What is CC Cream?

CC cream, also known as Color Control cream, or Color Correcting cream, is a refined BB cream created and developed in Korea. BB (Blemish Balm) cream was originally formulated in Germany and has in recent years gained popularity in Asia, and is also gaining popularity Europe and North America. BB cream is a popular product in Asia, used to provide natural-looking skin coverage. As a multitasking beauty product, CC cream was developed to retain all the benefits of BB cream with added nourishing ingredients whilst reducing the appearance of skin redness or sallowness (often with light-diffusing particles.

CC cream is reputed to include sun protection, along with better skincare properties (such as anti-aging, hydration, blemish prevention etc.) and treatment of uneven skin tones than BB creams. Some users find it to have a lighter texture than BB cream, which allows for smoother application with a less oily finish. Coverage can vary greatly among the different brands, and are more often than not minimal when compared to BB creams. Some tend to work better as primers rather than a replacement for foundation.

What is BB Cream?

BB cream stands for blemish balm, blemish base, beblesh balm (apparently because of a trademark in Korea on the word "blemish"), and in Western markets, beauty balm. It is a cosmetic item sold mainly in East and Southeast Asia, although larger beauty brands are increasingly introducing BB creams to Western markets.

BB cream is promoted as an all-in-one facial cosmetic product to replace serum, moisturizer, primer, foundation and sunblock. It can be worn alone as a tinted moisturizer, over serum and moisturizer as a regular foundation, and under powder, depending on the desired amount of coverage.

History

What became BB cream was originally formulated in the 1960s in Germany by dermatologist Dr. Christine Schrammek to protect her patients' skin after surgery. Introduced to South Korea and Japan in 1985 – where healthy-looking, porcelain skin is heavily prized – the cream was hailed as "the secret of Korean actresses," and was heavily endorsed by Korean celebrities.

Formulations

Christine Schrammek Blemish Balm from 1960s

BB creams come in a variety of different formulations.Because Korean companies focused initially on the Korean and East Asian markets, they are offered in a limited number of hues. Instead of offering multiple shades for different skin tones, most formulas are designed to oxidize to match the user's skin tone. The skin-whitening properties of the cream, as sold in the Asian market, are an important element in its popularity.

The cream is promoted as a multi-tasker, an all-in-one treatment, but Korean women mostly use it as an alternative to foundation, especially Western foundations that tend to be too heavy for their taste. The coverage is often mineral-based, and is intended to both cover and treat blemishes such as acne, sun spots and age spots. It also has anti-wrinkle, anti-inflammatory and soothing effects. Several contain hyaluronic acid and Vitamin C. The Huffington Post reports that some companies say BB creams have skin-regenerating properties, though one dermatologist – Dr. Jason Rivers of the University of British Columbia's Department of Dermatology and Skin Science – expressed skepticism that a product that is not retinoid-based could do this.

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Surprise! Early birthday gift from my friend, Hendra

I don't realize that my birthday is coming soon. Yesterday my best friend came to my shop and had a little chit-chat with me. When he's gotta go, he gave me a small shopping bag and said: "here, this is for you", I looked at him and asked: "what is this?", "a birthday present for you, hope you like it", he answered.

I was so surprised and just say thanks to him.

After he left for a few minutes, I carefully opened the gift with a beautiful flowery wrapping paper and a simple goldie ribbon.

cute !

JUARA Sweet Black Tea and Rice Facial Moisturizer Review

My moisturizer at stores are out of stock and one day I received a sample of JUARA skin care from Zalora. I was afraid for testing the products at the first time because I never heard and know this brand before but I read the brochure that say:

JUARA IS 100% VEGETARIAN. NO ANIMAL TESTING.

PARABEN-FREE. CONTAINS NO ARTIFICIAL COLORANTS,

SULFATES, OR PHTHALATES. 

so I have guts to give it a try.

JUARA means Winner/Champion in Indonesian, the products based on Balinese and famous Indonesian Jamu treatment and made in USA. Below is the story of JUARA skin care

How to get rid of Acnes and Spot

Many people hate acnes and blemishes especially girls who love to always have flawless and beautiful skin. Most people find themselves suffering from an acne outbreak at some point, whether it's due to hormones or stress. Contrary to popular belief, pimples don't mean your skin is dirty or unclean — in fact, over-cleansing can irritate your skin even more.

Acne is a common human skin disease it occurs most commonly during adolescence, and often continues into adulthood. In adolescence, acne is usually caused by an increase in testosterone, which accrues during puberty, regardless of sex. For most people, acne diminishes over time and tends to disappear or at the very least decreases by age 25. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take to disappear entirely, and some individuals will carry this condition well into their thirties, forties, and beyond.

When I'm in secondary school (13 years old), my face begin to pop out pimples at my forehead and comedoes(blackhead) on my nose. In that time I still don't know how to take good care of my skin, I have no skincare routine, just wash my face when take shower with body foam (no facial foam too, haha). After shower I used to scratch my face with towel and I love to squeeze that annoying things with bobby pin. You guys know that, my skin condition became sooooo perfectly disaster! That condition continued until I graduated from senior high school(SMA). I start working and begin to use makeup also want to have a good skincare routine. Looking beautiful girls in magazine and always imagine to have flawless skin like them, I am so sad why my face is so horrible. Everyday I searched a lot how people get rid of acnes and blemishes. At last, I already get rid of pimples and blemishes, and I wanna share with you guys. ;)

About Me

Hey there, 

I knew Blog since I'm in secondary school, I love to read what blogger post and share their experience, lifestyle, or maybe product review at their Blog. I always want to start blogging but don't know where to start :D then now i'm gonna start to write up everything that I want to share here in my blog.