Now we’ve covered the foundations of your skincare routine, let’s turn it up a notch. If you missed our last blog on building an effective skincare routine, find it here.
It is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to the beautiful world of serums. Serums are made of tiny molecules that can easily penetrate your skin and get to work on a cellular level. Highly concentrated with vitamins, antioxidants, and other active ingredients, serums improve your skin’s look, feel, and health. They’re especially helpful for treating specific skin concerns and providing targeted results.
How Do I Know What Serums I Should Use?
The first thing you need to do is work out your current skin concerns. The most common skin concerns include:
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Blemishes & breakouts
- Dehydration
- Sensitivity and redness
- Uneven skin tone
- Pigmentation
- Hyperpigmentation
- Scarring
All of which can be targeted by the Australian Skin Institute’s powerful range of serums.
If you’re a bit of a skin guru yourself and already know what you want to target with the Australian Skin Institute serums, I have created a nifty little tool for you. Use this table to determine which serums will be best for your skin and current concerns.
Can Someone Else Work This Out For Me?
Absolutely. Our Australian Skin Institute experts are here to help you! I highly recommend booking a complimentary virtual skin consultation. Our experts will chat with you about your skin and recommend targeted skincare specific to your skin, schedule and budget.
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Now, where was I? Ahh yes, serums!
Vitamin B3 Complex
This extraordinary serum is truly a dark horse in the world of trending serums. And one of my personal favourites. Vitamin B3, commonly known as Niacinamide, minimises the appearance of enlarged pores, restores the skin’s defences against moisture loss and dehydration, visibly evens skin tone and discolouration from sun damage and illuminates and brightens the skin.
Use this serum every day, morning or night.
Targets
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Blemishes & breakouts
- Sensitivity & redness
- Uneven skin tone
- Scarring
Pure Hydration Concentrate
If you’re not using a hydrating serum, it’s time to start! The best way to keep your body hydrated is to drink plenty of water daily. However, the water we drink hasn’t been shown to affect the hydration levels in our skin. Therefore we need to hydrate our skin topically with a hydration serum. Enter the Pure Hydration Concentrate. With a powerful combination of Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid) and Vitamin C, this skin hero will hydrate and plump your skin while brightening, preventing sun damage and improving the appearance of wrinkles & fine lines, dark spots and acne. What a gem.
Use this serum twice a day, morning and night.
Targets
- Dryness & dehydration
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Sensitivity & redness
Vitamin C Serum
Timeless and classic, your skin will never get tired of a Vitamin C Serum. We use Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate. What a mouthful. Don’t worry; you don’t need to know how to pronounce it. All you need to know is this heavily scientifically backed ingredient helps to brighten, slow skin ageing, prevent sun damage and improve the appearance of wrinkles & fine lines, dark spots and acne.
Our vitamin C serum provides the ultimate protection from free radical damage. We tend to be more exposed to free radicals in the daytime. So while you can apply this serum morning or night, I recommend sticking to the AM to get the maximum benefits.
Targets
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Ageing & mature skin
- Hyperpigmentation
- Uneven skin tone
- Scarring
Multi Peptide Serum
This serum is a game-changer. Using Bio - Placenta, Pepha - Tight (Nannonchloropsis Occulata Extract), Matrixyl Synth 6 (Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38) and Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid) - this Multi Peptide Serum will boost your collagen and elastin production while fighting dehydration, fine lines, redness and pigmentation. Multi Peptide Serum will make your skin as happy as you are watching Harry Styles dance!
Use this serum every day, morning or night.
Targets
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Sensitivity and redness
- Pigmentation
- Uneven skin tone
Vitamin A Corrector
I absolutely adore applying this serum. It’s so smooth and luxurious. Top tip! Apply the Vitamin A Corrector and follow with your Rejuvenating Night Treatment before following with a gua sha tool. Chefs kiss. Vitamin A (retinol) stimulates the production of new skin cells, boosting the production of elastin and collagen. Vitamin A works in the deeper layers of your skin, neutralising free radicals, balancing oil production and reducing the appearance of pigmentation, leaving your skin looking better than ever. Vitamin A Corrector truly is our skin fairy godmother.
Can you have too much of a good thing? In this case, yes. Work your way up to using this product 3 times a week at night.
Targets
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Ageing & mature skin
- Blemishes & breakouts
- Uneven skin tone
- Pigmentation
- Scarring
Now I know what you’re thinking…
“Can I use them all?”
Yes! All of our serums are layer-able. As a general rule, apply the thinnest consistency first and the thickest last if you use more than one serum.
Look at you, all knowledgeable and cute. It’s time to take what you’ve learned and apply it to your best skincare routine ever!
Check out the Australian Skin Institute Serums here.
We’ve also created a beautiful range of skin collections to help you further target your skin concerns. Check them out here.