Moisturize the skin, moisturize, moisturize - dermatologists and cosmetologists say in unison. But in order for the cream to work effectively, when choosing it, it is necessary to take into account several factors.
The mechanism of action of moisturizing face creams
Moisturizing cream spreads over the skin surface with an invisible thin film that prevents moisture loss, moisturizes and smoothes fine lines. How the cream works: substances that are part of most modern moisturizers - urea, hyaluronic acid and betaine.
The size of the molecules of these components is quite small, and it helps them to penetrate into the deepest layers of the skin.
At the same time, they not only “seal” and retain moisture inside our skin, but also serve as conductors of other active ingredients that make up the cream. Therefore, natural oils, plant extracts perfectly provide the skin with good nutrition and intensive moisturizing. All these components help skin cells to actively synthesize their own rejuvenating substances: hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin.
Main cast
In cosmetics, aimed at combating dry skin, high-quality plant extracts, animal fats and vitamins E, B5, PP, C are often used. Most moisturizing creams include well-proven active ingredients: collagen and hyaluronic acid.
Cosmetic products based on glycerin, betaine, urea should be used. They work delicately, but retain moisture well, improve the condition of any type of skin.
Hyaluronic acid is the main ingredient in moisturizing creams. And all thanks to the ability to retain moisture in the deeper layers of the skin. This should be used if you have dry skin.
Another component that is required for moisturizing is natural oil. This may be soybean oil, grape seed, rosehip, cocoa, apricot. To moisturize suitable means with essential oils, such as grapefruit, safflower and geraniums, which provide good hydration and nutrition.
Rules for choosing a good moisturizer for skin types
All moisturizers are not so easy to create, and for a certain type of skin, it is necessary to take into account the basic needs and to ensure maximum moisturizing. These products help the mixed, oily, normal and dry skin to return a healthy look.
Each skin type has its own characteristics, therefore, for each of them a certain cream texture and the most suitable extracts from plants are intended:
- For normal and combination products with licorice, chamomile, green tea and bergenia are great;
- For dry, you must choose a cream with natural camellia oil or salmon milt extract, water extracts of garden parsley, meadow clover, medicinal comfrey;
- Fatty skin type problems are perfectly solved by cosmetics with antioxidants, for example, with green tea, chamomile or pomegranate;
- Combination and oily skin will require cosmetics that reduce sebum production and prevent inflammatory processes. Therefore, you should pay attention to cosmetics with algae and sea minerals.
10 great face moisturizers
Specialists compiled a rating of the best moisturizers for the face. We offer 10 such products that perfectly moisturize the skin and are inexpensive:
- Gel-cream for the face based on plant extracts, natural apricot oil, essential oils of lemon and myrrh, MIRRA, Express Moisturizing;
- Effective domestic cream with low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, a cereal composition (wheat germ) and Shea butter, GELTEK, HYDRATATION;
- Skin moisturizing face cream with oil, vitamin complex, extracts of violet and Althea, GREEN MAMA, "Violet and Althea";
- Moisturizing and soothing skin cream for the face with shea butter, NIVEA CARE. The cosmetic has a light texture, it is well absorbed, does not leave a greasy luster;
- Moisturizing serum based on cedar milk and extracts of a bathing suit, Mongolian tea, BAIKAL HERBALS;
- Excellent gel cream for moisturizing oily or combination skin, does not contain oils, LUMENE, ARCTIC AQUA. With prolonged use, the activity of the sebaceous glands decreases, therefore the luster decreases, the production of sebum decreases;
- Chic Korean face cream with filtrate of snail secretion, which evens the skin surface, MIZON, ALL IN ONE SNAIL REPAIR;
- Intensive complex nutrition, hydration provides hyaluronic face cream with camelina oil, LIBRE DERM;
- Moisturizing Cream with almond oil and camellia extract, L'OREAL PARIS "Moisturizing Expert";
- Just a great cream with seven oils and chamomile extract, PURE LINE "The natural elixir of youth."
How to make a moisturizer at home?
If you do not want to use professional cosmetics for the face, you can do it yourself. At home, it can be prepared from beeswax melted in a water bath, from a mixture of glycerin, olive oil, and a few drops of camphor alcohol (sold in pharmacies). Cooking will take time and some effort. But it's worth it.
Dry skin recipe:
- fresh orange juice - 1 tbsp. spoon;
- orange essential oil - 10 drops;
- olive oil - 150 g;
- grated wax (bee) - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- a teaspoon of any honey;
- essential rosemary oil - 5 drops.
Cooking method:
Melt beeswax in a water bath. All the ingredients listed in the recipe pour in melted wax. Mix the resulting mass well, send it to freeze in the fridge. The cream well nourishes and restores dry and combined skin. In texture, it resembles sour cream.
Oily Skin Cream Recipe:
- 1 yolk;
- a teaspoon of glycerin and honey;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. spoon;
- camphor alcohol - 5 drops.
How to do:
Lemon juice, vegetable oil, honey and glycerin mix gently. Camphoric alcohol add one drop at a time, whip the mixture. This homemade cosmetic is great for moisturizing oily skin.
Features of the use of moisturizers
In order for the cream to have a positive effect on the skin, and it remains moisturized for a long time, it must be properly used. To put in strict sequence, otherwise its efficiency decreases.
Moisturizing cream, it is desirable to use immediately after washing with water or milk. The oil base of the cream will fix moisture on the face, it will not allow it to evaporate. Therefore, the moisturizing activity, as well as the healing effect of cosmetics will be much higher.
Oily skin on the face also needs to be moisturized. Many owners of oily skin often refuse creams, believing that it is not necessary to moisturize. This is absolutely not true.
Apply the cream should be neat. In order not to stretch the skin it is applied with the tips of your fingers, and the touches should be light and almost airy. Means to impose not only on the face, but also on the neckline and neck.
And, remember that a good cream does not always cost a lot of money. No need to chase the price. Means for 200 thousand with "fairy milk and pollen from the moon" will not do a miracle. There is a huge amount of excellent budget products, for the purchase of which you do not need to sell an apartment.
Customer reviews
I want to share my favorite product for moisturizing. I use the product from the line of moisturizers from NIVEA, apply on clean skin in the morning, half an hour before leaving the house. Means gives enormous hydration for the whole day. With this tool, everything is in our hands.
Olga Klimovich, 26 years old, Krasnoyarsk, child psychologist
I found my beauty secrets - hiburonic acid cream LIBRE DERM. They made my skin sleek, fresh. Gone peeling, redness. The skin on the face is velvety, so color cosmetics are superimposed perfectly. Colleagues even decided that I was doing "beauty shots."
Maria Sushkova, 35 years old, Novosibirsk, head of sales department
Everything will become clear without words when you try the "Natural Elixir of Youth", Clean Line. I felt the effect after the first application. I didn’t notice a special shine on my face, but I really liked that mimic wrinkles smoothed out. Now all my friends use this tool. He does not need to praise. He should try.
Evgenia Gorlova, 30 years old, Chelyabinsk, entrepreneur
To achieve the desired effect, it is enough to use moisturizing cosmetics. They have a light texture that absorbs very quickly, copes with the task of deep moisture. They can be used for all skin types.
A few more tips from a cosmetologist on how to choose a moisturizer are in the next video.
