What is the formula of facial mask essence?

Many people have the habit of applying facial masks, especially women who love beauty. Applying facial masks is an important way to care for the skin. For example, it can replenish enough moisture for the skin and solve the problems of spots and wrinkles on the face. There are many facial mask products on the market now, and everyone can buy them easily, but at the same time, there are also many people who like to make their own facial masks. If this is the case, you must understand the formula of facial mask essence.

1. The texture of the essence is generally a bit sticky, which means that the essence has a high concentration and good effect.

In fact, the easiest way to make the essence thick is to add a thickener, such as adding more xanthan gum, acrylic acid cross-linked substances, carbomer and other macromolecules. But these ingredients have no effect on the skin. To put it bluntly, they are just like thickening a clear soup.

Therefore, the effect and texture are of no use, it still depends on the addition of active ingredients. Active ingredients are mainly divided into water-soluble small molecules (such as trehalose, sodium lactate, and plant extracts), water-soluble large molecules (such as large molecule hyaluronic acid and collagen), and oil-soluble active ingredients (such as vegetable oil, squalane, and vitamin E). Therefore, the texture of essences is generally water-like, oily, or essence emulsions. Essences made only with water-soluble ingredients are generally water-like, transparent, and a little sticky. There are also oily essence oils on the market. If you want to combine water and oil, then add some emulsifiers and it will become an essence emulsion.

2. Essence is the most powerful of all skin care products, so it is generally expensive.

If it is a product from the same series, then this conclusion is valid, but low-end basic skin care essences usually only have moisturizers and at most some hyaluronic acid. As for ingredients such as plant extracts, they are ranked even lower than preservatives. At most, they are marketing gimmicks to comfort everyone. Compared with some high-end brands, its effect may not be as good as an essence water with a high amount of active ingredients added. For example, the amount of active ingredients added in a certain big-name brand's magic water is definitely more than that of the essences of most mid- and low-end brands, but its essence is watery and not even viscous.

3. Essence and base lotion are different. Base lotion is to help subsequent products absorb better, while essence is to supplement nutrients to the skin.

Nonsense! If you look at the formula of the essence lotion, you can't see any difference from the essence, especially the originator Lancome's little black bottle. The core ingredient is almost the same as its rival EL little brown bottle, bifida yeast. It's nothing more than an essence that is not as thick, has fewer macromolecules, and tastes more refreshing to use. I guess this concept was fabricated to distinguish it from the little brown bottle. In addition, it does not affect the sales of other essences of the brand. It really kills two birds with one stone. She is more scheming than Zhen Huan.

4. I feel like I should only use serum when I am older. Otherwise, if I used it too well when I was young, it will not work anymore.

Actually, there is nothing magical about essence. The key is to see what the core ingredients are. If an essence only contains moisturizers such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid, then young skin can use it with confidence. But if the skin has problems such as dullness and sagging, then no matter how old you are, it is better to use essence with antioxidant and anti-aging ingredients as early as possible. The key is prevention. In addition, if the skin barrier is damaged or the cuticle is naturally thin, then make sure to use ingredients containing cuticle repair. In short, skin care products should not be divided according to age. If you have any problems, just choose the ones with targeted effects.

5. Although there is essence in the mask, the mask cannot be applied every day, but the essence can be used every day

In fact, the mask essence in the mask is basically the same as the formula of the essence. In other words, the mask is the essence used to apply on the face. Of course, due to cost considerations, the active ingredients in the essence of the mask will not be more concentrated than the essence. However, the usage methods of the mask and essence determine that the mask is not recommended to be used every day, but the essence can be used. Because if you apply a facial mask every day, it will continuously hydrate the sebum film, which will reduce the skin's ability to retain water, which is not worth the cost. Therefore, it is recommended that students who love beauty only apply a facial mask once every three days.