It is time to give the moisturizers a miss and opt for face serums which are a lightweight alternative option. They get absorbed into the skin easily but doesn’t feel heavy on the face. They hydrate and brighten the skin by strengthening the skin cells.
There are a lot of face serums up for grabs from different brands. Read on to get the list of serums suited best for oily, dry and sensitive skin.
Serums for Oily Skin
1. L’Oreal Paris Hydrafresh Deep Boosting Essence
Price: ₹ 599 for 50 ml
Though L’Oreal Paris Hydrafresh Deep Boosting product is an essence, but it works just like a serum. It comes packaged in a white cylindrical container with a sea green colored pump-like dispenser. It boasts of pure SPA water from French Vosges mountains along with Triple Hyaluronic Acid Technology. It keeps the skin fresh in summer times and removes excess oils.
2. Lotus Herbals White Glow Intensive Skin Whitening and Brightening Serum
Price: ₹ 195 for 15 g
It blends in the goodness of mulberry extracts, grapefruit extracts, Saxifraga extracts and milk enzymes. It reduces the size of pores and decreases the secretin of sebum. It has a very sleek packaging and is stylish as well as traveling friendly.
3. Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Anti Ageing Serum
This serum mainly removes all signs of ageing from the face by working on scars, lines and wrinkles. You can apply this not only at nights but also during the daytime. The skin becomes a lot more vibrant and radiant within a few weeks of usage. It gives a smooth texture to the face.
4. Pond’s Gold Radiance Precious Youth Serum
Price: ₹ 899 for 30 ml
It comes in a very attractive golden colored packaging. This serum helps in bringing back your youthful radiance and chases away any sign of dullness from the face. It increases the growth rate of new cells in the face to give a fresher look.
5. The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost Serum
Price: ₹ 1,350 for 30 ml
This serum claims to bring a brightness to the face instantly. The vitamin C present works on the dark spots and evens the skin tone making the face much smoother. It has a gel-like texture which works as a moisturizer as well as a base before make-up on oily skins.
For Dry Skin :
6. Lakme Youth Infinity Skin Firming Serum
Price: ₹949 for 30 ml
It comes in a beautiful rich violet colored container with a steel pump-like dispenser. It works wonders on blemishes and spots. It smoothens patchy and dry skin with its luminizing pearl technology.
7. H20+ Sea Results Daily Defense Serum
Price: ₹ 6,244 for 30 ml
It promises to give an intensely hydrated flawless texture to the skin. It affects the cellular matrix of the skin and protects the face from external damage. It comes in a bluish black shaded container.
8. Biotique Bio Dandelion Ageless Lightening Serum
Price: ₹ 230 for 40 ml
This beautiful serum from the Biotique range is perfect for dry skin types. It is rich in vitamin E, pure dandelions and nutmeg oil. It gets rid of lines and wrinkles and gives a clarifying fresh look to the face.
9. Aroma Magic Revitalizing Serum
Price: ₹ 750 for 30 ml
It is essentially a skin tone lightening serum which removes dark circles. It cleanses the skin very deeply and removes every ounce of impurities. It is perfect for regular usage. It comes in a pretty packaging in a deep coral shade.
10. L’Oreal Paris – Age Perfect Cell Renewal Golden Serum
Price: ₹ 2,792 for 30 ml
It contains golden micro-reflectors and antioxidants which gives a supple and plump effect to the face. Apply it regularly to get a fresher and brighter look everyday.
For Sensitive Skin :
11. Clinique Smart Custom Repair Serum
Price: ₹ 4,500 for 50 ml
This is a much hyped about serum which deals with a lot of skin problems. It evens out the skin tone and makes the face firmer. It comes in a sleek silver package. The serum has a wax-like texture which makes the skin visibly smoother.
12. Kaya Brightening Serum
Price: ₹ 1,450 for 30 ml
It comes in a white bottle with a silver dispenser. It acts on skin blemishes like freckles, spots, lines and melanin. It reduces the problem of pigmentation in the skin cells.
13. Aviance White Intense Radiance Revive Advanced Serum
Price: ₹ 1,399 for 30 ml
This new Aviance product comes un a classy white packaging. It blends in the goodness of green tea, aloe vera, licorice, mulberry, witch hazel and vitamins which has a very curing effect on dry and dull skin.
14. Kama Kumkumadi Miraculous Beauty Ayurvedic Night Serum
Price: ₹ 2,295 for 12 ml
This is a slightly expensive ayurvedic serum formulated with herbs and oils which has wonderful effect on sensitive and damaged skin. It vanishes all signs of dark circles. This serum also contains antiseptic agents like sandalwood and lotus extracts.
Dermatologists are of the opinion that face serums have sixty to seventy percentage of active ingredients compared to the low percentage of ten to twenty in creams and moisturizers. Therefore, choose a serum from the lists according to your needs and skin type and give it a try.
