4 Errors In The Use Of Face Serum Which Causes Less Optimal Effects On The Skin

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JAKARTA - If you have to choose one skin care product, experts agree that it must be serum. Serum is believed to contain the most concentrated active ingredients and is intended to function to provide more benefits than cleaning products or moisturizers.

However, if you spend a lot of money to buy serum, you definitely want to make sure you get the maximum benefit of the products used. Because, otherwise you are just wasting money.

According to well-known beauty expert Gina Mari, launching Well and Good, Friday, November 22, the best way to do this is to avoid one of the following general mistakes.

Exfoliation is important for removing dead skin cells on the skin's surface. This process not only helps brighten the skin, but also makes it easier for serum to absorb.

"Exfoliating the skin will previously allow deeper product penetration," said Mari.

Keep in mind that you don't need to exfoliate every day. Just integrate this step into your routine twice to three times a week.

The fourth serum use error is misuse order. In order for the serum to work optimally, you need to put it properly in the skin care routine. According to Mari, you have to start with a cleaner, then exfoliate if necessary, then toner, then apply the serum. This process will ensure that your skin is ready for any active material applied so that the active material can actually seep into the pores. After applying the treatment, let's suggest waiting for five to 10 minutes for the serum to seep into the skin, then olection with the moisturizer.

You may be tempted to pat the serum into your hands and apply it all over your face. But if you do, it risks throwing the product because most serums will stick to your hands and not on your face. On the other hand, pour a little product on your finger and press it on your skin.

"When applying serum, always apply it with upward movement and avoidnenene and pulling the skin," said Mari.

He added that this pressing movement will help absorb the product, so you will get more results with fewer products.

In skin care, it's not necessarily better. When using some serum, you risk mixing ingredients that can eliminate each other's effects or cause irritation, such as retinol and vitamin C.

"Be careful when using too many different products... choose one and let the product work," said Mari.

If you want a serum that provides many different benefits, look for the formula that has mixed it for you.

"There are a lot of serums in the market that have a perfect mixture of active ingredients, so you don't have to guess anymore," said Mari.