What is cosmeceuticals? What is the difference between cosmeceuticals and ordinary cosmetics?

Usually most girls wear makeup, and since everyone's skin is different, we should also pay attention when choosing cosmetics. So we need to understand what is cosmeceuticals? What is the difference between cosmeceuticals and ordinary cosmetics?

Cosmeceuticals refer to products that combine ordinary cosmetics with medicine. They solve skin beauty problems from a medical perspective and are cosmetics used by doctors. However, the essence of cosmeceuticals is still cosmetics, and the therapeutic effect is only auxiliary. What is more important is to use cosmeceuticals correctly. The definition of cosmeceuticals in China is not very clear. It is just cosmetics used in conjunction with treatment in the medical beauty industry. The main function of cosmeceuticals is to moisturize and care for the skin, and it plays a certain auxiliary therapeutic role for certain problematic skin. Cosmeceuticals are aimed at a wide range of people and are suitable for all skin types. Most of the formulas of cosmeceuticals are also public. Compared with ordinary cosmetics, they contain fewer pigments, preservatives and fragrances, are safer, and the possibility of skin allergies is greatly reduced.

Different ingredients: Cosmeceuticals: Cosmeceuticals are more targeted. They contain a higher content of active ingredients and are more effective. Ordinary cosmetics: Ordinary cosmetics generally contain bases, preservatives, pigments, fragrances, active agents, additives, moisturizers, etc.

Different effects of use: cosmeceuticals: cosmeceuticals are products with specific effects, which can achieve better results than ordinary products because they contain more effective ingredients. Ordinary cosmetics: Ordinary cosmetics have more added ingredients and more scattered effects, and the effects after use are not as fast as cosmeceuticals.

The purchasing channels are different: Pharmaceutical cosmetics: Pharmaceutical cosmetics are usually purchased in drugstores and professional drugstores, and professional doctors and pharmacists must be present. Ordinary cosmetics: Ordinary cosmetics can be purchased in supermarkets, counters, cosmetics stores, etc.

Suitable for different skin types: Pharmaceutical cosmetics: Pharmaceutical cosmetics are highly targeted and suitable for all skin types, especially for problematic skin. Ordinary cosmetics: Ordinary cosmetics generally need to be purchased according to skin type, and it is not recommended to use too much cosmetics for skin that is prone to allergies.

The degree of allergy caused is different: Pharmaceutical cosmetics: Pharmaceutical cosmetics cannot guarantee that they will not cause allergies, but generally speaking, allergies are not likely to occur when using pharmaceutical cosmetics. Ordinary cosmetics: Ordinary cosmetics have many added ingredients and are prone to cause skin allergies. Generally, people with sensitive skin need to use them with caution.

1. WINONA series of medical skin care products. WINONA is fundamentally different from cosmeceuticals. It is a fast-acting functional skin care product that is used under the guidance of a doctor and "cannot be used in clinical practice, but acts on clinical medicine". Since its birth, WINONA has provided a package of skin solutions based on the concept of soothing pharmacology, with a full range of medical skin care products as the core and medical beauty centers with medical practice licenses as in-depth services.

2. Uriage: The world's only natural isotonic hot spring. Uriage is the purest spring water from the mountains of the French Alps at an altitude of 424 meters. It gushes out at a fixed flow rate and constant temperature (27°C, PH6.8) 80 meters underground. After 75 years of passing through crystalline rocks and mountains, it absorbs 11,000 mg/L of minerals and trace elements, forming the world's only natural isotonic hot spring water suitable for natural absorption by human skin.

3. La Roche-Posay: Designed for problematic skin. La Roche-Posay is a skincare brand of the L'Oreal Group. La Roche-Posay Pharmaceuticals is located in the town of La Roche-Posay, and uses La Roche-Posay thermal water as raw material. It has 13 production lines and 131 employees. In 2004, it produced 46 million products that passed ISO9001 quality certification. It strictly implements European pharmaceutical GMP production standards and L'Oreal's quality control policy, and the quality of its products is guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Cosmeceuticals are a category of cosmetics. Although they have many advantages, they also have some disadvantages. Excessive use can cause skin damage and make the skin worse. Excessive use of cosmeceuticals can cause harm to the skin. Cosmeceuticals cannot tighten the skin and also contain preservatives. Abuse of cosmeceuticals can make the skin more sensitive and fragile. Abuse of cosmeceuticals can also cause skin damage. Although the ingredients of cosmeceuticals are more natural than ordinary cosmetics, it does not mean that they can be used blindly and without restraint, otherwise it will cause skin allergies and inflammation.