Treat Your Skin with a Body Moisturizer

Emollients or body moisturizers are chemical products that help moisturize our body and keeping our skin soft and supple. They help retain the moisture by preventing evaporation. They can easily be found in the local chemist store or on various shopping sites like amazon orflipkart.

The main purpose of a body moisturizer is to protect the derma from drying out, treat sensitive derma and improve the quality of its texture and tone. Some other specific reasons for choosing an emollient are as follows:

·         Those moisturizers that are noncomedogenic are of great use of people with oily skin.

·         For treating sensitivity, people choose aloe or chamomile based moisturizers to avoid any kind of irritation resulting out of artificial dyes and fragrances.

·         To maintain the texture of the normal derma, general lotions containing ingredients like cyclomethicone or cetyl alcohol are used.

·         Body lotions containing antioxidants, petrolatum or alpha hydroxyl acids are used to make the aging texture supple and soft.

·         Using lotions for treating dry skin problems is the most common reason. Such products are heavy and oil based and contains ingredients like petrolatum, grape seed oil, antioxidants and dimethicone.

·         There is some special body moisturizer for treating derma related problem slike eczema. Such products are diaprobase, aqueous cream, oilatum, medi oil, bath oils, and balneum.

Now when we know the various reasons for which an emollient is used for, the next thing to think about is how to choose the best body moisturizer. Below are few tips that will help you to zero down on one specific product that will perfectly suit your derma type.

There are mainly two types of emollients available in the market. One is humectants and the other is occlusives. Humectants help in attracting more water towards your skin from inner layers whereas occlusives prevent the water from evaporating from the skin. So depending on your type, you should make a decision as to whether you want to opt for the first type or the second.

If you constantly suffer from irritation problems then you should look for a product that contains antioxidants. They are very effective and promote new growth of cells. Also, do not buy products that contain collagen molecules as they take a lot of time to penetrate the derma. Buying fancy looking emollients is also not a good idea.

Always buy lotions that you love using them. Buying something that doesn’t smell good or doesn’t look good won’t encourage you to use that on a daily basis. Hence, you should always purchase body moisturizer that you enjoy using on a daily basis.

One most important thing to consider while buying lotions is that they should be organic. They are mostly made of aloe vera, glycerine, virgin coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa, olive oil and the like. Such products are safer in the long run and improve the quality of your skin.

All in all, you should select a body lotion that perfectly suits your type and the one that meets your personal needs and requirements. The product should contain the right ingredients to tackle your skin problems as well as should come from a well-known company. If you are still unsure, then you can consider having a chat with people on online forums to get a perfect idea of all types of emollients.

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