With all the publicity from cosmetic companies, even if you are not a person who cares about maintenance, you will definitely have the basic “cleanser”, “toner” and “lotion” on hand, right? And one of the makeup, all brands will have this product, or even have many additional features, such as whitening, astringent pores, moisturizing, etc., makeup really have these effects? After washing your face, do you have to wipe the lotion?
What is the function of lotion?
If you are in the face of dryness, to start using maintenance products, the use of lotion, you can let the skin epidermis and keratin moisturizing, the subsequent maintenance products will be more good to push good absorption.
If you look carefully at the ingredients of the lotion products in your hand, you will find that the main ingredient of the lotion is “water”. Then according to the manufacturer’s main function, may be added with whitening, moisturizing or softening keratinization and other related ingredients.
So when you have just washed your face, usually the skin stratum corneum water content has been sufficient, this time in fact, no need to special again on the lotion, direct maintenance program, it is very good to push also very good absorption.
The main purpose of the lotion is to provide the skin with water and temporary moisturizing, and its oil content is not enough, can not be like a cream emulsion to form a water film, repeated application will only form a “dry, wet, dry, wet,” the cycle of repetition, but easy to make the skin more dry.
If you need other functions, such as: moisturizing or whitening, etc., you can apply the relevant care products directly after washing your face, such as moisturizing gel or lotion. In the case of moist skin or sufficient water content, does not necessarily need to use lotion, if you still want to use, must be in accordance with the needs of the skin and the instructions for the correct use.
Can I use lotion on my skin?
Many publicity campaigns suggest that you can use lotion as a homemade mask by applying it wet. However, as mentioned above, the main ingredient in lotion is mostly water or alcohol, in which case your skin will only become drier after evaporation. And when the water or alcohol in the ingredients evaporate or volatilize, the remaining ingredients may be surfactants, fragrances, extracts or preservatives, etc., which may not be a good thing to have prolonged contact with your skin in such a sealed state.
If you really want to do this, it is recommended that you do not leave the wet compress on for more than five minutes, and keep an eye on your skin to see if there is any discomfort, and then judge whether to continue. If you really need to moisturize or whiten the skin, it is still recommended to use the relevant maintenance products directly.
