Beauty

[tegrace]

I received a sample of a sample of a Clinique serum recently. I used it this week and had a breakout. Has this happened to anyone else? Is a serum necessary? What has your experience been?

[CalminHeart]

I think it depends on the serum...what's in it? I always look for one with a hyaluronic acid base as that's critical for skin, collagen, etc. But there are lots of good ingredients and combinations.

I love my Isomers serum.

[Harpa]

Only 2 serums that are the most beneficial for me: a vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) serum (Devita) for building collagen & for antioxidant protection, and a hylauronic acid serum (HA occurs naturally in the body) for moisture and keeping the plumpness.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I also believe it depends on the actual serum, the ingredients, and the user's skin, sensitivities, etc. Unfortunately with a lot of this stuff it comes down to trial and error. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

[Tigriss]

Paula's Choice has a whole line of antioxidant serums that are formulated for your skin type. I get her Skin Balancing Antioxidant Serum with Retinol for combo and oily skin. It hasn't caused break out in my prone skin. She does sell samples as well.

[BellaCarro]

It is not serum per se but what the ingredients are in the particular serum. There is probably a filler in the Clinique serum that is causing you trouble.

[gonnab]

Is there a good serum out there that has a good balance of Vit C and hylauronic acid?

[BellaCarro]

On 5/3/2014 gonnab said:

Is there a good serum out there that has a good balance of Vit C and hylauronic acid?

I don't think those two ingredients in their truest forms play well together in a bottle. IMO, you need one of each. For C I like NCN. I've been using PC's and I like it a lot but I don't like her delivery packaging. For an HA serum, I found a very nice one at Whole Foods.

[pattypeep]

Since I began using a serum several years ago, I have noticed how helpful it has been to my skin. If I get lazy or in a hurry and skip that particular step, I can notice a difference ~ and not for the best. I think the key is, as the above posters indicated, to find one that works for you. I've been using Argon Oil for perhaps a year in lieu of the traditional serum.

[Jooj_1]

On 5/3/2014 gonnab said:

Is there a good serum out there that has a good balance of Vit C and hylauronic acid?

I've been using a serum from Amara Organics that contains both ingredients. Go to Amazon and search for Vitamin C serum Amara Organics - it has great reviews. Cost is $23.95.