AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, and PP—What Do They Stand For And Which Suits My Skin Best?
You get inside a cosmetics boutique, and ah, there goes the wide array of flesh-colored creams. The alphabet formulations, coupled letters you’re confused of, what they mean and what they really do.
Fret not ‘cause I’m about to explain you.
AA Cream
AA Cream stands for ‘Anti-Aging Cream’. Surprised? Taking from its name, it helps you fight against aging wherein the signs usually appear in your 30s. This cream is better used at night because skin regeneration progresses when you sleep. AA Cream is mostly recommended to women of 25 years and up.
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BB Cream
Blemish balm or beauty balm cream was founded and first introduced in South Korea. It’s the most popular among the alphabet creams. It contains skin care elements such as SPF, moisturizer and anti-oxidants that’s why it suits any skin type. BB Cream’s texture is very light and is effective to protect your face from sunlight.
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CC Cream
While it stands for ‘color control’ or ‘color correcting’, CC Cream is designed to revive face sallowness and redness. It helps you reduce discoloration or hyperpigmentation. Just like BB Cream, CC Cream also has anti-aging essentials the will prevent wrinkles from invading your face.
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DD Cream
DD Cream, which stands for ‘daily defense’, functions as the perfect dual combo of BB and CC. It has foundation, primer, brightener, serum, pore-minimizer, anti-aging components, and protects your skin from the sun.
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EE Cream
The ‘even effective’ or ‘extra exfoliating’ cream addresses hyperpigmentation skin issues, facial dark spots, kills dead cells, and also functions as sunscreen because it has high-leveled SPF. It has an extreme light texture that prevents your face from looking ‘cakey’. But be careful on using EE Cream because it usually contains heavy chemicals that may be sensitive to skin.
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PP Cream
If you want to achieve that pinkish glow, choose PP Cream or ‘pink perfect’ cream. As described by Katalin Berenyi, founder of Erborian a French-Korean skincare brand, it ‘gives you a glow like you’ve just come out of the shower’. PP Cream is actually a primer when applying make-up. It smoothens the face and its pink tint makes the face more radiant. It should be used with other products such as tonal cream.
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How about you? Have you made your choice? Tell us below in the comments section.
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