What is a primer? You should know these common sense

One of the common skin care products used by many women is isolation cream. Isolation cream can isolate ultraviolet rays, radiation, dirt, makeup, and make the skin more beautiful. If you want the isolation cream to be more effective, you also need to understand the correct way to use it.

What you need to know about primer

1. The main function of isolation cream is to help your skin resist external stimuli, such as resisting ultraviolet rays and makeup. When choosing isolation cream, try to choose a light and transparent isolation cream to avoid burdening the skin.

The difference between a light and transparent isolation cream and a thick and heavy isolation cream can be shown through a test: press the two textures of isolation cream on the back of the hand with our fingertips at the same time, and brush each three times. It is obvious that the light and transparent isolation cream is immediately absorbed by my skin, while the thick one remains on the skin.

2. How to use isolation cream

First: Apply to the protruding bones of the cheeks, using the middle and ring fingers to gently apply from the inside to the outside.

Second: The nose tends to be oily easily, so the less amount used, the better. The wings of the nose are prone to accumulation of primer, so use the powder puff to apply it.

Third: Apply to the chin in a circular motion, and also use a powder puff to lightly apply to the extended face and neck.

Fourth: Apply from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye, pressing lightly with the middle and ring finger. The end of the eye is not easy to reach, so you can use one hand to gently pull up the corner of the eye.

Fifth: Subtle areas such as hairline and corners of mouth are easily overlooked, so press gently with a powder puff.

3. Misunderstandings

Misconception 1: Can isolation cream resist computer radiation? Long-term exposure to the electronic radiation emitted by computers will cause damage to skin cells, making free radicals more active. The amount of fresh oxygen in a closed environment is much less than that outdoors, and may even cause hypoxia. Today's barrier creams are not specifically designed to fight computer radiation, so skin moisturizing and anti-oxidation work becomes particularly important.

Misconception 2: Only use isolation cream without sunscreen. Although both isolation cream and sunscreen have the function of sun protection and are applied after all basic maintenance work is completed, there are still some differences between the two. Sunscreen is a special sun protection product, while isolation cream can not only block the damage of cosmetics and external stimuli, but also adjust the skin color and has a certain sun protection effect.

How to use isolation cream? Detailed explanation of its usage and function to avoid misunderstandings

Misconception 3: Apply lotion first or primer first, the order of use is very confusing. First, you need to determine the properties of the lotion you are using. If it is a day cream, you can skip the primer step and apply foundation directly, unless you want to cover up the yellow skin tone, in which case you can use a purple primer. If the lotion is just an ordinary moisturizing lotion, you need to apply primer before applying foundation.

Myth 4: You don’t need to remove makeup after using primer. In fact, primer is somewhat similar to makeup products in nature. It is difficult to completely clean it with ordinary facial cleansers. Therefore, you need a facial cleanser with makeup removal function to remove makeup, or you can use olive oil to remove makeup before washing your face. The effect is also good. It can not only remove makeup but also moisturize the skin. If you stay indoors for a long time, you don’t need to apply sunscreen after applying isolation cream, a SPF value of 15-20 is enough; if you spend a long time outdoors, you need to apply isolation cream and sunscreen, and use the one with a higher SPF value last.