Hyphen Golden Hour Glow Face Serum Review
Review
Hyphen’s golden hour glow face serum is a good product. It does not specialise in one benefit; it offers two benefits at more minor levels than a specialised serum would offer.
This product predominantly adds hydration to the skin. It also brightens up the skin.
A serum usually specialises in one key benefit- to that end, it has the relevant ingredients in the correct percentages.
This product doesn’t specialise in one key benefit. It offers two benefits at more minor levels than a specialised serum would offer.
Hydration is its main benefit. It has hydrating ingredients that help in the hydration department.
It also brightens the skin because of a few different antioxidants. Antioxidants neutralise free radicals, nasty substances formed on the skin due to exposure to environmental irritants (like bacteria, the sun’s UV rays, etc.). These free radicals damage good cells, giving the skin a dull look. They also cause pigmentation, which further dulls the skin.
Though it has several different antioxidants, they are not at their most effective percentages for a brightening serum.
It has a few antioxidants that will help the skin, but if you expect this serum to help fight your pigmentation, it can’t. It can’t because the antioxidants and anti-pigmentation ingredients are not at their most effective percentages.
Hydrated skin glows. It is soft and plump.
Bright skin also glows. Dullness is reduced.
Product packaging matters. This serum is packaged in a pump-style container, which is an excellent way to package a skincare product.
How to use the product?
Cleanse your face.
Add this serum. Take 2 to 3 drops and pat on the skin.
Then, top it off with this moisturiser.
If you use it in the daytime, finish your routine with a good amount of sunscreen. Sunscreen should always be the topmost layer of skincare.
Ingredient 1 – Aqua
Function: Solvent
It helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product.
Dissolved ingredients can spread better on the skin.
Ingredient 2 – Propylene Glycol
Function: Humectant, Emollient
It holds on to water molecules and thus prevents them from leaving. This hydrates the skin and smooths it.
Ingredient 3 – Propanediol
Function: Humectant, Emollient, Solvent, Texture enhancer
When applied to the skin’s surface, it draws water molecules from the atmosphere to the skin and thus hydrates the skin. It also forms a thin surface on the skin’s surface and helps to retain the hydration (reduces the evaporation of hydration into the atmosphere).
It helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product.
It enhances the texture of the product.
Ingredient 4 – Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Extract
Function: Humectant, Anti-inflammatory
It holds on to water molecules and prevents them from leaving, thus hydrating the skin.
It calms, soothes and reduces inflammation in the skin.
Ingredient 5 – Glycerin
Function: Humectant
Glycerin is a powerful humectant.
Humectants are water magnets. They attract water, like sponges. When applied to the skin’s surface, they draw water molecules from the atmosphere into the skin.
Humectants hydrate and plump up the skin.
Ingredient 6 – Niacinamide
Function: Anti-inflammatory, Anti-pigmentation
It reduces redness and calms the skin.
It reduces the appearance of dark spots and dark patches on the skin.
Ingredient 7 – Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Extract
Function: Humectant
It pulls water molecules from the atmosphere to the top layer of the skin. This way, it hydrates the skin.
Ingredient 8 – Hyaluronic Acid
Function: Humectant
Humectants are water magnets. They attract water, like sponges. When applied to the skin’s surface, they draw water molecules from the atmosphere into the skin.
Humectants hydrate and plump up the skin.
Ingredient 9 – Alpha Arbutin
Function: Anti-pigmentation
It reduces the appearance of dark spots and dark patches on the skin.
Ingredient 10 – Polysorbate 20
Function: Emulsifier
Keeps the oil-based and water-based ingredients in the product together – blends, unlike ingredients. Without emulsifiers, ingredients in the product will separate.
