Moisturizers - When to use them?

Natural moisturising factors are naturally moist, smooth and supple skin results from sufficient amounts of water, oil and special chemicals. Under ordinary circumstances 95 percent of each of our cell is made up of water. It is the water content of your skin cells that determines how moist or supple your skin is.

One of the key elements in good basic skin care is avoiding dry skin. Dry skin can also make you more prone to scaling, cracking, irritation, eczema and infections. Factors that cause or aggravate dry skin include harsh soaps, excessive bathing, low humidity and hereditary factors. Dry skin cannot be treated by drinking extra water or eating oily foods.

A moisturiser or emollient can make your skin more supple and promote smoothness. Moisturisers are used to prevent loss of water from the skin through evaporation, as well as holding on to water. Moisturizers cannot restore youth, rejuvenate your skin or dissolve your wrinkles. They should be applied on a daily basis especially after your bath.

Inexpensive, basic moisturizers generally do as good a job as expensive ones. Be skeptical of wild promises which any product claims; many such claims are not substantiated by any scientific evidence.