The Endless Benefits of Hybrid Beauty
What are hybrid cosmetics?
"Hybrid" refers to a mixture or crossing of different species or systems. For example, a hybrid car is powered by an electric motor and a gasoline engine. In cosmetics, different active ingredients typically found in skincare are bundled with makeup in one product. By using different technologies, the individual product benefits are combined, complemented, and expanded.
Well-known examples of hybrid cosmetics are BB and CC creams, which have been around for some time now. They enhance the skin's appearance with a light tint, visually conceal small wrinkles, moisturize, and often contain an SPF that protects the skin from sun-induced aging. Cleansing balms, which turn into a tenderly melting oil when applied to the skin and emulsify into a gentle cleansing milk in contact with water, are also hybrid beauty products. This combination not only thoroughly removes makeup and dirt from the skin, but also nourishes it.
What are the advantages of hybrid skincare products and makeup?
One clear advantage is that you can save a few steps in your skincare routine. A facial cleanser that cleanses the skin in just one step due to its emulsifying properties eliminates the need for additional products, such as a separate eye makeup remover or follow-up cleansing with micellar water. Many such hybrid facial cleansers also have nourishing properties that prevent a feeling of tightness after cleansing.
The same applies to foundations that contain active ingredients or a sun protection factors, or BB and CC creams which combine multiple effects.
Brands with Masterful High-Tech Solutions
Erborian, for example, offers a wide range of innovative products that combine several active ingredients in a single bottle. Choose an array of options from the 2-in-1 Milk & Peel Balm—a makeup removal balm, cleansing oil, and gentle enzyme peel in one product—to effective BB and CC creams that nourish, protect, and improve the skin, while illuminating it with light-reflecting pigments.
Guerlain also relies on hybrid cosmetics and combines innovative technologies in unique formulations. The Youth Watery Oil from the Abeille Royale range, for instance, combines the high-quality effect of a serum with the rich ingredients of oil while feeling as light as water.
La Mer's Soft Moisture Powder Foundation SPF 30 is, so to speak, a liquid foundation in powder form that also contains nourishing active ingredients and sun protection. The ultra-light hybrid formula gives the skin a flawless appearance and creates a fresh and healthy complexion.
The new Even Better Clinical Serum Foundation SPF 20 by Clinique blends innovative 3-serum technology with effective ingredients that sustainably care for and improve the skin. Hyaluronic acid moisturizes, salicylic acid combats impurities, vitamin C soften pigmentation spots, and SPF 20 protects against sun-related skin aging.
Cosmetics of the Future?
Skincare and make-up products that combine several effects in one product not only save time and money, they also go easy on resources. Instead of using five different products, only one is needed, which reduces packaging waste. This fact, combined with the many benefits and innovative technologies offered by hybrid cosmetics, makes it clear that hybrid beauty is not just a trend–it’s cosmetics of the future.
