Serums in skin care: Which serum is right for your skin?

If you've already gotten to know our product family a little, you've probably already noticed our serums. They're an integral part of our layering. But what exactly do serums do in skin care? How do you find out which one is right for your skin and how do you use it? We've summarized the answers in this serum guide for your facial care.

From our community favorite, the Vitamin C serums, to our skin protection hero, the Niacinamide Serum and our well-aging favorite, Retinal Serum, to the all-rounder for intensive moisture, the Hyaluron Concentrate – here you can find out everything you need to know about the JUNGLÜCK serums.

1. What effect does a serum have on your skincare routine?
2. Layering principle: When do you apply a serum?
3. Our JUNGLÜCK serums at a glance: The right serum for your skin
4. Skin protection hero: Ceramide Serum
5. Skin radiance in a bottle: Niacinamide Serum
6. Breakout Breakthrough: Azelain Serum
7. Community Favorite: Vitamin C Serum
8. Well-aging favorite: Retinal Serum
9. Moisturizer: Hyaluron Concentrate

1. What effect does a serum have on your skincare routine?

In short: Serums are the best way to supply your skin with targeted active ingredients. Due to their light texture, they are quickly absorbed into the skin and provide it with important vitamins, moisture and nutrients. Depending on the serum, it supports your skin and its individual needs.
As with your entire skincare routine, knowing your skin and skin type is important when choosing a serum. This way you can choose the products that are best suited to you and your skin. If you are not sure what skin type you have, you can easily find out using our online skin consultation .

2. Layering principle: When do you apply a serum?

If the layering principle is new to you, here is a little reminder on the topic.

The rule of thumb: After cleansing, we change from thin to thick.



If you would like to find out more about layering, you can take a look at this article . There we have listed the individual products from our range and the steps. Here is the background to the principle again.

But back to the serum in your layering routine: A facial serum is applied in the “work” step. The skin is cleansed and can now optimally absorb the serum’s active ingredients. Due to the light, often gel-like texture, a serum is quickly absorbed into the skin, so that a cream or facial oil can then give the skin a nourishing finish.

There are various ways to apply a serum to your face. If you prefer to spend less time on your skincare routine, you can simply put a drop on your forehead, cheeks, nose and chin and gently spread it with washed fingers. Allow it to absorb briefly and then move on to the cream or oil in the next step, “care”.

The alternative to this quick option is all about self-care and mini-me time. Serums can also be massaged into the skin wonderfully with a Gua Sha scraper. With the right technique, you can stimulate blood circulation in the skin and pamper yourself a little with a relaxing massage.

By the way, it's no problem if you want to use multiple serums. You can incorporate two different serums into your morning and evening routines. If there are any special features in the application or combination with other products, I'll write them down for each serum below. So you don't have to worry about combining the wrong products.

3. Our JUNGLÜCK serums at a glance: The right serum for your skin

In our range you can surely find the right serum for your skin and its needs:

SKIN PROTECTION HERO: CERAMIDE SERUM

Ceramides are a natural component of our skin and essential for a healthy skin barrier. Sensitive skin or skin prone to neurodermatitis in particular benefits from the restorative and soothing effect of the Ceramide Serum. Thanks to the strengthened skin barrier, the skin can better retain moisture and fulfill its important defense function against environmental influences, germs, viruses and bacteria.

The effect of the Ceramide Serum for your facial care:

• Strengthening the natural skin barrier
• nourishes dry skin
• prevents moisture loss
• protects and soothes sensitive skin and skin prone to neurodermatitis
• with 5 ceramides, phospholipids, sphingolipids & 2% sodium PCA

SKIN PROTECTION HERO: NIACINAMIDE SERUM

Niacinamide is the active form of vitamin B3 and a natural component of our body. It is produced in our liver and we absorb it through our diet. It is a very important substance for our body because it is involved in many processes as an energy building block - including the regeneration of muscles, the nervous system and the skin. And it is obvious why it also has many advantages when applied externally.

The effect of the Niacinamide Serum for your facial care:

• promotes skin regeneration
• balances the moisture level
• strengthens the skin barrier
• has an anti-inflammatory effect
• moisturizes
• improves the skin's appearance

Note: Due to the high dosage of the active ingredient, you should not combine the niacinamide serum with other active ingredients. Specifically, this applies to the combination of the niacinamide serum with our AHA peeling, BHA peeling, retinal serum and the vitamin C ampoules. Since an interaction can occur when both active ingredients react with each other, this combination also affects the effectiveness and tolerability of the products.

