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If you include a serum in your daily makeup routine, here are the tips you shouldn’t miss! Indeed, certain actions, although very common, would limit the effectiveness of the serum. So here’s how to use it correctly!
A star product in skincare routines, the serum is a treatment that is applied to cleansed skin, just before your day or night cream. It provides the skin with the ingredients it needs to protect itself from external aggressions, while preparing it to receive the benefits of other cosmetics.
This essential product on social networks is present in numerous beauty routine demonstrations. However, the way of applying it presented in these videos is not always the right one. Indeed, certain movements, although popular on the Internet, actually turn out to be bad habits which reduce the effects of the product. Here they are !
Don’t use too much product
On social media, many people cover a large part of their face when applying their favorite serum. However, this approach is far from beneficial for your skin. According to dermatologists interviewed by the newspaper “El País”, “only one to two pumps of serum” would be enough to benefit from its effects. For pipette bottles, this amount is equivalent to approximately three to six drops.
Do not apply the pipette directly to the skin
Once again, this is a gesture that we keep seeing on social media. To apply their serum, beauty addicts do not hesitate to put the serum pipette directly in contact with their skin. A movement which already risks leaving too much product on your skin than you need, but also contaminating the bottle with the bacteria initially present on your skin. This unhygienic gesture could then disrupt and unbalance the formula of your serum!
Apply with fingertips
To deposit the material before using it, most users tend to put it in the palm of their hand. However, this gesture should be excluded from your habits because, according to cosmetologist Raquel González: “It is better to put the product on the tips of your fingers rather than in the palm of your hand”. The reason ? “This part of the body has a high absorption capacity, and you will therefore have less serum on your face”.
Don’t forget forget the neck
When caring for your face, a common mistake is to forget about your neckline. However, this is a very fragile area, drying out easily and therefore requires careful treatment. Concerning the application of serum on the neck, the experts interviewed by “El País” recommend gently tapping your fingers on this area.
Use the serum on damp skin
According to professionals and contrary to popular belief, serum, especially when formulated with hyaluronic acid, must be used on damp skin. Indeed, “moisture in the skin increases the permeability of the tissue” adds cosmetologist and biotechnologist Sonia Ferreiro. To benefit from its benefits, it is in your best interest to keep the skin slightly wet!
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