8 beauty "pseudo-concepts" love to fool you like this

Is collagen drink a beauty magic weapon?

Many beverage-type beauty products claim that they can increase collagen in the skin, but in fact, collagen is more effective when applied externally than when taken internally.

Topical application can help the skin replenish necessary collagen, promote skin elasticity and enhance moisturizing. However, if taken orally, the collagen will be absorbed and broken down into amino acids, and then recombined, so the skin actually gets very little in the end. So next time when you buy beverage beauty products, you must think carefully.

Are “micro-plastic surgery” products really effective?

"Micro-surgery" is actually just an unreliable concept. No beauty product can achieve the skin improvement effect comparable to medical beauty methods, because beauty products can only act directly on the epidermis in most cases and it is almost impossible to penetrate into the dermis to take effect.

Can Vitamin C whiten your skin?

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps slow the signs of skin aging while reducing the appearance of spots and dull complexion.

However, an important prerequisite for vitamin C to work is that it exists in an oil-soluble form, and ordinary "water-soluble C" cannot penetrate into the skin.

Is it possible to instantly fight wrinkles and smooth lines?

The most attractive promotional slogan for anti-wrinkle products is “instantly hides blemishes, reduces skin temperature, and hides pores”.

In fact, the real reason why beauty products have such magical powers is that they contain some particulate ingredients such as silicone. Such beauty products usually only have immediate effects and cannot actually improve skin quality.

What exactly does “detoxification” remove?

To put it bluntly, "beauty detoxification" is an utterly "pseudo-concept". The so-called toxins in the skin generally refer to oxidized sebum, free radicals or melanin.

Any beauty product that claims to have "detoxifying" effects generally uses conventional beauty ingredients to fight oxidation and make the skin look more even-toned and clear.

Can moisturizing be achieved with hyaluronic acid alone?

The core of moisturizing is to strengthen the lipid barrier while moisturizing the intercellular matrix, and hyaluronic acid is just an ideal moisture absorber.

If the sebum film on the skin surface is not perfect, it will be difficult to achieve the ideal moisturizing effect even if you use hyaluronic acid beauty products with high concentrations.

How effective is lotion massage in removing blackheads?

Recently, a beauty method has become popular in Japan, which involves massaging the skin with a special lotion to remove acne and fat particles.

In fact, this is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. Lotion massage can only clean the oxidized sebum at the ends of the pores, while the sebum blocked in the pore walls and sebaceous glands cannot be cleaned at all.

Are “cell-level” skin care products really high-end?

The concept of cell-level care has been around for a long time, and the most impressive one is stem cell anti-aging.

However, as a controversial beauty concept, the so-called cellular-level care usually only relies on some strong antioxidant ingredients with excellent permeability to maintain cell freshness, and cannot really change the cell morphology to quickly rejuvenate the skin.