There is a narrow margin between BB cream and CC cream.
Beauty balms are more like a multi-purpose tinted moisturizer whereas a color control/correct
cream aims at correcting the skin tone. Unfortunately both of the alphabet
creams come with their own limitations- Perhaps beauty companies leave the room
for improvements knowingly in order to pave ways for future innovations. A
young skin that is still blooming & fresh needs less attention than mature
skin that has already gone through years of stress, cellular breakdown &
hormonal imbalances. Though a BB cream is always a promising product for
achieving sheer to medium coverage; a mature skin is far more in thirst of
immediate problem solving product than masking it under the coverage. You got
it right; CC cream is what you will eventually need as you age.
Also Read : [ Difference between BB & CC Cream]
What a CC Cream can do that BB Cream Doesn’t?
To put it short; remember the rule of thumb. A BB cream is a
makeup product delivering some skin care benefits such as “skin lightening, UV
interception & wrinkle improvement”. A CC cream contrary to it is mainly a
skin care product that deals in pin-pointing the real skin concerns. It aims at
correcting the color thus it helps evening out your skin tone. CC cream is
often a pale liquid that eventually begins to hint your skin color as it reacts
with oxygen.
A CC cream nourishes skin for ensuring a smooth complexion
& texture. Mature skin that goes through roughness, patchy flakes, crow’s
feet & character lines does brilliant when a CC cream is applied. It
controls problem areas by providing a sheer coverage to wrinkles & redness.
It is more effective than a BB cream when your real skin concerns are uneven
tone, stressed skin & irritation.
A BB cream on the other hand lags at evening out your
complexion especially with mature skin. It is good at providing a decent
coverage but is not as good to create an even complexion as a CC cream is. Both
of the products can be however mixed together to achieve optimum benefits.
Bottom Line:
If you need to “mask” your imperfections; use a BB cream. On
the other hand if you need a product that could slow down the ageing process
& provide nourishment; use a CC cream instead.
