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The best serums on the market
Teresa de Miguel Miró
As precursors to the best anti-aging cosmetics, serums are the cosmetic product with the greatest specificity, potency, efficacy, and versatility. They are also the ones that foster the most adherence, probably because their comfort-to-efficiency ratio is unbeatable. We are enthusiastic about them for everything: as a daily essential, as an intensive shock treatment, and as a seasonal lifesaver. These are the best serums of 2020; and yes, there are ones that are perfect for you.
What is a serum?
To be called as such, its concentration of active ingredients must be double that of any other product. In principle, they were simple hydration boosters; low-density, lightweight gels with high absorption and a matte finish, which popularized their use on oily skin, which, let us remember, accounts for 85% of the population.
But advances in cosmetic research have allowed the range of serum textures to expand to creamier, or even oily formats, which still guarantee deep penetration and whose benefits are no longer limited to facial skin.
What differentiates a serum from a booster?
The number of active ingredients and their purpose.
A booster is a concentrate of one, or at most two, ingredients. It is used when specific supplementation is needed—hydrating, brightening, antioxidant—or as a complement to other products. In general terms, if you have a skincare routine designed for your skin’s actual needs, you do not need boosters.
Serums, on the other hand, combine the action of several active ingredients and are a treatment in themselves. Another reason for their success is that they allow for the maximum simplification of our day and night care without depriving us of anything.
How do I know if a serum is right for me?
You already know us. At Beldon, we cannot insist enough that “the protocol is determined by the individual” and “not everything is suitable for everyone.” That is why we have a Customized Online Consultation service, so you can consult with us from the comfort of your home. Because only with a personalized diagnosis can we guide you in choosing the optimal products and protocols for your skin.
This is our selection of the best serums of 2020:
- HYDRATION
Our stratum corneum regulates skin permeability and homeostasis through a protein and lipid barrier that provides a moisture seal and protection against infectious agents.
The drop in temperature represents a change for our skin's exposome, which is not only impacted by cold and wind. Exogenous factors such as central heating, the lack of ambient humidity in indoor spaces, the lack of daylight hours, and the reduction in time spent outdoors influence what is known as extrinsic dry skin.
In addition, other multiplying elements such as stress or insomnia cause delipidation, which leads to transepidermal water loss and results in cutaneous dehydration. Dry skin is more prone to showing wrinkles, becoming irritated, and suffering from conditions like dermatitis or eczema.
Molecular cosmetics have designed serums specially formulated to enhance the hydrolipidic balance and strengthen the barrier function.
- For intensive lipid replenishment, the Calming Serum by Barbara Sturm provides repairing, nourishing, and soothing biomimetic lipids that restructure the lamellar barrier, optimizing its antioxidant shield and achieving intense flexibility and comfort.
- For shock hydration, the Hyaluronic Ampoules Dr Barbara Sturm contain a high concentration of purslane and hyaluronic acid that provide deep, instant moisture. The ideal treatment in preparation for special occasions, to combat jet lag, and as a restorative cure after sun exposure.
- SENSITIVITY
Among the causal factors that trigger skin sensitivity, seasonal dryness is probably the easiest to remedy.
Because beauty always comes from within, the penetration of serums is the key to their effectiveness. Skin desensitization must be worked on in the deepest layers of the skin to correct poor cellular behavior.
This is what teprenone achieves, the patented anti-redness ingredient in Calmwise Serum Medik8, which helps stabilize cellular telomeres, thereby extending their life by up to a third.
Calmwise Serum constitutes a treatment that is as specific as it is complete: it not only fights the sensitivity caused by dehydration and environmental stress, but also reduces signs of aging, improves skin firmness, and provides softness and luster.
This silky serum is an injection of calm and comfort for all types of sensitive skin. Since it is non-comedogenic, it is also indicated for gently treating redness caused by acne breakouts.
For its part, the Sérum Biosensible Biologique Recherche is a desensitizing and anti-inflammatory bomb. It contains 12 natural ingredients rich in soothing agents, lipopeptides, flavonoids, polyphenols, carotenoids, tannins, and vitamins A, C, and E; combined to treat hypersensitive and reactive skin.
Its anti-inflammatory properties make it recommended for post-surgical processes. From the first application, it manages to reduce skin redness and provide a genuine sense of relief and comfort.
- FIRMNESS
Sagging is considered the bête noire of the anti-aging race. And that makes sense; after all, we are fighting against gravity. If we add to this that, mistakenly and for arbitrary reasons, it doesn't get as much bad press as wrinkles, its appearance often catches us off guard… and sometimes too late.
TIME CONTROL INTENSE LIFTING DR SCHRAMMEK
Time Control Intense Lifting by Dr Schrammek visibly reaffirms the skin instantly and reduces the appearance of signs of aging. It helps activate the skin's regeneration mechanisms and prevent its aging. It is absorbed quickly and leaves the skin velvety.
Syn®-Ake—the active ingredient integrated by Dr Schrammek—acts as a muscle relaxant and wrinkle reducer. Hyaluronic acid—both long and short chain—provides intense hydration, penetrating into the deepest cellular layers, resulting in a firmer, defined, and remarkably smooth facial contour.
- TINTED
Thanks to tinted treatment serums, those who wish to optimize their time without forgoing the best care can enjoy the combination of the best active ingredients with the coverage of makeup.
The Sérums de Teint by Biologique Recherche, available in 5 shades, integrate long-lasting hydrating active ingredients with antioxidant and photoprotective agents.
They are neither greasy nor comedogenic, and their formula is free of silicones. The skin remains comfortable, protected, and exudes a healthy natural glow.
SÉRUMS DE TEINT BIOLOGIQUE RECHERCHE
- FOR NIGHT
Insomnia is one of the main causes of premature aging. The Night Serum by Dr. Barbara Sturm has been designed to optimize the nightly process of regeneration, healing, and repair of our skin.
The formula is a combination of advanced ingredients that include cotton thistle extract to counteract dehydration, senna alata to reinforce the skin's defenses, and poria cocos, widely used in Chinese medicine to balance the neuropeptides responsible for irritation and provide astringent, toning, and soothing properties.
Joining these are powerful antioxidants like Beta-Glucan, which soothes the skin and reduces redness; purslane, the star active ingredient of the Sturm house, with anti-aging and anti-irritant properties; and high doses of molecularly balanced hyaluronic acid, which works on the skin throughout the night to replenish water stores in multiple layers, plumping and deeply nourishing the skin.
- BODY
The benefits of serums also extend to body skin to improve its elasticity and firmness.
The Sérum Matriciel Corps by Biologique Recherche is a body concentrate that does practically everything: it reaffirms, tones, plumps, and improves skin elasticity; it activates microcirculation, softens fine lines and imperfections, hydrates and refines skin texture, and remodels.
It is recommended to apply once or twice a day to areas prone to sagging (chest, inner arms, and thighs), massaging gently until completely absorbed.
SERUM MATRICIEL CORPS BIOLOGIQUE RECHERCHE
Accessing a simple and effective beauty routine is no longer a privilege. Nor is self-knowledge of our skin and having a good dermocosmetic education. Both are competencies that will allow us to anticipate the damages to our exposome and its variations to, if not stop, at least slow down the aging clock.
Serums are the figurehead of a minimalist and exquisite cosmetic engineering. Even the laziest of us no longer have an excuse when taking care of oneself turns out to be as fast as it is pleasant.
Do you know that we serum enthusiasts are legion? Do you agree with our selection of the best serums? We would love to know what place serums occupy in your routine, which is your favorite and why. Tell us!
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