About Serums, There’s More You Can Learn…

The market is saturated with skincare products, with masks, toners, serums, and lotions filling the shelves. This article will help you reacquaint yourself with “serums,” outlining four essential things you need to know to perfect your basic skincare routine. Remember, simply applying it to your face isn’t enough!

Table of Contents :

• Do you really understand serums?
• The Function and Necessity of Serums
• The Efficacy and Enhanced Benefits of Serums
• Types of Serums
• How to Use Serums

Do you really understand serums?

Compared to products like toners and mists, serums are skincare with higher concentrations of active ingredients and greater functionality. They are typically applied after toner as an intermediate step in a routine, followed by a richer lotion or cream to lock in moisture and nutrients. The use of a serum is a crucial part of skincare, which is why major brands invest heavily in developing serums with various benefits for different audiences. Given their importance, let’s explore why serums are so vital, and look at their practical uses and effects.

4 More Things You Need to Know About Serums :

1. 1. The Function and Necessity of Serums
2. 2. The Efficacy and Enhanced Benefits of Serums
3. 3. Types of Serums
4. 4. How to Use Serums

The Function and Necessity of Serums

A “serum” contains the most essential ingredients, formulated by extracting the most potent parts of raw materials. Its primary function is to supplement what toners and lotions or creams may lack. The texture is thicker than a toner yet lighter and more hydrating than cream-based products. With a smaller molecular structure, a serum has greater penetration power than a cream, allowing it to deeply nourish, replenish nutrients, and strengthen the skin’s natural barrier. It provides targeted benefits, delivering precisely what the skin needs according to its ingredients and is an essential step in improving one’s complexion.

The Efficacy and Enhanced Benefits of Serums

Serums contain high concentrations of active ingredients, such as vitamins or plant extracts, for effective and intensive targeted repair. They precisely combat problem skin conditions like wrinkles, blemishes, and dullness, effectively improving various imperfections. When followed by a lotion or cream, the serum’s ingredients are securely locked in, preventing loss and aiding penetration to the skin’s foundation. Therefore, if you wish to maintain a stable, long-term daily skincare regimen and effectively improve skin issues, a serum is an indispensable tool.

Having discussed the concentrated repair capabilities of serums, let’s look at the enhanced benefits they can bring to users :

Antioxidant : Serums with anti-ageing ingredients can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, help to smooth the skin, and improve elasticity to delay sagging and ageing.

Fading Dark Spots & Brightening Dullness : Serums containing spot-fading ingredients like Arbutin, Vitamin C, and Tranexamic Acid can help to fade dark spots, reduce blemish marks, and brighten the skin for a more even and translucent complexion.

Moisturising and Nourishing : Serums with moisturising ingredients such as Hyaluronic Acid, Amino Acids, and Urea can increase the skin’s hydration level and maintain optimal moisture retention, creating a dewy complexion.

Firming : Serums with firming ingredients like Bakuchiol, Centella Asiatica, and Ceramides can improve skin elasticity and firmness, effectively combating sagging and tightening the facial contours.

Types of Serums

The five most common types of serums are :

• Serums
• Essence
• Serum Oil
• Concentrate (Ampoule)
• Micro-emulsion Serum

Serums vary in efficacy depending on their formulation. Here is a complete introduction to three types of serum formulations, categorised by texture :

Water-Based Serums : Enhanced Hydration

This type of serum primarily focuses on “hydration,” with other ingredients added to provide additional benefits. The texture is a transparent liquid, often containing common moisturising and repairing ingredients like hyaluronic acid, collagen, squalane, and vitamins. It enhances moisture replenishment, locks in water, is non-sticky, absorbs well, and can significantly improve skin issues caused by dryness such as flaky makeup, itching, fine lines, sensitivity, and dullness. It is suitable for all skin types and is a favourite for most people, and is particularly necessary for combination and oily skin.

Oil-Based Serums : Enhanced Skin Softness

Serum oils are mostly composed of natural plant extracts with a highly spreadable, oily texture. Common ingredients include rosehip oil, olive oil, and shea butter. Due to their excellent skin affinity, their molecules can effectively fill the gaps in the skin’s surface, moisturising and improving dehydration to leave the skin feeling softer and more elastic. They are more suitable for normal, dry, or mature skin.

Water-Oil Hybrid Serums : Repairing and Stabilising the Skin

This type of serum has a silky, smooth feel, with a texture that is often a gel or lotion. It has an excellent repairing effect on fine lines and dry skin symptoms. By combining the characteristics of the two types above, it not only helps to enhance the skin’s oil-water balance but also gives the skin a plump appearance. It is suitable for normal or combination skin.

How to Use Serums

A quote from the founder of Rosary: “Skincare must be easy, simple, and effortless!”

Taking Rosary’s “Glotathione Whitening Serum” as an example, it is crafted with the reverence of a precious gift; its noble and mysterious brand character captures attention. The ingredients are selected for their powerful brightening effects, with Glutathione making the skin translucent and tender. It also uses Pentapeptide to enhance skin nutrition and long-lasting hydration. This all-in-one complex provides comprehensive skincare in a single step, suitable not only for the face but also for the eye area, neck, and other parts, simplifying skincare whilst deepening its effects.

What is the correct way to use a serum? Please see the recommended steps below :

• Step One : First, complete your facial cleansing routine.
• Step Two : Use a cotton pad soaked in toner to wipe your entire face to soften the stratum corneum.
• Step Three : Dispense 3-5 drops of the “Glutathione Whitening Serum” into your palm and warm it up.
• Step Four: Using your palms and fingertips, gently massage the serum into your face until fully absorbed. You can focus on areas prone to fine lines such as the forehead, around the eyes, and mouth. Additionally, the massage should be extended to the neck and even the chest, using an upward lifting motion to complete a comprehensive skincare routine.
• Step Six: Follow up with a lotion or cream to complete your daily skincare.

By using the serum correctly according to the recommended steps and supplementing with other products based on your skin’s needs, you can easily feel the desired effects within 5 days!

Rosary will continue to accompany you on your journey to beauty.