BB Creams have become fashionable and major cosmetic brands such as Garner, Este Lauder, Dior or Clinique have already adopted them. But what is the Blemish Balm?
BB creams were born in the 50s to be applied after a surgical operation, offering relief to the skin due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Its creator was Christine Schrammek. BB stands for Blemish Balm, which translated means, something like repairing balm.
The origin of BB cream is in Germany, but the women who discovered its potential as a cosmetic were Asian. Given their pigments, these creams give a lighter tone to the skin, which fits perfectly with the tone of oriental skin, also giving them an extra luminosity.
The best BB creams
- Although its success began in Korea and Japan, its fame began to spread thanks to the Internet and last fall several brands launched their own BB creams in Europe, inspired by the originals. The new cosmetic has become fashionable all over the world because it has nothing but advantages. Although the fact that celebrities have started using BB creams (and confessing that they use them) surely has also helped a lot.
- Some doubt that the creams developed by the big European and American brands are as effective as the original ones from the Korean firms. At this moment the Korean Skin79 is the only original brand that has a store in Spain. The rest are available on the Internet although you have to be careful because, not knowing the brands well, they can send us a copy.
Advantages of BB creams
- A BB cream fulfills several functions at the same time: it hydrates, covers imperfections, evens out the skin tone, gives luminosity and acts as a sunscreen.
- The truth is that the original BB creams, Korean or Japanese, only have one drawback for Mediterranean women: their tone can be a bit pale, although they are already working to offer a slightly more golden tone. Everything else is advantages.
- To begin with, BB creams have few shades to choose from (in the future perhaps some more) because their objective is not to give color but to hide wrinkles, blur expression marks and imperfections, something that they really achieve. In addition, they adapt to all skin types, oily or dry, providing the necessary hydration in each case.
- All BB creams share these properties, to which anti-stain, anti-shine, anti-grease or products for men’s skin can be added, depending on the extra agents included in the formula of the chosen product.
- The photo protective function of BB creams is relative. It serves as a photo protector for the face on an ordinary day, since you can find up to 50 protection, but they do not replace sun protection on a day at the beach.