Lotions are a woman’s must – haves. It is important to keep your skin conditioned and hydrated with lotions as dry skin can be unhealthy looking, prone to acne and inclined to producing fine wrinkles at a faster rate as one ages. If your skin is neither oily or dry, you have normal skin. Reason to be happy enough,but without proper care even normal skin will transform itself to the oily or dry counterpart. You can keep your skin normal and healthy all day long with the right kind of lotions. Considering the crazy variety today’s markets have to offer, it shouldn’t be hard for you to find a lotion that works well with you, provided you have a few pointers in mind.
1. Make yourself aware of the difference
Confused between lotions, creams and ointments? The highlighted significance between the three are the oil to water ratio in them. lotions have water component dominating over the oil content. Creams have them both in equal amounts and ointments, which can be even more viscous than creams have more of oil than water. Lotions are usually light and is meant to be lathered all over the body for the purpose of smoothening, softening and hydrating skin. Lotions are available for all. It is not necessarily prescribed.
2. Skin type
If you have normal skin, opt for a light moisturizer. Usually, thicker lotions do good to dry skin and oil free lotions are ideal for oily skins. Also, light lotions will work best when the skin is smooth or fine. Heavier ones cover hairy areas better. Even normal skin need not remain so all the time. Summer heat will turn it oil prone and winter will add dry patches and make skin flaky in some. In a nutshell, using appropriate lotions each skin condition can be encountered.
3. Lotion for the whole body
It is important that you pamper your body skin along with your face. The body skin normally tends to be dryer and harder than your face skin due to friction and exposure. Select a lotion which will do justice to your body skin as a whole. Specially treat those rough heels, elbows and knee caps where dead skin tends to accumulate. Love your skin and it will love you back.
4. Try and stick to the one that works best for you
Give different lotions a try and see which one works the best for you. Your lotion – lathered skin should look light ( not heavy and clogged), fresh and hydrated. There are lotions with different kinds of ‘feel’, which you can get to know only by trying out. When you find the ‘one’ your skin has the reason to rejoice.