Instant Radiance vs. Long-Term Glow: What to Expect from a Skin Brightening Cream

A naturally glowing and radiant skin is everyone’s dream. Skin needs proper care and maintenance for achieving a natural skin glow. But it is not easy as our skin goes through various changes which makes it appear dull and lifeless. The outdoor pollution and dust makes skin dull and it loses its brightness. Glowing and bright skin needs the right care and using the correct skincare helps a lot.

A face cream is a part of our daily moisturization routine. It is an unskippable step. If it is formulated with the right ingredients it can be helpful in reducing the dullness and unevenness from the face. A skin brightening cream helps recovering dull and tired skin without bleaching the natural skin colour. There are several products in the market which claim to provide skin brightening effects.

Several of them might claim to whiten your skin and remove dullness but they are not beneficial. There are some products that provide instant radiance and others are meant for a long time glowing approach.

What is meant by instant radiance?

Instant radiance is a quicker approach to get even skin and to remove the dullness. It is a temporary solution. It does not act on the deeper layers of the concern. It does its action by working on the surface only. It does so by improving skin hydration, smoothening and providing temporary brightness to the skin. This makes skin appear bright and glowy for a short period of time. It can be achieved by using cosmetics or temporary brightening products.

What is long-term glow?

Long term glow promotes actual skin brightening from within. It does not promote surface brightness only but deals with the deeper skin concerns. It works by improving the overall skin texture and tone with time.

For achieving a long lasting glow, concerns like dark spots, sun spots, pigmentation, dead skin cells buildup and uneven skin tone need to be taken care of. For improving the uneven skin tone you need to control melanin production(skin pigment).

For understanding skin brightness and long term glow, firstly you need to understand melanin production. A pigment called melanin is present in the skin that is ideally responsible for giving colour to the hair, skin and eyes. It is produced by specialized cells in the skin called melanocytes that are usually present in the deeper layer of the skin epidermis.

Tyrosinase is an enzyme which is responsible for signaling melanin secretion. Now if there is any disturbance in the cells melanin production gets triggered and excess melanin is released which causes darkening of the skin.

How can long term glow be achieved?

For achieving a long term glow you need a product that works on the deeper skin layers and controls melanin production. A skin brightening cream that helps in reducing excess melanin production and clears uneven skin tone with time can be used. It works by:

• Inhibiting melanin secretion: The ingredients of a face cream work by inhibiting melanin secretion by binding to tyrosinase that inhibit melanin production. It helps in fading the unevenness with time.

• Inhibiting melanin transfer: A skin brightening cream works by blocking melanin transfer pathway and stops it from reaching the skin surface and this prevents skin darkening.

• Skin renewal: It works by shedding dead skin cells buildup and it fastens the shedding process of skin because dead skin cells get deposited and give uneven skin tone.

• Antioxidation activity: There are anti-oxidants present in skin brightening cream. They help in removing the free radicals created by pollution, UV rays and environmental damage. It helps to reduce the dullness due to pollution and sunlight.

• Skin hydration: Skin brightening cream helps in achieving natural skin hydration and helps in awakening flat and dull skin.

Ingredients that can help in achieving long term glow

Alpha arbutin:

• It is an alternative for hydroquinone. Alpha arbutin is derived from plants which makes it biodegradable and a safer choice.
• It acts by inhibiting the functioning of an enzyme tyrosinase which is responsible for melanin secretion.
• It helps in bringing back the even skin tone and fades dark circles.

Niacinamide:

• It is a potent antioxidant which is helpful in fading dark spots.
• Niacinamide is vitamin B3 that does its work by blocking the melanin pathway and stops it from reaching the skin surface.
• It helps in supporting skin barrier repair function.
• It helps in achieving a smooth skin and promotes healthy skin.

Liposomal tranexamic acid:

• It is a microsomal lipid sphere that is used to deliver the acid gradually and has a long term action.
• It penetrates deep into the skin and acts by inhibiting melanin production.
• It fastens the process of removing stubborn skin spots that can cause uneven skin tone.

Tips for using a face cream to get long term glowing skin

• Always start your skincare by washing your face with a cleanser.
• Pat dry your face.
• Now take a sufficient amount of cream in your hand (pea sized).
• Apply it on your face using your fingers on the targeted areas and massage it properly for absorption into the skin.
• Use it in the pm routine and then after 2 weeks incorporate this into your am routine.
• Always wear SPF while moving outdoors during the day.

Final thoughts

Instant radiance and long term glow both can be achieved. But instant radiance lasts for a short time and does not help skin in achieving a brightened tone from within, it only promotes outer look for sometime.

This does not solve our root issue for that long term glow is beneficial. It dives deep into the skin and helps in reducing uneven skin tone from within. It gives a long lasting even skin tone by removing the pigmentation from within. A good skin brightening cream helps in achieving long term glow.