that specialize in improving skin problems, so it is basic to choose according to the symptoms you are concerned about. If you want to improve your skin problems associated with aging, such as “I want my skin to be moisturized”, “I want to prevent spots”, and “I want to make fine wrinkles less noticeable”, I definitely recommend using it.
So, what should you base your choice on?
First, clarify your skin concerns and then check the ingredients in the serum. I will explain the relationship between worries and ingredients in detail in the last item. I think that there are many people who have multiple skin problems and want to care for wrinkles, sagging, and pores, but it is difficult to care for all problems with one product. Prepare a serum containing active ingredients that match your problem.
What is the introduction beauty essence of the topic?
The introductory beauty essence is the beauty essence that is used at the beginning of skin care. It is common to use it after washing your face and before applying lotion, and you can expect it to absorb into the stratum corneum and effectively deliver moisturizing ingredients to your skin.
There are various types such as lotion type, gel type, and wipe type, so you should choose the one that suits your taste. However, if you have sensitive skin, it is better to avoid using the type of beauty essence that is wiped off with a cotton pad, as friction may be a burden on your skin.
If you’re worried that “cosmetics don’t blend well with your skin” or “there’s no lotion that feels moisturizing,” why not try the introduction serum?
How to use anti-aging serums!
Order of using cosmetics
Recently, the order in which serums are used has diversified, such as those that are used immediately after washing the face and those that are used at the end of skin care. In general, it seems that there are many things that are used after lotion, but since each manufacturer has various functions and purposes, it is a general rule to follow the order of use as written in the instruction manual.
However, if you throw away the instruction manual or want to use multiple serums, it is better to start with the one with the lightest texture. If you use one with a smooth feel to one with a heavy feel, it will blend well with your skin and will not interfere with the penetration of the next serum you use.
The basics of how to choose an anti-aging serum
There are no skin concerns, but from the perspective of aging, wrinkles, lack of firmness, sagging pores, and blemishes can be mentioned. We will introduce the effective ingredients for each, so please use it as a reference when choosing a serum.
Wrinkle
For fine wrinkles in the early stages due to dryness, it is effective to carefully perform moisturizing care to replenish moisture. However, deep wrinkles associated with aging cannot be improved with moisturizing care. It is caused by a decrease in collagen in the dermis and a loss of elasticity in the entire skin, so care that increases the elasticity of the skin is an effective wrinkle countermeasure.
The recommended ingredient is retinol. A type of vitamin A that promotes skin turnover and increases collagen production. Since it is an oil-soluble ingredient, it is commonly used in serums, creams, and eye creams. It is slightly irritating, so be careful if you have sensitive skin.
“Vitamin C derivative” is also an effective ingredient for improving wrinkles, but in the case of serum, choose “fat-soluble (oil-soluble) vitamin C derivative”. Famous ones include “ascorbyl palmitate” and “tetrahexyldecanoate ascorbyl (VC-IP)”.
Lack of skin firmness, sagging pores
The problem that accelerates with aging is the lack of firmness of the skin and sagging pores, and one of the causes is the same as wrinkles. The dermis contains collagen and elastin fibers that maintain the elasticity of the skin, but as we age, the fibroblasts that produce these fibers weaken and their production decreases.
Due to the reduction and degeneration of collagen in the dermis, vertical tear-shaped sagging pores are formed on the skin that has lost its elasticity. Early care is essential because the pores will become wrinkled if left unattended due to pore problems associated with aging.
For troubles caused by sagging, use a serum containing “retinol” that is effective in skin elasticity care. Even if it’s not specifically for pore care, if it contains “retinol”, it’s effective for sagging pores.
Stain
Wrinkles become more noticeable with age. There are various whitening ingredients, but from a pharmaceutical perspective, the function of whitening cosmetics is to “suppress melanin production and prevent spots and freckles.” Think of whitening cosmetics as a preventive measure to prevent spots from forming.
Typical ingredients include tranexamic acid, vitamin C derivatives, arbutin, kojic acid, chamomile extract, and ellagic acid.
Hydroquinone, which is prescribed by cosmetic dermatologists, has the effect of lightening the spots that have already formed. It is an ingredient that is so effective that it is called a skin bleaching agent, but it is a strong stimulant, so the commercial product contains about 1 to 2.5%. You can get a 4% concentration with a doctor’s prescription, but you need to be careful when using it, so be sure to follow the dosage and usage instructions.
Summary
Many people are confused about skin changes that make them feel old, such as wrinkles and sagging due to aging. However, if you acquire the correct knowledge and choose cosmetics wisely, you can stay young forever!
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