Types Of Moisturizer For Types Of Skin
October 20, 2008
Moisturizers are meant for maintaining the hydration level of skin. However, selection of moisturizer needs to be managed by detection and analysis of skin type. Generally, there are five skin types: normal, dry, oily, mixed, and sensitive type of skin and each type require different level of hydration; hence types of moisturizers are needed to be different. For normal skin water-based moisturizer is best solution because it contains lesser amount of oil.
For dry skin, cream-based moisturizer is a better option. Otherwise, the moisturizers containing lactic acid or glycerin are also useful for dry type of skin.
Oil free moisturizer is the best option for oily skin. Generally these types of moisturizers do not contain animal fat, contain vegetable oil, or mineral oil. For acne prone skin oil free moisturizer is beneficial because it does not initiate acne for extra oil secretion.
For mixed skin type light, hydrating moisturizer needs to be applied twice on skin to avoid dryness of skin.
For sensitive skin, aroma less moisturizer is ideal and it is a better option if the moisturizer contains Vitamin-A,C, E, zinc green tea for adequate hydration of skin. For wrinkle prone skin type anti-wrinkle type of moisturizer will prevent further sagging and aging signs to sustain the vibrant look of the skin.
Semi-moist skin is the best time for application of moisturizer. That is why after bath applying moisturizer is the best option to maintain soft and suppleness of skin. Rose petal, lukewarm water, Rose oil, vitamin-E oil cocoa butter combination needs to be heated for some time n the mixture needs to be preserved in the air tight jar. It is one of the best home made body moisturizer for all skin type.
For normal skin, honey, lemon juice, curd combination can be applied to retain the brightness of skin tone.
For oily skin, minced apple with honey is a good remedy to control the extra oil secretion of the oil glands; the mask needs to be rinsed off after 10 minutes of application with cold water.
For dry skin, olive oil, lemon juice, and egg combination can be used as a facial mask cum moisturizer. After 10 minutes of application, the face pack needs to be rinsed off with lukewarm water. Banana mask is good for normal skin and lemon mask is good for oily skin in general.










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