Every morning and evening, is your dressing table full of bottles and jars? Essence, cream, foundation, lipstick... They all look like they are applied to the face, but do you really know which are skin care products and which are cosmetics?

Many people think that as long as you apply the same things to your face, but in fact, their functions, ingredients and usage methods are completely different. Using it wrong not only wastes money, but also may make your skin worse and worse. Today we will thoroughly understand the difference between the two, so that you can use them more clearly and safely in the future.

First of all, the core task of skin care products is to improve the condition of the skin. For example, moisturizing, anti-aging, repairing barriers, oil control and acne removal, their function is to make the skin itself better. Common skin care products include facial cleanser, toner, essence, face cream, eye cream, sunscreen, etc. Their ingredients usually pay more attention to penetration and absorption, such as hyaluronic acid, ceramide, vitamin C, etc. The purpose is to make the skin really "eat" in and become healthy from the inside out.

The main function of cosmetics is to modify the appearance. Liquid foundation concealer, lipstick to improve complexion, eyeshadow to increase three-dimensional sense - their function is to make you look more beautiful, but do not change the condition of the skin itself. Common cosmetics include foundation, concealer, blush, eyeshadow, lipstick, mascara, etc. Their ingredients are more pigments, powders, film-forming agents, such as iron oxide, mica, silicone oil, and their function is to adhere to the surface of the skin rather than be absorbed.