What is a Calming Serum?
A calming serum is a serum that soothes and repairs irritated skin. When your skin is irritated, it may show signs like redness, dryness, acne, and sensitivity. Calming serums are formulated with a high percentage of calming and soothing ingredients. With that, it can ensure that your skin is moisturized and calm.
Who Should Use calming Serum?
Calming serums are suitable for all skin types but it works like a wonder, especially on sensitive skin, acne skin, and people with impaired skin barriers.
What Ingredients Should I Look For?
- cica
- heartleaf extract
- calendula extract
There are many ingredients that claim to calm and soothe your skin. However, all the ingredients mentioned above are the ones I personally found extremely effective on my skin. Other ingredients such as witch hazel, aloe vera, and allantoin are common ingredients that can soothe skin.
Cica
Cica, also known as Centella Asiatica has been widely used in different countries as traditional medicine. It is a potent anti-inflammatory ingredient that speeds up wound healing and treats skin conditions. Study shows that 5% of Centella extract improves moisture in the skin and exhibited anti-inflammatory properties.
Cica decreases transepidermal water loss and improves skin’s moisture level will aid those with damaged skin barriers. In addition, cica contains high anti-inflammatory properties that will calm irritated skin such as redness, itchiness, and even acne.
Heartleaf Extract
Heartleaf extract is the new buzz-worthy ingredient that is getting more common in skincare products. It is a rich source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. A study shows that heartleaf can treat skin disorders thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties.
Heartleaf extract is a humectant that can attract water from the air to your skin. In other words, dry and sensitive skin types will get the most benefits out of heartleaf extract due to its highly moisturizing and soothing properties.
Calendula Extract
Calendula extract is well known for its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties to treat skin irritations. It calms irritated skin and strengthens our skin barrier. Your skin will defend against potential irritants to avoid further irritations.
Other than that, calendula extract is rich in antioxidants that can help to neutralize free radicals. Our skin is exposed to UV rays and pollution that contribute to free radicals in our skin. Calendula extract contains flavonoids, polyphenols, and carotenoids (source) that will help to protect your skin from potential stressors.
Abib Heartleaf Essence Calming Pump
Abib’s best-selling heartleaf essence calming pump does what it claims. Comes in green packaging, this small bottle contains 80.59% of Heartleaf Extract that will help your irritated skin back to its calm state. Moreover, it also replenishes your skin with deep moisture. It might not give you a wow effect right away but you will experience its benefits when you use it in the long term. It makes your skin stable, less dry, less acne, and fully moisturized.
All you need is two pumps of the essence and apply them gently to your entire face. It has a watery and fast-absorbing texture that easily penetrates into your skin.
Be Plain Cicaful Ampoule
Be Plain Cicaful Ampoule won Hwahae beauty award in the year 2019. If you have no idea what is Hwahae, you can check out this article here. This ampoule is gentle yet effective. It contains a high percentage of Centella Asiatica extract, around 84%. In addition, it is formulated with chamomile extract which makes the product extra soothing. It comes with a featherlight texture that is perfect to use in the summer.
The packaging of the product is environmentally friendly, their website even provides instructions to help you to recycle the bottle.
Cosrx Pure Fit Cica Serum
Cosrx is a reputable Kbeauty brand that has launched multiple successful skincare products that are safe and effective. As a brand, Cosrx is always in touch with its customers’ lifestyles and formulated its products with potent ingredients to solve skin problems.
This Pure Fit Cica Serum is no exception. It is infused with 76% of Cica extract together with pathenol and pinus pinaster bark extract provides a calming and anti-inflammatory effect.
Grunersee Calendula Charging 5.5 Serum
Grunersee Calendula Charging 5.5 Serum has a mildly acidic pH level that is similar to our skin. A healthy pH level can helps prevent moisture loss, damaged skin barrier, excessive sebum, and more. Additionally, it contains lavender oil, orange flower oil and chamomile flower oil makes a powerful combo to revitalize your skin.
It works on all skin types even the most sensitive skin. It has a flowery scent from natural sources that feels therapeutic when applying it.
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