Blemish Balm Creams are Hybrid Creams

Feb. 16, 2012 - PRLog -- BB Cream stands for Blemish Balm Cream. BB Cream is a make up/skincare hybrid, offering an all-in-one product that provides skincare, healing, coverage and protection. Although the name Blemish Balm Cream suggests that it is a spot treatment, BB Creams offer much more than that and are not solely for those who suffer from spots.

Different BB Creams have different properties too, so for instance some may offer stronger coverage than a tinted moisturiser, and many focus on much better moisturising qualities than your average skincare product.

It brightens skin in the same way a primer does, evens out complexion like a lightweight foundation, covers blemishes like a concealer, has the hydrating properties of a moisturiser, soothes skin like an anti-inflammatory, contains UV protection - so no need for sunblock - and has the sort of anti-ageing ingredients more commonly found in serums.

BB Cream is originated in Germany in the 1950s from a dermatologist who used it to treat the highly sensitive skin of her laser surgery patients. Dr Christine Schrammek' aim was to soothe, protect and refine the skin while also providing a light coverage for post-surgery scars, acne and blemishes.

There are some BB Creams already available in the UK beauty market: Dior Snow White Reveal UV Protection BB Cream (£36.50); Estee Lauder's Cyber White Brilliant Cells Extra Intensive BB (£26); Mac's Prep + Prime BB Cream (£22.10); Clinique's Age Defence BB Cream (£19); Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector Daily All in One BB Cream (£9.99).

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