Moisturizing helps prevent extreme dryness that could otherwise lead to itchy and red skin irritation, and supports its natural protective barrier function.
For oily and acne-prone skin types, look for light formulas with noncomedogenic facial moisturizers that won’t clog your pores. For dry skin types, look for heavier moisturizers containing occlusive emollients like glycerin or petrolatum for best results.
Moisturizing the Face
Face, ears and neck skin is particularly susceptible to environmental factors. Since it sheds cells more rapidly than other parts of your body, extra moisture may be necessary for replacing old cells and maintaining health. Therefore it’s essential that daily moisturizing with products suitable for your skin type without additional additives that could irritate it is done to ensure good complexion health.
Moisturizers help prevent dryness and irritation by rehydrating the outer layer of skin, sealing in its natural oils, and limiting transepidermal water loss. Moisturizers may also reduce fine lines and wrinkles by plumping up skin and shrinking pore size, helping prevent further transepidermal water loss and increasing moisture retention in it.
Glycerin, hyaluronic acid and lecithin are effective humectants found in moisturizers that draw water into the skin, while occlusives like petrolatum jelly (petrolatum jelly), mineral oil lanolin and dimethicone help seal in moisture for longer. Antioxidants such as green tea chamomile and pomegranate extracts may be especially helpful if your skin is susceptible to acne breakouts.
Moisturizing the Body
Moisturizers can help treat dry skin all over your body, but specifically targeting areas like hands, feet and knees prone to dryness is crucial in keeping these parts soft and healthy. Moisturizing these parts is vital in keeping their moisture balance maintained for good health and softness.
Moisturizers may contain both occlusives and humectants. Occlusives such as petrolatum or mineral oil create a barrier against moisture loss by sealing in moisture through an oily layer, while humectants draw it out through absorption by intercorneocyte cluster gaps in order to improve skin smoothness and flexibility.
If your skin is severely dry, using a moisturizer with oatmeal or shea butter could be extremely helpful in soothing inflammation caused by lack of hydration. [2] For even better results, barrier repair moisturizing cream containing myristoyl palmitate/palmitoyl oxostearamide (MLE) would provide even greater long-term solutions that regulate inflammation while normalizing it at once.
Moisturizing the Eyes
Moisturizers help lock in water and stop it from leaving our skin, using humectants such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid as moisture magnets and emollients like oils or shea butter to soften and smooth our complexions. In addition, they contain occlusives which create barriers against moisture escaping.
Though moisturizer can be applied directly to the eye area, for optimum results it is preferable to utilize an eye cream specifically formulated for this delicate area. A good eye cream will address concerns such as dark circles, puffiness and fine lines and wrinkles in an effective manner.
LilyAna Naturals Eye Contour Cream contains jojoba oil and shea butter to hydrate sensitive eye contour areas while also decongesting and reducing puffiness. With a gentle non-comedogenic vegan formula that has been allergy-tested and ophthalmologist-tested for safety, this daily application should help visibly decrease dark circles while diminishing puffiness; additionally it stimulates collagen production to boost elasticity and firmness for improved firmness appearance.
Moisturizing the Neck
Moisturizers for your neck and decolletage can easily go neglected when it comes to skin care regimen, yet this delicate area should not be neglected when it comes to taking care of yourself. Utilizing neck moisturizers will nourish this sensitive region while protecting from sun damage and evening out skin tone.
Neck-specific moisturizers often include ingredients to address fine lines and wrinkles as well as dark spots or discolorations on the neck and chest area. Furthermore, these creams can boost collagen production to counter the effects of gravity and avoid any further sagging of skin around these areas.
As with facial skin, exfoliate your neck and decolletage on an ongoing basis – every other day or so – to remove dead skin cells, leaving your neck looking fresh and clear. Exfoliation also allows products to better penetrate the surface layer and keep hydrated while helping prevent dryness or dullness from appearing. Finally, apply moisturizer in upward strokes as an anti-ageing measure and to encourage firmness.
