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aimforhealthyskin

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Difference between essence, serums and ampules?!

Do you struggle to understand the difference between these?! Here’s a cheat sheet i’ve just seen online which nicely lays it out for us 😍 Hope you find it useful!
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Yourskintellectual

Oily/Resilient

Thanks for sharing! 👌 Although I think it's also important to note that these definitions are blurred as companies are free to choose how they want to market their products. E.g. Skin1004 Centella ampoule is as runny as water.
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PoppyForest

Dry/Resilient

so true. I think ampoule and serum are used interchangeably.
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DewyCica

Dry/Sensitive

how about emulsion and Ampoule? I got so confused
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irischong

Dry/Resilient

emulsion is a light lotion 😊
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skintastica

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Thanks for sharing.
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MummyJo

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thank you for this it's very useful xx
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