What is a serum, besides being my favorite skin care product? A serum is a layering product, which is applied to your face just after cleansing. Serums can provide many different benefits from delivering an agent like an antioxidant to help smooth skin to facilitating absorption of vitamins from your moisturizer.
In my opinion, the best serums on the market are:
1) Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Intensive Serum which contains retinol and antioxidants.
2) Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum which contains amino-peptides to help hydrate skin.
3) SmashBox Photo Finish Foundation Primer with SPF 15. While this is not a serum, I often use this foundation primer in its place because it contains vitamins A & E, plus grape see extract and green tea to help protect and smooth skin.
I use a serum in the morning before I apply my makeup, and I use one again at night before my night cream. I find that my skin stays smoother and better hydrated and now I can't live without it!
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I have always had problems with various serums that I've tried.....too oily, they burn, make my face itchy and blotchy, etc. BUT, now I have found one that is perfect!! Loreal Skin Genesis Serum....I love love love it!! It smoothed out my skin texture. I like serums better than lotions and creams for sum reason. Maybe its cuz my skin is on the oilier side.
Dr. G,
I use serums but was wondering if you can recommend a specific one to target "spots", call them age spots, sun spots, liver spots whatever they are, I want them gone. Help!
Glad to know what they are specifically for. I am using the garnier nutrioniste right now, but I have found that I really like the olay regenerist line. I have also found that using the wave deep cleaner has made a difference in the way any of the moistuizers/night creams absorb into my face.
