DD cream

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DD cream is a marketing term that followed the invention of BB creams and CC creams, and it often stands for dynamic do-all or daily defense.{{cite web

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}} There is no quantifiable definition of a DD cream that distinguishes it from BB or CC creams.

Its definition in fashion media channels varies: for example, it is sometimes described as a BB/CC hybrid{{cite web|last1=Wischhover|first1=Cheryl|title=The Difference Between BB, CC and DD creams|url=https://fashionista.com/2013/04/the-difference-between-bb-cc-dd-creams#4|website=FASHIONISTA}} with additional anti-aging properties, or as combining "the protection properties of a BB cream and the colour correcting properties of a CC cream."{{cite web

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Like BB and CC creams, DD creams contain SPF, anti-aging, and moisturizing ingredients, and differences between them and the BB and CC variants differ from brand to brand.

History

Beginning in 2012, companies began releasing a number of DD creams, calling them "daily defense" creams for your body with a focus on anti-aging properties.{{Cite web |last=Wischhover |first=Cheryl |title=The Difference Between BB, CC and DD Creams |url=https://fashionista.com/2013/04/the-difference-between-bb-cc-dd-creams |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Fashionista |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=cosmeticsdesign.com |title=First BB creams, then CC creams, now DD creams! |url=https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2012/11/28/First-BB-creams-then-CC-creams-now-DD-creams |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=cosmeticsdesign.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Alexandria |date=2013-07-18 |title=DD Cream? BB Cream for Eyes? The Latest in Beauty Alphabet Soup |url=https://www.self.com/story/beauty-alphabet-soup-bb-cream-cc-cream-dd-cream |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=SELF |language=en-US}}

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