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| Sara |
As your skin care needs change with time or season, one thing I have found that is an easy step to add to my regime and alter based on my needs is a serum...
A serum is a gel type product that is used before your moisturizer or for some skin types it is used instead of a traditional moisturizer.
I am not sure if it is generational thing or an age thing... in my 20s i did not understand the need for a serum... Never used them. Now in my 30s not only do I use them, I have few if them and strategic uses for them...A lot of serums have an a gel type consistency. They are rich with anti-oxidants and other ingredients that will help to fight free radicals and fight off the signs off aging... There are also serums that are targeted for issues and concerns, like dry skin, sensitive skin, acne issues, etc...
So in summer, sometimes I am able to use just a serum, with out a moisturizer. When I am using just a serum, it needs to be hydrating as well as nourishing. I really like the brightening effect as well of some serums, like emerginc emerginc scientific organics phytocell serum, John Masters Organics Vitamin Anti-Aging Serum and last but not least mad-skincareWrinkle Repellent Environmental Protection Serum.
These as I said can be used alone or in conjunction with a moisturizer which I need in the fall and winter...
Anti Oxidants are used in the skin care so when they are applied to the skin they help to fight off effects of oxidation or most commonly labeled, fights free radicals. These are used in skin care to help ward off damaging effects of the environment which will contribute to the skin aging. Some great serum ingredients to keep a look out for are:
Vitamins, Flavonoids, Minerals, Berries, Carotenoids, Ubiqinone, lipoic acid and melatonin.
- Vitamin C - ascorbic acid, magnesium ascorbyl acid, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate
- Vitamin E - tocopherol acetate, tocopherol phosphate, tocopherol
- Vitamin A - retinol, retinal palmitate
- Lyconpene comes from Tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables, such as red carrots, papayas and watermelon-
- Lutien
- Minerals are anti oxidants and are extremely important doe the proper functioning of the body to assimilate vitamins.
- Berries
- Billberry
- Cranberry
- Acia
- Pomegranate
- Blueberry
- Rasberry
- Co enzyme-Q10 - ubiquinone.- This anti oxidant is present in every living cell. It provides the cells with energy to carry out their functions. The levels of Co-Q10 decrease with age. Co- Q10 shares many of its antioxidant properties with vitamin E.
- Lipoic Acid
- And many, many, more...
This is far from the end of the list, actually i woul look at this as the beginning of a list of thousands of great anti-oxidants to look for in a serum.
Sara
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