True allies of your beauty, facial serums combine with day and night creams to boost their effectiveness. What is the function of a facial serum? How to use a facial serum? How to apply a serum? When to use it and how to apply it? Centifolia gives you advice on how to learn everything about these beauty essentials and how to use them properly on your skin.
Facial serum, what is it?
A serum is a facial care product highly concentrated in high-performance and natural active ingredients (if the formula is certified organic), such as essential fatty acids, hyaluronic acid, vitamins or even plant and fruit extracts. This treatment is a real concentrate of vitality for your skin which will respond to a specific need: radiance, hydration, imperfections, firmness, anti-dark spots… The organic serum is a precious elixir, generally contained in a small bottle with a dropper or a dosing pump in order to deliver the right dose to be applied with precision. It has a melting and light texture, which penetrates quickly, in order to prepare your skin before applying your day or night treatment and boost its effectiveness.
What is the role of a facial serum?
The first serums were mainly intended for mature skin, offering enhanced anti-wrinkle and anti-dark spots actions. Nowadays, serums offer multiple functions. Unlike face creams which are generally used depending on the skin type, the serum will act on a specific need of the skin: dehydration, lack of radiance, skin aging, lack of firmness, brown spots… Serums are suitable for all skin types, even the youngest.
Do you need a serum? Observe your skin and ask yourself a few questions. Does your skin lack radiance, tightness and imperfections despite a daily skincare routine? Using a serum in addition to your usual cream can then prove very effective in meeting your specific needs and revitalizing your skin.
How to apply a facial serum?
A serum can be used:
– As a treatment: for example during a change of season
– Occasionally: temporary fatigue, dehydration, etc.
– Long-term: for long-term action such as acting on wrinkles or correcting skin imperfections.
The serum can be applied evening and morning in your beauty routine in addition to your treatment cream. But if you only use it once a day on your skin, be sure to choose the most favorable time for the action of your serum; for example, a hydration booster serum is recommended before bedtime because the active ingredients will act more effectively during your sleep. A firming serum is best used in the morning to benefit from the tightening effect during the day.
The beauty steps to apply your serum with your other care products:
– Remove makeup and carefully cleanse your face and neck
– Dry your skin
– Pour a few drops of serum into your hands and warm by rubbing your hands. The serum is applied with full hands to the face and neck, using light massages to promote penetration.
– Then apply your day or night cream. Be sure to choose a treatment from the same brand as your serum for your routine, formulated specifically to act in tandem with it.
