Free choice: which serums we use

We at Healthy-Food recently launched a survey on what serums you like, and we were happy to find that there are quite a few true connoisseurs of this cosmetic product among our readers. Our editors share their impressions of their favorite serums. And they invite you to do the same.

Alina: “My favorite is Mineral 89, Vichy”

I love everything related to thermal water. Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Biotherm are mine. The very thought of thermal springs somewhere in the mountains, in protected paradises, far from the bustle of the city, has a calming effect on me. I’m not talking about the pleasure that the use of thermal water brings. I consider a spray can with it a must-have in a lady’s handbag in the summer and next to the computer at home (or in the office) in the winter.

When using a cream that says “with thermal water” or something like that, you still have to believe in the word, because it is impossible to feel it tactilely. And I often thought: well, why is it possible to make condensed milk, but “condensed” water is impossible. But it turned out – it is possible. In a certain sense, of course. The first in the Mineral 89 line was a gel-serum, crystal clear, like water, and plastic, like a gel. 89 in the title is the percentage concentration of mineralizing thermal water, the second active ingredient is hyaluronic acid. This moisturizing duet seemed very seductive to me. attracted the word boost (“booster”) on the bottle. That is, according to the idea of ​​the creators, the gel-serum not only moisturizes the skin, but improves its susceptibility to subsequent care. And it seemed to me that it was.

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Two drops of serum are easily distributed over the face and neck and are absorbed literally under the fingers. At the same time, there is no feeling that the product is not enough, there is no feeling of tightness or dryness. On the contrary, the skin seems to wake up under the fingers, some kind of freshness comes, a feeling of fullness.

Slowly distributing these two drops along the massage lines, I felt almost there, in unknown reserved corners with serenely murmuring thermal springs, and enjoyed the realization that all 15 precious minerals that Vichy water includes, this minute, somewhere in the depths of the epidermis, saturate with benefits skin cells and enhance their antioxidant defenses. In fact, from the very first days of using the product, I confess, I was surprised that in the evening, when you expect to see something exhausted and tired and dull gray in the mirror, you see a human face of a normal color. “Working!” – I noted to myself, and the truth protects from “aggressive external influences”, as the description says. So since then, the transparent and light Mineral 89 has been my favorite.

Nastya: “My serum is Vitamin C10, La Roche-Posay”

I have great respect for the La Roche-Posay brand. The brand’s products have helped my whole family at different times – I used them to moisturize the skin of babies, protect adults and children from ultraviolet radiation at sea, soften chapped skin after skiing. Therefore, when Vitamin C10 Serum appeared, I had no doubt whether to take it for testing or not.

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The protagonist of the serum is vitamin C. It has a rather insidious property – it quickly oxidizes in air. But thanks to the advancement of modern science, scientists have managed to obtain a stable form of vitamin C and make it work in creams and serums to the fullest.

The serum is light, non-sticky, very comfortable, spreads well on the skin and absorbs fairly quickly. It does not roll, and this is also very important! But the main thing is the result. I used the serum in the morning. And I noticed that the skin immediately after application was transformed before our eyes: it shone and took on a completely rested appearance. Surprisingly, even superficial wrinkles were visually smoothed out. The composition of the serum, in addition to vitamin C (and its concentration in the product, by the way, is 10%, this is a very high level), also includes salicylic acid, which evens out skin texture due to exfoliating action, as well as neurosensin and La Roche-Posay thermal water – both components are “antidepressants” even for sensitive skin. And when you are in constant time pressure (this is not only my problem, but also that of most of my friends) and trying to do an incredible amount of things in a day, it is important to understand that even in such a rhythm you look pretty decent. I am sure that such a product should be in the beauty arsenal of every girl. Just don’t forget to use SPF when you go out. This is especially true now, when there are more and more sunny days.

Lena: “My choice is Blue Therapy Accelerated Serum, Biotherm”

Of course, everyone understands that time cannot be stopped, cannot be turned back, and there is some slyness in the term “anti-aging cosmetics”. But even if she doesn’t help us become young again, she is quite capable of making us look better at our age than if we didn’t use cosmetics … But will changes occur: wrinkles will decrease, age spots will brighten and tighten oval face – depends on the composition and concentration of active components. From this point of view, serums are designed to be the soloist on the cosmetics shelf if you are 35+.

I have had a blue bottle of Blue Therapy Accelerated Serum from Biotherm in a prominent place for 2 months now. Almost finished ☹ Despite the fact that the serum is night, I use it in the morning, right after washing. I press the button built into the cap, the pipette is filled with a creamy liquid. I generously squeeze the product into the palm of my hand, and then apply it with wide strokes to the face. The texture of the serum is even lighter than the gel – closer to the essence, and absorbs very quickly. All that remains is a feeling of freshness. What would you compare it to? Imagine that you have just washed your face with cool spring water and have not yet patted your skin with a towel. The face is clean, moist, as if renewed. Now imagine that this feeling will not leave you all day. And the feeling of dryness and tightness will not arise, as well as stickiness or irritation.

The serum contains brown algae Alaria Esculenta. They live in glacial waters and feel great there. I would like to believe that they will also cope with the “negative factors of the urban environment”, or rather, with their consequences … It is a pity that the bottle is running out. Will have to buy more.

Eka: “I did find her – Hyalu B5, La Roche-Posay”

I believe that every girl should have a serum with hyaluronic acid in her arsenal. Moreover, it is desirable that the composition includes two of its types – low molecular weight and high molecular weight. This combination helps to provide not only skin hydration, but also the effect of smoothing wrinkles. However, it was my romance with hyaluronic serums that somehow did not work out, although there were plenty of applicants. Every time after applying the product, I didn’t experience any magical sensation of moisture that everyone around talked about, on the contrary, an unpleasant feeling of tightness did not leave me. But I did not give up – I tried to apply serums on still damp skin after tonic, and after and even during showering, artificially creating a humid environment in which, as you know, “moisture catchers” work especially effectively. But the result was not worth the effort.

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I would probably have abandoned experiments with hyaluronic serum forever if it were not for the rave reviews from users and colleagues about La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 serum. I decided to check personally, because of what, in fact, all the noise. And, lo and behold, “love” happened, and from the very first application. The serum is perfectly distributed over the face, absorbed quickly enough without a feeling of stickiness and tightness, the skin surface becomes smooth and also radiant. With prolonged use, the effect stabilizes: the skin really feels and looks great.

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