De Ultieme Gids voor Dove Zelfbruiner Lotion

Beste voor onder de douche: Nivea Body Lotion Douche

Voordelen:

• Verrijkt met amandelolie
• Hydraterend
• Te gebruiken onder de douche
• Budgetvriendelijk
• Geen vette huid meer na het smeren

Nadelen:

• Geur vervaagt na afspoelen
• Douchevloer wordt heel glad

Een bodylotion voor onder de douche werkt tijdbesparend. Je kan je lichaam hydrateren terwijl je nog onder de douche staat. Je smeert jezelf in met de lotion en spoelt deze vervolgens weer af. Na het douchen kan je jezelf meteen aankleden en ben je klaar voor de dag. Voor degenen die de bodylotion na het douchen weleens durven overslaan, is dit de ideale oplossing.

Deze variant van Nivea werd verrijkt met amandelolie. Amandelolie werkt zeer hydraterend doordat het vocht in je huid vasthoudt. Wat sommigen opmerken is dat je huid na het douchen gehydrateerd aanvoelt, maar dat de geur verdwenen is. Wanneer je de bodylotion afspoelt, verdwijnt de welbekende Nivea-geur grotendeels. Let op, de lotionresten die op de douchevloer terechtkomen creëren een zeer glad oppervlak.

Geschikt voor: Droge tot zeer droge huid | Zonder parfum: Nee | Inhoud: 6 x 250 ml

How we picked

You have thousands of lotions to choose from. They come in all manner of scents and colors and promise a swath of therapeutic benefits. No major dermatological society offers a list of recommended brands or products, so we had to start from scratch.

We don’t want to use it unless we have to (when our skin is dry and damaged), but by the time we have to, a normal lotion can’t help us.

Research and interviews taught us two main lessons about lotion. Despite newer ingredients that “absorb” into the skin to add moisture, the main way that lotion prevents and heals dry skin is by adding a thin layer of oil to the surface to prevent water loss. So the only thing our best lotion needs is an oil (or another occlusive, like petrolatum).

Even people with chronic skin conditions that cause them to suffer from itchy, red skin throughout the year struggle to find the motivation to apply lotion every day. In two studies, only 20 percent of people with diagnosed dry skin conditions managed to stick to a daily regimen. Why? Because it takes too much time and lotion feels bad on their skin. “Make sure you like the way it feels on your skin,” said dermatologist Dr. Angela J. Lamb. “If it doesn’t [feel good], you aren’t going to put it on.” Our mission was clear.

After scraping “top lotions” lists of nine major publications, we accumulated nearly 100 products. The lists rarely overlapped in their recommendations, and few of the lists presented any evidence or explanation for why the recommended products were good products. Given the recommendations’ lack of transparency, we did not consider them further, except for noting the rare repeats for further testing.

We ignored all claims of antioxidants, ceramides, amino acids, or other therapeutic additives because evidence doesn’t exist that off-the-shelf moisturizers contain enough of these ingredients to make a difference.

Kun je een zelfbruiner gebruiken tijdens de zwangerschap?

Tot slot: juist als je zwanger bent wil je misschien zon vermijden. Is een zelfbruiner dan veilig te gebruiken? Begin vorig jaar is er een rapport van de SCCS (Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety) uitgekomen waaruit blijkt dat een maximale concentratie van 10% DHA veilig te gebruiken is. Toch zijn er soms nog zorgen dat DHA iets verder de huid kan doordringen. Dat zou in principe niet moeten gebeuren. Voelt het voor jou niet fijn, laat je kleurtje dan lekker achterwege.

Spray tans (in een salon) zou ik je wel afraden. Het effect van het inademen van DHA is (nog) niet goed bekend. De meeste salons bieden trouwens sowieso al geen spray tan aan in de eerste drie maanden van de zwangerschap.

The best lotion

Lighter and drier-feeling than competitors, once rubbed in. Better for people with normal to oily skin.

Buying Options

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion was the favorite lotion among our panel of testers, in fact, it was the only product that every person liked. Though some lotions were too thick or too thin, Aveeno was just right: It’s thick enough that it doesn’t run everywhere, but thin enough to rub in smoothly. Unlike many of its competitors, it dries nicely, leaving behind little or no waxy or greasy residue to bother you throughout the day. And it hit all of our main criteria: It’s fragrance-free, affordable (less than 50¢ per ounce), and available in a pump dispenser.

Aveeno’s texture struck the best balance between thick and thin. When you pump it into your hand, it’s solid enough to hold its shape without threatening to spill onto the floor or run between your fingers. But the magic is in the rub-in: Aveeno nearly liquefies on the skin, turning from opaque to translucent, and spreads to cover a wide area without clumping or leaving streaks. Then it dries quickly. Some testers noted a light waxy residue, but it was nothing compared with the greasiness of some of its competitors.

Aveeno nearly liquefies on the skin, turning from opaque to translucent, and spreads to cover a wide area without clumping or leaving streaks.

What we also liked about Aveeno is that it doesn’t smell like much, one Amazon reviewer describes it as “one part Elmer’s glue and 10 parts water and 10 parts oatmeal,” and that sounds about right. The scent is unnoticeable under clothes and doesn’t come from added fragrances, a common cause of irritation and allergies. All of this might not sound like high praise, but it is when compared with the scents of some competitors, which our testers described as “perfumey,” “horrible,” “awful,” and “disgusting.” We’d pick neutral over “weird” any day.