Anyone who is serious about an effective skincare routine has probably heard of face serums before, and may even incorporate them into their own skin management program. Face serums have multiple skin benefits: smoothing texture, enhancing radiance, and reducing blemishes to name a few. But how do you make sure to get the best results from your face serum? Let’s find out:
Order of Application
Many people get confused by the wide variety of skincare products out there, and serums are often overlooked as too complicated or expensive. However, introducing a face serum to your skincare regime will drastically improve your overall appearance. One of the ways you can make sure to get the best results from your face serum is to consider the order of application with regards to the different products you use.
As a general rule, the thinner the substance, the earlier it should be applied. For example, if you use serums, oils, gels, and creams all at once, they need to be applied in the correct order for maximum effectiveness. Serums are thin, so you should apply them first. Next oils, then gels, then creams should come last.
Moreover, don’t just douse your face in all four different types of products one after the other. Skin products are designed to be absorbed into the skin, so you need to give them time to do their job before moving onto the next phase. Thus, no matter how many products you use, always make sure to leave at least ten minutes from one application to the next.
Make Sure Your Skin is Clean
It goes without saying, but applying any product to skin that has not been cleansed beforehand is an absolute waste of time and will actually leave your skin looking worse over time. We’ve all had those nights where we feel too tired to remove our makeup after a fun night out, but don’t make a habit of this or your skin will really suffer the consequences.
Before applying a face serum, it’s imperative to cleanse your skin thoroughly. This is for two reasons: first, skin that hasn’t been cleansed will have blockages throughout the pores, so your serum will be much less effective. Second, a dirty face layered on with products is likely to become irritated.
Additionally, don’t forget that serums are expensive products. Their overall expense is not because serum manufacturers are greedier than other skincare manufacturers; no, the often hefty price tag is due to the fact that serums are packed full of concentrated nutrients.
Cheaper skincare products will often have water as the number one ingredient, and then a bunch of weird chemicals that we are not familiar with. Serums, on the other hand, contain a high percentage of raw and unrefined ingredients (this is a good thing), so each serum costs a lot more to make than a standard skincare product.
As such, don’t waste your serum and undermine its capabilities simply because you’re too lazy to cleanse your skin before indulging it. Cleaning your face helps the serum do its job more effectively, which will simultaneously save you money and improve your skin in the long run.
Temperature is Key
In order to get the best results from your face serum, you should remember that temperature is key. The temperature of your skin affects the absorption rate of skin products in general, and face serum is no different. Warm skin is much better for product absorption than cold skin, so make sure you use a warm, clean face cloth during the cleansing stage before applying your face serum.
Why does warm skin improve the effectiveness of your skincare products? It’s all to do with the pores you find on your face. Have you ever noticed during cold weather that your skin tends to metaphorically ‘freeze up’? You’ll notice it on your arms and legs the most. Well, when skin is cold, pores close as a protective, defensive measure.
Warm skin, on the other hand, tells your skin to relax, and the pores open up. When your pores are open, the product you’re using can penetrate the semipermeable membrane of the top layer of your skin more effectively.
Conclusion
Now that you’ve learned more about the usage and application of face serums, you’ll be able to enhance your natural beauty by introducing or re-integrating them into your skincare routine. Face serums might be more costly than other skincare products, but they’re a worthwhile investment and will last a very long time.
With regards to face serums, a little goes a long way, and even a small sample size will leave your skin glowing and radiant for months on end. Moreover, now that you’re equipped with the knowledge to get the most out of this skincare product, you’ll get even better and more cost-effective results from using it.
