BB cream

BB cream is a marketing term that stands for blemish balm, blemish base, blemish balm, and in Western markets, beauty balm, beauty blend... Products marketed as BB creams are generally designed to serve as a foundation, moisturizer, and sunscreen all at once.

The "CC cream" was formulated later in South Korea and sometimes stands for Color Correction cream. Products marketed as CC creams claim to serve the same function as BB creams, with greater emphasis on homogenizing skin color.Latimer, Joanne. "BB cream fans lay it on thick", Maclean's, January 11, 2012. Differences between BB creams and CC creams vary from brand to brand.

History What became BB cream was originally formulated in the 1960s in Germany by dermatologist Dr. Christine Schrammek to protect her patients' skin after facial peels and surgery. It was further developed and innovated for daily commercial use in South Korea in the 1980s, popularized by beauty trends in South Korea and later spread across the globe.Chang, Katie. "Vain Glorious | BB Creams Are Here!",BBcream. Revisado.

Formulations

BB creams come in a variety of different formulations. Because Korean companies focused initially on the Korean and East Asian markets, they are offered in a limited number of hues. Instead of offering multiple shades for different skin colors, most formulae are designed to oxidize to match the user's skin tone. The skin-brightening properties of the cream, not to be confused with skin lightening or bleaching, as sold in the Asian market are an important element in its popularity.Woo, Michelle. "Get Skin Like a Korean Soap Opera Star" , OC Weekly, April 5, 2012. For skin whitening, see Maclean's, January 11, 2012.

The cream is promoted as a multi-tasker and all-in-one treatment, but Korean women mostly use it as an alternative to foundation, particularly those with Western formulations that tend to be too heavy for their tastes. The coverage is often mineral-based, and is intended to both cover and treat blemishes such as acne, sun spots, and age spots. Some brands claim anti-wrinkle, anti-inflammatory, and soothing effects for their products. Several contain hyaluronic acid and .

Markets BB creams made up 13 percent of the cosmetics market in South Korea in 2011. Some Korean brands also offer BB creams for men.For 13 percent of the South Korean market, see The New York Times, March 29, 2012. For men using it, see Bae, Ji-sook. "Men Turn to Aesthetics, Grooming to Become Metrosexual", The Korea Times, March 24, 2010. Kim, Grace. "Menswear targets '50s and fabulous'", The Korea Times, April 4, 2012. Notable Korean brands include Etude House, HIDEHERE, Missha, Nature Republic, Skin Food, Sulhwasoo, The Face Shop, SKIN79, Innisfree, Banila Co. and CLIO.

Western cosmetics companies began to launch BB creams in the Western market in 2012, though some of these creams have been criticized for lacking the skin-caring functions that BB creams normally have, and for being no more than tinted moisturizer. Early arrivals included Boscia, Clinique, Dior, Estée Lauder, Garnier, Marcelle, Maybelline, Revlon and Smashbox.Maclean's, January 11, 2012. Also see Thomas, Bobbie. "New beauty: Innovative curlers, mascaras and more", Today, NBC, March 15, 2012. "BB Cream becomes BB everything" , Cover Media/omg!, March 31, 2012. Lab Series makes a BB cream for men.The New York Times, March 29, 2012, p. 5. Certain BB creams have been tailored for Western markets: Estée Lauder, for example, has not included the brightening properties in their formulation for North America.Rovan, Rhonda. "Do you need a BB cream?", Best Health, March 2012. Lawrenson, Amy. "BB Creams" , Elle, November 11, 2011. For whitening properties not being included in Estée Lauder's BB cream for North America, see Maclean's, January 11, 2012.

Cruelty-free and vegan BB creams BB creams advertised as cruelty-free include Smashbox (owned by Estée Lauder) and The Body Shop (owned by Natura & Co).For Smashbox, see Reddick, Kelsey. "Finding the BB cream that's right for you" , Feminspire, July 14, 2012. For the Body Shop, see "Animal protection principles" , The Body Shop, accessed September 7, 2012. The definition of "cruelty-free" varies. The Body Shop BB cream is certified by the Leaping Bunny Program, which means, according to the certification process, that no new animal testing has been used in any phase of product development by the company, its laboratories, or the suppliers of its ingredients."Debunking Myths about Animal Testing" , The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, accessed September 7, 2012. As of May 2013, Amore Pacific, which has as its subsidiaries Etude House and Laneige, has ended animal testing on all ingredients and cosmetics. (archived link, March 29, 2013)

Products certified as cruelty-free may still contain animal products and may not be suitable for vegans. Vegan BB creams include the Superdrug own brand BB cream,"Superdrug BB Cream" , "Superdrug.com", June 26, 2013. BB cream souffles from Haut Cosmetics, 100% Pure Cosmetics, Multi-Mineral BB Cream from Pacifica, and the Evenly Radiant BB Crème from Dermae."Vegan BB cream souffles" , Haut Minerals, accessed September 7, 2012. Also, e.l.f. brand BB Cream is not only cruelty-free, but it is vegan, sold at Target for about $6. BB creams , Dermae, accessed March 26, 2013.

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