D.el milk, Pliny the Elder stated that it “erases wrinkles and maintains the whiteness of the skin”. Features well known in the distant past. It is said that even Cleopatra bathed in donkey milk every day. Over 2,000 years later, this ingredient has stood the test of time and it has been rediscovered in skincare thanks to its nourishing properties and an enveloping texture.
Milk, the beauty properties to know
Milk is not only a food suitable for strengthening bones thanks to its abundant supply of soccer. The cosmetic world is rediscovering itboth of animal and vegetable origin, because it is very rich in nourishing and regenerating properties ideal for all skin types.
It is also an excellent exfoliant. The merit is of the lactic acid contained in it, an AHA acid, which eliminates all impurities on the epidermal surface by stimulating cell renewal.
Milk has been rediscovered as a skincare ingredient (Photo: Getty)
An action that carries out in a very gentle way compared to other hydroxy acids, for example those glycolic or salicylic, without causing irritation.
Donkey or almond milk: each skin has its own
Different types of milk are used in cosmetics. Those of almond and donkey, more difficult to find, are perfect on mature skin. The first is antioxidant and nourishing, it incorporates vitamin E and unsaturated fats, essential for restoring tone to the skin.
Donkey milk, on the other hand, has an anti-wrinkle action thanks to a mix of vitamins, from A to E, omega 3 and 6, minerals and amino acids.
Rice milk for impure skin, oatmeal for sensitive skin
Rice milk is recommended to purify oily skin. Contains potassium which helps to dry excess sebum but also to combat the appearance of blemishes and blackheads.
A similar action is also carried out by the soy milk: natural astringent, cures pimples and acneas well as relieving any skin rashes caused by stress.
The oat milkobtained by extracting it from the seed of the cereal, it is particularly used in skincare and haircare for its soothing properties. In fact, its composition – vitamins E and B, trace elements and folic acid – makes it suitable not only for take care of the skin but above all to raise the level of skin tolerability.
Even the cow milk plays a fundamental role in cosmetics. Always used to relieve irritated skin, it has one formulation rich in nourishing ingredients. In addition, it boasts lightening virtues on spots and skin discolorations.
The textures are also milky
But milk is not only popular for its properties but also for its texture. In fact, there are more and more products with milky textures. There are two reasons for this.
Being easily absorbed, they convey very well, quickly and deeply, the active ingredients of the skincare formulas, thus making them particularly effective.
Also they are very sensorial, pleasant, comfortable, enveloping. In short, a real cuddle!
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