The Truth About The Water In Moisturisers.
The beauty industry is constantly revealing new products that promise healthy skin left looking rejuvenated and younger and feeling softer. It seems every month there is a new product that uses breakthrough ingredients or technology to sell you another cream or cleanser. There are a number of misconceptions about what can actually help and benefit your skin, when in reality there is no secret ingredient or magic potion. Natural ingredients will give you the healthy looking skin you want, and that many skin care products on the market are not providing.
Misconceptions about moisturisers
What many people often do not realise is that the cream moisturisers they buy, which claim to rehydrate the skin, actually do very little to hydrate more than the outer layer. These cream products are made with oil in water solutions and often contain up to 80% water and very little oil. This high water ratio is what gives your skin that instant smooth feeling and look. These effects are short lasting, which often requires constant application. Contrary to what you may think, these high levels of water can leave your skin drier still.
How does the water in moisturisers affect the skin?
There are two main ways in which the water in moisturisers works against your skin rather than helping it. The water in these cream moisturisers never actually penetrates the lower skin layers. Because your skin is waterproof, this water just sits on the outer layer, softening it, and eventually evaporates.
1. Cream moisturisers throw off the balance of your skin's natural moisturisers. Because the water in moisturisers softens the outer layer of skin, it also pulls your skin's natural moisturisers out. All this added water from the moisturisers, as well as the natural moisture from your skin, evaporates together. More often than not this will leave your skin prone to more dryness and irritation, and less protected.
2. Cream moisturisers are oil and water emulsions, and the fats they come in contact with will emulsify. This can leave the skin drier because it degreases the skin at a much deeper level.
The secret to keeping your skin hydrated
Healthy, glowing and hydrated skin is the result of maintaining the natural balance in your skin, where it can cleanse and cool the body through a natural release of moisture. With the release of that moisture it also has to be able to retain enough on its own to keep the skin smooth, soft and firm. The way to restore this natural order and balance in your skin is by giving it the natural oils it lacks. Natural oils can act as a lubricant that waterproofs the skin and hair. As you get older your body begins to produce less of the oils needed to keep your skin's moisture in balance, which leads to drier skin.
Organic plant based oils
Often your skin will not receive the oil it needs just by changing your diet to incorporate more omega 3 fatty acids or other essential oils alone. Since your skin is the outermost layer of your body, these oils rarely reach it, which is why applying plant based oils directly to the skin is a good way to help moisturise it.
White Lotus serums
White Lotus serums are made with organic ingredients. We have spent years testing to provide you with the best quality product we can.
Our serums are used where the appearance of scars and stretch marks is a concern, and to support the look of aging skin. Each of our serums uses green tea oil and is infused only with natural herbs. Green tea oil is valued for the way it supports the look of fine lines and the condition of the skin. None of the serums contain water.
For truly moisturised skin, consider skipping the cream and trying White Lotus anti aging serums instead. Made with organic ingredients and with no added water, they help balance your skin and leave it looking and feeling naturally younger.
