What is the use of freeze-dried powder for the skin and what is the difference between ampoules

What are the benefits of freeze-dried powder for the skin?

The original name of ampoule is ampoule, which is a transliteration word and refers to a packaging method of sealing a small bottle . Because many uneducated people confidently call it ampoule, so now this thing is really called ampoule.

Regardless of the name, ampoule is just a packaging technology . Some unreliable websites will tell you that ampoules are concentrated essences with more than 90% active ingredients and should never be used every day.

This is the typical myth I am writing this article to dispel today.

Indeed, when ampoules first entered the skin care field, they were indeed concentrated essence products containing extremely high concentrations of skin care ingredients. After entering China, ampoules were first used in bridal makeup in photo studios. The main ingredient is actually hyaluronic acid. Since the bride has to wear heavy makeup for a long time, hyaluronic acid can play a strong moisturizing role, which can make the bride's skin condition and makeup effect better.

However, with the development of the current skin care industry, the types and functions of ampoules are increasing. It is loved by many consumers and brands because of its convenience and controllable quantity. But not all ampoules are real essences that are truly useful! There are also some brands of ampoules that actually have very low effective concentrations! It can reduce costs while preventing consumer allergies. And we cannot rule out the possibility that some companies taking advantage of the situation may produce some useless ampoules - the bottle is still the same bottle, but the ingredients inside may just be thickener and water!

Therefore, what is specifically contained in the ampoule, how to use it, and whether it has magical skin care effects requires a detailed analysis of the specific product.

In microbial physiology, fermentation is one of the methods of biological oxidation reaction. The process by which microorganisms degrade organic matter is fermentation. In cosmetics, the hot words related to fermentation are yeast and enzyme.

Let’s talk about yeast first. Ever since SK-II introduced the concept of yeast into the skin care industry, yeast-related skin care products have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and there are even brands that claim that their products contain live yeast.

Are your microbiological tests qualified?

SK-II Facial Treatment Essence contains extracts from yeast fermentation liquid , and the OLAY Bubble Cream that I have been mentioning recently also contains champagne yeast extract, but no live yeast.

What is the concept of live yeast? If the environment of the skin care product is suitable for the survival of yeast, the yeast will continue to multiply endlessly and the entire bottle of skin care product will continue to ferment. In short, from the time it is produced to the time it reaches your hands, no one knows what will happen, let alone what the product is in the bottle in your hand.

Large numbers of microorganisms are not allowed to appear in skin care products from regular manufacturers.

Enzymes act as catalysts in reactions. The enzymes added to skin care products are generally various proteolytic enzymes. Some big brands will mix and add them to cleansing products in a reasonable manner to help us remove aging cuticles and brighten our skin tone.

As for the method of making your own enzyme that is circulating online - soaking fruit, sugar and water for a long time, I don't know if it can produce enzymes. I only know that this thing will not only go bad, but it may also explode...

Capsules come in many forms and are a technology that uses polymer materials to encapsulate solid or liquid ingredients. What I want to talk about today is not the most common starch capsules in medicines and the soft capsules generally used to hold cod liver oil, but the "pearl capsules" in skin care products.

In fact, many big brands are making this kind of "capsule products". For example, in the Lancome Black Gold New Nourishing Essence Mask, the rose essence is wrapped in layers of capsules. This capsule can effectively protect the ingredients and make the skin care effect more significant. In addition, Guerlain's Illuminating Skin Brightening Serum also has similar small beads. These pink pearl powders containing multi-colored glitter particles can fade blemishes before makeup to create a soft matte makeup effect.

Because this "little balls in water" technology looks really fun, there are many similar products online.

This technology is also widely used. If you like molecular cuisine, you must have eaten blueberry or cantaloupe flavored caviar. If you have been to Thailand, you may also have bought the mint candy in the picture above. They are all made using similar principles.

If you want to make a simple "capsule" ball, you only need to form a capsule through the chemical reaction of alginate and calcium ions. You can easily find the recipe on some cooking apps, and you can make ugly and weird-shaped capsules at home.

but! ! !

How could a big-name capsule skincare product be so simple! ! Without a carefully tested production line and strict quality control, it would be impossible to make capsules of the same quality as the big brands. The world's top molecular gastronomy chefs have to go through countless experiments to develop a delicacy, adding various ingredients to fine-tune the recipe before they can make exquisite capsules. Trying to produce capsules of the same quality as big-name skin care products at home or in a small workshop is as unreliable as trying to build a rocket at home with a soldering iron.

Besides, even if you really become a disciple of a famous family, practice hard for ten years, and become a master of molecular cuisine, and can skillfully make capsules, you can't get the active ingredients of big brands at all!

So if one day you see some strange brands coming out with capsule products, don’t get excited, because they might have originally just been selling mints.