Essence VS Serum ; How to use

Essence

Essence is generally "essentials, " meaning , high density pure nutritional content.

 if you think that your skin care step is insufficient, essence fullfills your need
 in providing  high density pure nutritional content.                  

                                                                                     

 

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Step

For fast absorbtion, it is better to apply essence during

the earlier part of your skin care regime.

It is a waste of effort to apply essence towards the end of your skin care regime

 Because skin are already nearing saturation at that time.

it is not recommended to overlap use of essence

  

 

Skin/toner acts as skin prepper ratherthan providing nutrition to skin so,

use it before essence, it helps skin to absorb the other skin care.

 after using oil based cream or skin care,
 it forms a layer on the skin
 and prevents it from absorbing nourishing cream.

  

Basic skin care step is 

Toner - Essence - Moisturizing cream......

Serum

It means serum in medicine, also has plasma, latex meaning.

generally, serum is heavier than toner, but more watery than lotion, cream.

Procedure of basic skin care
 

Toner - Lotion - Serum - Cream..

Caution

Serum is always used after lotion, before cream, but, Essence is different .

it's up to you. serum  typically must be used after toner, before cream.
 Serum is lighter than Essence, 
but it could be nourishing to skin if use together with cream.