We all know it is important to moisturize our skin. We may have different reasons. It could be the uncomfortable itchiness that often accompanies dry skin or the deeper lines within our hands that have gotten us to regularly moisture. Whatever the reasons, learn what is important when it comes to moisturizing facial dry skin, as well as the roles and efficacy of different moisturizing main and complimentary ingredients.
Types of Dry Face Skin Moisturizers
If you are plagued with severe dry skin, balms and creams are recommended as they are the thickest facial moisturizers available.
Lotions work best for normal skin–this includes both slightly dry and slightly oily skinas they are lighter and less thick.
For oily skin types, go for a gel as they are the lightest and most fluid moisturizers.
Ingredients: What You Should Know
The following moisturizer ingredients are recommended by experts:
Emollients, like plant or mineral oils, shea and cocoa butter, petrolatum, cholesterol, silicones or animal oils. Jojoba, squalene and lanolin are recommended as the best emollients as they are the most similar to sebum, the skin’s natural moisturizer, and therefore are the most compatible with the skin’s biochemistry. They are also the least pore-clogging. Some thickening agent is also required as the base of the moisturizer.
Water-binding agents. Ceramides, hyaluronic acid, elastin and amino acids are different ingredients that prevent water from escaping the skin. Humectants attract water to skin but won’t actually help your skin retain that water.
Soothing agents and anti-irritants help prevent uncomfortable irritation that other ingredients might cause, especially to sensitive skin. They might include allantoin, licorice root, aloe, chamomile or green tea extract and bisabolol.
Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, preventing them from further damaging your skin. Antioxidants, however, deteriorate with exposure to air and sunlight and require stable, opaque packaging with small openings.
Skin rejuvenation stimulators. Recent discoveries are showing that many ingredients can help the skin reactivate its own processes. Some of these discoveries include retinoids and Helix Aspersa Muller (the garden snail) glycoconjugates. These ingredients stimulate the production of natural skin proteins and the skin’s natural moisturizers.
Other Dry Skin Moisturizer Tips
Experts also recommend keeping in mind the following when purchasing a dry skin cream: Premature skin aging is primarily caused by sun exposure. If your moisturizer doesn’t include an SPF of at least 15 and some form of UVA protection, sunscreen should be applied any time you are outside.
Use facial moisturizers as facial skin care requires something thinner and more concentrated. Don’t use other types of moisturizers on the face.
Put on moisturizers when you are fresh out of the shower.
Those with sensitive skin should test moisturizers with new ingredients first on a small patch of skin. Also avoid moisturizers with perfumes.
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- Aileen Fitzharris