How to choose essence? How to use essence

Essence is good, but you can't just buy any product called essence and use it casually. Although they are all called essence, the ingredients and purposes of different essences can be very different, so it takes specific analysis to choose the right essence for different ages. What I will share with you next is how to choose essence and how to choose essence for different skin types and ages.

Contents of this article

1. How to choose the essence

2. How to use the essence

3. How to choose essence for different skin types and ages

How to choose serum

1. Essences with ingredients such as ceramide, collagen, and hyaluronic acid are mainly for moisturizing. It is best to prepare one bottle of this type of essence for daily use. Long-term use can help delay aging, and can also be used as a base essence when used with other special effect essences.

2. If you see ingredients such as vitamin C derivatives, polyphenols, vitamin A, etc. marked on the bottle, it means that it is an anti-aging product.

3. Different age groups need to choose different essences. Girls around 25 years old are suitable for using hydrating essences. Skin aging problems at this age are mainly caused by lack of moisture, so hydrating essences can quickly increase skin water power. If you are over 35 years old and your skin has begun to show wrinkles of varying degrees, you should use anti-aging essences.

How to use the essence

1. Take two to three drops of essence in the palm of your hand.

2. Rub the essence evenly with your hands.

3. Apply the essence to the forehead, cheeks and chin respectively.

4. Use the second joints of all your fingertips to gently apply to your face, and apply the essence to the entire face from the inside out. (Apply only once a day to the T-zone)

5. Massage from the inside out in spiral motions on areas prone to spots and dullness.

6. Keep the temperature of your palms on your face to help the ingredients absorb, and the essence is ready.

How to choose essence for different skin types and ages

Although they are all called essences, the ingredients and purposes of use of different essences can be very different, so it requires specific analysis to decide which essence to choose for a certain age.

Heat preservation essence: It can be used by people of all ages. Generally, sodium hyaluronate is used, and the better ones are combined with ceramide, cholesterol, and natural oils (especially unsaturated fatty acids, such as linseed oil, safflower oil, camellia oil, etc.).

Whitening essence: It is usually composed of ingredients that resist oxidation and inhibit melanin synthesis. It can be used by people of any age (except minors), and it is better to use it early than late.

Anti-aging essence: People over 20 years old can use essences with certain antioxidant effects (such as vitamin E, vitamin C and tea extracts, etc.), but there is no need to use too high a concentration. If there are already visible signs of mild aging, such as fine lines, you can choose a higher concentration, and those that have a definite effect on improving photoaging, such as vitamin A (retinol) or its derivatives. For aging and non-sensitive skin over middle age, you can consider using fruit acid (AHA) and polyhydroxy acid (PHA) products.

Oil-control serum: This can be used when the skin starts to become oily, usually after puberty.

Tips: The necessity of early antioxidant

The closer to the surface of the body, the lower the content of natural antioxidants in the skin. The consumed antioxidants are used to fight against oxidative stress caused by external factors. Ultraviolet rays are the main cause of oxidation, and now air pollution is a new factor. Studies have shown that air pollution accelerates the consumption of antioxidants in the skin, accelerates the aging process of the skin, and accelerates the formation of spots. It is necessary to use external antioxidant ingredients to fight against the erosion of these factors on the surface of the body. In theory, even young people who do not lack antioxidants themselves may need more antioxidants when facing this kind of pressure.

Tips: Essence is not a panacea

Essence is not a panacea. For specific skin conditions, prevention and comprehensive care are needed. Take anti-aging as an example. Instead of trying to remedy the problem after aging, it is better to take preventive measures such as sunburn prevention in advance. For oil-control essences, you need to pay attention to their ingredients. If you use salicylic acid alone, it will not actually reduce oil secretion. Even if you add vitamin B, [niacinamide], vitamin B., salvia miltiorrhiza extract and other ingredients that can truly inhibit oil secretion, you still need to pay attention to controlling high-sugar and high-fat foods, otherwise the effect may still be affected.

How to choose essence for different skin types?

Whitening essence is suitable for all skin types: but those containing fruit acids may not be suitable for sensitive skin and dry skin

Anti-aging essence: suitable for most skin types. Generally speaking, dry skin should use it earlier.

Oil-control essence: suitable for oily skin and combination skin.

Moisturizing essence: All skin types can choose according to needs.

Soothing Essence: Suitable for sensitive and dry skin.