Does this sound like a serum that would be good for your skin? If you want, you can read more about how niacinamide supports the skin, how it can provide relief for some skin conditions and how you can best integrate it into your skin care routine in the article on the active ingredient niacinamide .

BREAKOUT BREAKTHROUGH: AZELAIN SERUM

Pimples, blackheads and other blemishes are a case for the Azelain Serum. In our serum, we use 10% azelaic acid, 1% zinc PCA and organic blueberry extract to specifically target inflammatory blemishes and relieve redness. This is exactly why the serum is also ideal for the care of skin prone to rosacea. Since it also mattifies the skin a little, it is a good addition to your morning routine to counteract oily shine.

The effect of Azelain Serum for your facial care:

• mattifying serum for clear skin
• alleviates inflammatory impurities and reduces oily shine
• relieves redness and soothes skin prone to rosacea
• with 10% azelaic acid, 1% zinc PCA and organic blueberry extract
• for impure, sensitive, oily and combination skin

COMMUNITY FAVORITE: VITAMIN C SERUM

Vitamin C is an active ingredient with many benefits for the skin - inside and out. It is needed for many processes in the body, but the body cannot produce it itself. That's why we have to get it through our diet. We can use it specifically in skin care because, among other things, vitamin C plays an important role as an antioxidant in the defense against free radicals that attack our skin throughout the day.

The effect of the vitamin C serum for your facial care:

• protects the skin through its antioxidant effect
• promotes the formation of collagen
• has an anti-inflammatory effect
• ensures a plump skin appearance
• lightens pigment spots and discoloration

Depending on the concentration, vitamin C can irritate sensitive skin. However, we want all skin to be able to benefit from these wonderful advantages. That is why we have opted for a derivative instead of the usual form of vitamin C, namely ascorbic acid. Ascorbyl glycoside is significantly more stable than pure ascorbic acid without limiting its effect. It is a precursor to the actual vitamin and is only converted in the skin. This makes it significantly milder than pure ascorbic acid and can also be used on sensitive skin.

WELL-AGING FAVORITE: RETINAL SERUM

Retinal is a very popular ingredient in care products for mature skin. Did you know that it also helps to reduce blemishes? Retinal is a form of vitamin A, another essential vitamin for our body. In the skin, it stimulates the production of collagen, the building block of our skin's structure. At the same time, it inhibits the enzyme in the skin that is responsible for breaking down collagen and becomes more active with age. That's why it's our well-aging favorite! It stabilizes the structure of our skin and promotes its health, especially in mature skin. You may already notice: The retinal serum is very versatile in its effects.

The effect of the Retinal Serum for your facial care:

• stimulates cell renewal
• promotes collagen production
• increases skin elasticity
• improves the skin's ability to retain moisture
• A stabilized skin structure reduces wrinkles
• stimulated regeneration reduces impurities and acne scars

Note: You should ideally use retinal in the evening and apply sunscreen the next day, as the stimulated cell regeneration should protect young skin from sun exposure.

As with our vitamin C serum, we also use a derivative for the retinal serum, namely retinyl palmitate. Through a chemical reaction with the skin's own enzymes, it is only converted into the active form retinal in the skin. This means we can ensure greater stability of the active ingredient and also recommend our retinal serum for sensitive skin.

MOISTURIZING AGENT: HYALURONIC CONCENTRATE

The hyaluronic acid concentrate is one of our absolute favorites when it comes to moisturizing care. Due to the different molecule sizes of the hyaluronic acid in our serum, it penetrates through the different layers of the skin, deep into the skin. The great thing about it? The hyaluronic acid molecules bind water and channel it into the skin. This means that the moisture balance can be kept stable, the skin looks plumper and has more radiance.

The effect of the hyaluronic concentrate for your facial care:

• High, medium and low molecular hyaluronic acid penetrates deep into the skin layers
• Intensive moisture for the skin
• reduces dryness wrinkles and lines
• for a refreshed, radiant complexion

Which serum is best for you?

Have you found the ideal serum for you? Or several? We are always happy to receive before and after stories. So if you want to use a serum for your skin, please accompany your skin story with pictures or short video clips and send it to info@junglück.de. We look forward to seeing how our products work on your skin!

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Until then, happy caring!