We’re celebrating The Beauty 100, a collaboration between Insider’s Guide to Spas and Spirituality & Health magazine. Today’s focus is on the use and benefits of facial oils and serums, and we called in the expertise of Jeannie Jarnot, one of our favorite green beauty experts and founders of Beauty Heroes.
“With so many great healthy options in the face serum category, discovering your Hero product can be overwhelming,” Jeannie shares. “This is where a little ingredient intelligence can really come in handy. While botanicals work holistically on the skin with multiple benefits, you can look for a serum that has a foundation of ingredients you know best suit your skin type and condition, and build from there.” Here, are more of Jeannie’s great tips:
• For supreme anti-aging, look for prickly pear seed and rosehip seed oil.
• For acneic skin, look for skin clearing ingredients like tamanu seed, black cumin seed, and helichrysum oils.
• For brightening skin repair, look for jasmine, green-tea seed oil, and astaxanthan.
“I also recommend taking the time to learn about the company that makes your products and how they source their ingredients,” advises Jeannie. “As with anything that’s truly healthy, it begins with good ingredients!”
Serums Are a Treatment
Serums are targeted to treat a specific skin condition such as rosacea, hyper-pigmentation, acne, dryness, or age prevention. Due to ingredient concentration, the actives typically penetrate deeper into the skin, often referred to as a ‘booster.’ Because of this, they often cost more than a moisturizer.
Serums Can Be Layered
Yes, you can absolutely layer serums. I suggest applying one serum, wait several minutes until it is absorbed then layer the accompanying serum. I say this however with ‘Use Less. Love More.’ In mind. Use more than one serum if you are getting results from the combination, otherwise, find one that delivers results, or alternate.
Serums Can Replace Your Moisturizer
Serums can double as a hydrator, depending on your skin and the ingredients. I personally like the consistency of serum more than a moisturizing face cream, so I often use only a hydrating serum in place of a moisturizer. Things to consider are the season and climate, skin type, and if you are going with or without make-up. For instance, in the winter and when I am going to wear makeup, I will layer a moisturizer over a serum. In the summer and if I am not wearing makeup, I will often just use a serum followed by sun protection.
Find out which oils and serums made the 10 Best in The Beauty 100. Enjoy!
Mary Bemis
A pioneering voice in spa and wellness journalism, Mary Bemis has spent four decades chronicling, championing, and helping shape the modern spa industry. As Founder and Editorial Director of Insider’s Guide to Spas, she brings a distinctive editorial perspective informed by a career that has helped define the language and landscape of spa media. Mary launched American Spa magazine in 1997, co-founded Organic Spa, and helped launch Luxury SpaFinder and NewBeauty. Her industry leadership extends to board service with ISPA, NYSPA, and WSPA, the latter two organizations she helped establish. She has also served as Special Advisor to the Balneology Association of North America. Today, she serves as Special Advisor to Global Wellness Day and sits on the board of the International Sauna Aid Foundation. Recognized among Medika Life’s Top 30 Influential Voices Transforming Wellness, Mary is also a recipient of the prestigious ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award, an inaugural Folio Top Women in Media honoree, and an American Spa Wonder Woman of Wellness. Her mission remains as steadfast as ever: to keep spa culture alive and relevant, honor its roots, challenge its shortcomings, and inspire an industry to live up to its promise.
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