THEhydrating the body in summer is essential: cream, oil and body milk are essential to keep the skin nourished so as to protect it from dryness and flaking, as well as from irritation. But how to choose the right product?
Moisturizing the body in summer: how and why
During the summer, the skin is more prone to dehydration: most of skin water reserves, about 70%is found in the dermis, the intermediate layer enclosed between the hypodermis, the deepest one, and the epidermis.
The cells that make up the dermis are fibroblasts, dedicated to synthesizing collagen and elastin, essential for keeping the skin toned and elastic, and hyaluronic acid capable of retaining water molecules.
Heat, sun, high temperatures, air conditioning, sudden changes in temperature, sun, salt and chlorine, as well as continuous swimming, they test the water reserves in the tissues. So, in addition to drinking at least a liter and a half of water a day, it is also essential to intervene topically to integrate the lipid mantle and replenish stocks.
Body milk, medium-light passepartout
Among body milk, creams, mousses, oils, you’ll be spoiled for choice and sometimes it’s difficult to find your way around, indeed, a matter of skin.
Body milk has a more fluid consistency compared to the classic cream and it is suitable for normal, dry and sensitive skin.
The formulations contain ingredients which, in addition to keeping the epidermis hydrated, adapt to individual needs: often body milk boasts soothing components and a slightly more full-bodied texture to repair the epidermal barrierregulate redness and discomfort. Body milk yes also apply to damp skin so that the heat of the shower or bath favors its absorption.
The body oil, rich and silky
Enveloping, the body oil sublimates the skinof any type, with non-greasy textures, dry and quickly absorbed, but very nutritious. Often these are cocktails of natural oils, from argan, to almonds, jojoba, coconut or shea, all highly nourishing, restructuring and moisturizing.
By deeply nourishing the skin, the oils strengthen the bonds between the cells of the stratum corneum making it more elastic, they also perform an anti-aging action to counteract skin aging.
Usable every day, the body oil is applied to damp skin, in order to facilitate its absorption, with circular massages from bottom to top, insisting on the driest areas.
Body cream, very rich
Great classic of hydration, body cream is a real ritual for many. Velvety and soft, the formulation of the body cream plays with different percentages of water and oil: if the presence of oil is greater than water, you have hydrophobic creamswith a more full-bodied texture, slower to absorb but more hydrating.
The Hydrophilic creams have lighter formulations thanks to a greater presence of water, and are suitable for normal and oily skin. They are absorbed very quickly, the epidermis does not remain greasy and their hydration is immediate but not prolonged.
A summer alternative to creams are lotions and mousses: in this case, the percentage of the fat component is very low, so these are formulations that hydrate well on the surface, are absorbed very quickly and leave a pleasant sensation of freshness on the skin. Express, lazy-proof.
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