HYDRATION
HYDRATION
Hydra Glow SerumBest first serum
- Main concern
- Niacinamide serum for dull, dehydrated, uneven-looking skin
- Core actives
- Niacinamide 10% · Zinc PCA 1% · Low-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronic Acid 0.5%
Rs. 1,149Buy 2 — 25% off the 2nd
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One serum per concern, each at a stated percentage. Niacinamide for oil, congestion and uneven tone. Vitamin C in the morning for dullness and dark spots. Retinol at night for fine lines and texture. Buying a second serum for a concern already covered is the most common way to spend more and see less.
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HYDRATION
BRIGHTENING
BRIGHTENING
Vitamin C SerumFor morning brightening
- Main concern
- Vitamin C serum for dark spots, sun damage and dullness
- Core actives
- Ascorbic Acid 10% · Hyaluronic Acid 0.5%
Rs. 1,299Buy 2, get 1 free
AGE DEFY
AGE DEFY
Age Defying SerumExperienced retinol users
- Main concern
- Anti aging serum for fine lines, loss of firmness and dullness
- Core actives
- Peptide Complex · Retinol 0.3% · Hyaluronic Acid 0.5%
Rs. 1,299Buy 2 — 25% off the 2nd
How to choose
A stated percentage is the whole point
Most serums sold in Pakistan never state one, and several are not what the front of the bottle implies — a retinoid derivative sold under the word retinol, or a vitamin C derivative that has to convert in the skin before it does anything. A number you can compare is the minimum a serum owes you.
Morning and night are different jobs
Vitamin C belongs to the morning, alongside sunscreen, because that is where its antioxidant work is useful. Retinol belongs to the night. Niacinamide fits either. Running vitamin C and retinol at the same time of day is the usual cause of the irritation people blame on one of them.
One at a time, six weeks minimum
Skin gives you no reliable signal in the first fortnight, and starting two actives together means you cannot tell which one is working or which one is stinging. Add the second only once the first is boring.