Review expert: Wang Tao| attending physician of the Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
When it comes to the cream, many sisters call it the "golden oil of the beauty industry", because it can isolate ultraviolet rays, radiation protection, skin and makeup at the same time, and also isolate air pollution and various harmful substances.
In fact, Zhimei wants to say that you have been deceived so badly for so many years...
Why? Because the cream is a pseudo-concept [1]! It is a word that the merchant forcibly created in order to circle the money, and it is only used for marketing packaging.
In foreign beauty markets, this product is not isolated at all. If you ask foreigners what a barrier cream is, they may not have heard of it.
First, how did the cream come about?
The concept of "isolation" first appeared in the advertising slogan of an early sunscreen in tranquility, "isolate ultraviolet rays, isolate pollution, not afraid of sun, not afraid of sunshine." Speaking of this, I think everyone's memories have flooded into their hearts, and they can immediately get which advertisement the sister is talking about.
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Because at that time, every day in the TV station screen, gradually many brands are vying to launch the isolation cream, so consumers are affected by it, really think that this gadget can isolate pollution, isolation of ultraviolet rays, almost save the earth.
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In fact, at the end of the day, the essence of the cream is sunscreen or primer [2].
You can pick up the cream at hand and look at it (preferably a foreign brand), which will write Primer (primer), which was translated into primer when it was introduced in China. Later, for the sake of sales considerations, it was given so many "super powers" and created gimmicks to exaggerate the efficacy.
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Later, some with the word Sunscreen (sunscreen) will also be translated as a barrier cream, such as the bottle has the words "UV, SPF50+, PA++++" and so on, which are actually sunscreen products.
But no matter how it is packaged, sisters just need to remember that there is no barrier cream in the world, and all the things called "isolation cream" are either sunscreen or primer!
Second, how to distinguish whether the barrier cream you buy is sunscreen or primer?
Trick 1: Look at keywords (for domestic brands)
Although the name is called isolation, the product keywords will indicate whether it is sunscreen or primer.
If the product introduction has the words "primer", it is the primer used in the first step of the foundation, which can make your foundation more comfortable and long-lasting.
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If the product introduction has the three words of "sunscreen", no matter what texture it is, the essence is sunscreen, used in the last step of skin care, and must be coated with a dollar coin size, otherwise it can not play a good sunscreen effect. Isn't it super simple?
Trick 2: Look at the English name (for foreign brands)
The English name appears Sunscreen/Sun-blocker/Protector/Block/Shield, all of which are sunscreen.
The English name appears Primer/Primer Base/Makeup Base/Base, all of which are primers.
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Trick 3: Look at the ingredients
If it's sunscreen, it's bound to add a lot of sunscreen, and it's going to be very high, for example.
Left sunscreen vs right primer
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It is worth mentioning that the general pure physical sunscreen is more single than the sunscreen of chemical sunscreen, but the sunscreen ability is not inferior, and the sisters choose it according to their needs.
Left chemical sunscreen vs right physical sunscreen
Trick 4: Look at the color
Usually sunscreen is white, milky white, light yellow mainly, even with the effect of the sunscreen, extruded will not have a fancy color, you just need to use it as sunscreen, so don't ask the isolation and sunscreen to apply which first, are the same thing.
The function of the primer is mainly to brighten and correct the skin tone, so many will have their own color, usually see pink, purple, green, pearlescent barrier cream, all belong to the pre-emplacement Oh.
Of course, there are also some primers that are white or colorless, which also needs to refer to the previous tricks to make a comprehensive judgment.
Here's the highlight:
1. There are two kinds of barrier creams on the market, sunscreen or primer.
2. Classification method:
Look at the key words; what comes with "primer" is primer, and what is not is sunscreen.
See the English name: Sunscreen/Sun-blocker/Protector/Block/Shield, is sunscreen;
First/First Base/Makeup Base/Base,是妆前乳。
Look at the ingredients: the sunscreen ingredients are in the front and more, it is sunscreen; the sunscreen ingredients are behind and less, which is the makeup primer.
Look at the color: the colored ones are all makeup primers.
postscript:
Many sisters must be very entangled, I only applied the cream, do I still need to remove makeup?
Here Zhimei gave the standard answer, only applying the barrier cream also needs to be honestly removed. Because the cream = primer / sunscreen. Primer is a base product, and there is no doubt about removing makeup.
Although sunscreen belongs to skin care products, but most of them have waterproof, sweat-proof effects, the general cleanser is difficult to completely clean up, in order to keep the skin unchanged, I advise you to be diligent and remove a makeup.
bibliography:
Yanzi. The Truth About Cream[J]. Journal of HealthCare, 2008, 000(015):18-19.
Yu Yang, Li Bin. What can be isolated by the cream[J]. Journal of Family Medicine, 2007, 000(005):46-47.
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