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Want a healthy pore appearance and facial oil control? The Ordinary's new Balancing & Clarifying Serum might cut it; this is a one step treatment targeting skin congestion.
This new Balancing & Clarifying Serum uses multi-pathways particularly helpful for complex skincare concerns that may be caused by a multitude of factors, by offering one simple yet powerful solution to target congestion.
The Beauty of Simplifying Your Skincare
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With "skinimalism" on the rise and hashtags like #minimalskincare garnering over 48 million views on TikTok, some may be looking to leave behind the 7 step regimen, for one product that can address multiple concerns — in a few drops.
Proven to target seven skin concerns at once, the new multi-active blemish control Balancing & Clarifying Serum from The Ordinary helps to reduce the appearance of pores, excess oil, and uneven skin texture for visibly clearer skin, all in one innovative formulation.
"Multi-active solutions like Balancing & Clarifying Serum typically include 4 or more active technologies per formula, where the multiple technologies will target different elements of the overall skin concern — in this case it's congestion. This kind of formulation offers customers the opportunity to condense and streamline the treat stage of their regimen. We wanted to expand our range of Innovations to include multi-active solutions that offer a multipathway approach to targeting these overarching concerns in a simpler way." - Prudvi Kaka, Chief Scientific Officer at The Ordinary
Concerns of Congestion
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Congestion has long been one of skincare's most searched concerns and is defined by textural irregularities, enlarged pores and uneven skin tone. This can be caused by an increased sebum production and an abnormal buildup of dead skin cells, which accumulate within pores.
Congestion can be identified through visible shine, often a result of excess oil visible on the skin's surface. Blocked pores and textural irregularities are another concern associated with congestion and are a result of a build-up of dead skin and excess sebum. Congested pores can make pores seem more visible and can cause closed comedones — appearing as texture on the skin.
The Ordinary's new formulation reduces skin congestion and decreases surface shine caused by excess sebum production through 7 Skin-Clearing Technologies.
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The Ordinary Balancing & Clarifying Serum Targets...
Uneven Texture
- N-Acetyl Glucosamine provides surface level exfoliation to target uneven texture.
Oil Control
- Polylysine, L-carrmtine, and Sarcosine all help target excess sebum levels to prevent build up of sebum within pores and reduce surface oiliness.
Pore Appearance
- L-carnitine and Sarcosine target excess sebum to reduce build up preventing the appearance of enlarged pores. Adenosine targets pore sheath structure to reduce the look of enlarged pores.
Post-Blemish Marks
- The combination of all ingredients in this formula helps to target the look of redness experienced post-blemish.
- Barrier Disruption and Dehydration Lactococcus Ferment Lysate and Ectoin both work to help strengthen and reinforce the moisture barrier to maintain skin hydration.
Radiance
- N-Acetyl Glucosamine provides surface level exfoliation to target uneven texture, for a more radiant look.
The Ordinary Balancing & Clarifying Serum is available exclusively on Shopee Malaysia.