The Importance of Moisturizing

Moisturizing is often overlooked in skin care routines. Our skin loses water through evaporation and dehydration throughout the day. In fact, your skin loses almost a pint of water each day and even more during the dry, winter months. When your skin’s water content is decreased, discomfort may be experienced through the form of redness, flakiness, or itchiness. Drinking plenty of water can help avoid dehydration along with the use of a moisturizer. Look for a moisturizer rich in humectants to reduce evaporation from the skin. Humectants act as a barrier when used in a moisturizer and help prevent evaporation from the skin’s superficial layers.

Many moisturizers continue to adhere to a common myth, water as the first ingredient in a moisturizer will absorb into the skin and restore the water that was lost during the day. The problem with this concept is that water cannot absorb into the skin. If it could, you would swell up like a balloon when swimming, taking a shower, or walking in the rain. Water, as the first ingredient, is mainly used as a cheap filler in many skin care products.

Basic Types of Moisturizers

There are two basic types of moisturizers; those for oily/acne-prone skin, and normal/dry skin. Moisturizers for oily and acne-prone skin types are light, non-greasy and cut oil production, returning the skin's natural water-to-oil balance. Oily skin is the skin's natural defense against excessive evaporation from the surface and a byproduct of low moisture levels. Excessive oil production also leads to clogged pores and causes acne. It is far more important to moisturize if you have oily/acne-prone skin. However, most people with these skin types do just the opposite. Normal skin type moisturizers are thicker, heavier and help maintain the skin’s natural water-to-oil balance. Both moisturizers perform the same basic function, by protecting the skin from excessive water loss.

Applying on skin

Using fingertips, gently apply a small amount of moisturizer over the desired area using upward and outward strokes until the entire product is absorbed. If you are using a TreSkinRX aloe based moisturizer, you can apply to even the most sensitive areas, such as directly under the eye without fear of burning or redness. Be sure not to get any moisturizer in the eye.

Protect

Some moisturizers are paired with a natural sunblock such as titanium dioxide, or zinc oxide. These ingredients protect the skin from harmful environmental factors such as UVA and UVB radiation, which can damage cells. A Sun Protection Factor (SPF) is used to rate the level of protection against UV radiation. Common SPF’s on the market range from SPF 15-90, with increasing protection and increasing cost. The difference between SPF 15 and SPF 30 is about 5% protection (92% protection to 97% protection). However, the amount of protection gained going from SPF 30 to SPF 40 is 0.5%. There is no reason to go higher than SPF 30, unless you want higher cost for negligible protection. Please refer to the graph below to get a better understand of SPF.

There is only one way to get more protection out of your sunscreen or sunblock, and it starts with the addition of a powerful anti-inflammatory agent like pharmaceutical grade aloe. Pharmaceutical grade aloe will reduce any inflammation before it starts and significantly decreases the chance of sunburn. That’s why TreSkinRX paired a pharmaceutical grade aloe based moisturizer with SPF 15. It is the only way to achieve the highest level of protection from environmental hazards while soothing, healing, and decreasing water loss. TreSkinRX moisturizers cover all the bases when it comes to everyday skin exposure.

TreSkinRX moisturizer's are comprised of the following ingredients;  remember these key ingredients when searching for a moisturizer:

• Pharmaceutical grade aloe vera (An anti-inflammatory agent with the ability to heal and soothe; Absorbs into skin, carrying other ingredients with it; Antimicrobial; Antiseptic; Must be the first ingredient)
• Sorbitol (Attracts and binds moisture to the skin’s surface)
• Pantothenol (Changes to pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5) in skin; Reduces pore size and fights acne; Beneficial for hair)
• Silk Amino Acids (Protects the skin from dehydration and leaves it smooth)
• Petrolatum (Soften and smoothes the skin; Prevents moisture loss)
• Lanolin Oil (Helps form a water-repellent film on the skin)
• Zinc Oxide (Natural sunblock; Promotes healing)
• Titanium Dioxide (Natural sunblock)

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This post was edited by Ashley Miller