00:00So what's the difference between serums and essences?
00:03And that's such a hard word to say.
00:05So those were recently reintroduced from,
00:07let's say, the Korean skincare trend
00:08back into the Western skincare regimen.
00:11And it's just complicated everybody's life
00:13because now they're like, what's an essence?
00:14What's a serum?
00:15Do we need both?
00:16Do we not need both?
00:17They are basically more or less the same thing
00:20in that they both deliver a highly concentrated dose
00:23of an active ingredient before you moisturize.
00:26Essences are, however, more lightweight than serums.
00:29And the dose of active ingredient, the concentration,
00:32is a little bit less than in a serum.
00:34So if you're somebody, for example,
00:36who has very sensitive skin and can't really tolerate much,
00:38I would tell you pick an essence over a serum
00:41if you're worried that the serum
00:42is gonna make you irritated.
00:44Do people actually really need to use a serum
00:46in their nighttime routine, like absolutely?
00:49No, it depends on you
00:51and it depends on what your skin problems are
00:53and whether or not you wanna use a serum
00:55to address those areas of concern.
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