De Voordelen van Eucerin Bodylotion bij Etos

Overnight Hand Serum – €2,99 (30ml)

Het Overnight Hand Serum was nieuw voor mij! Een serum voor je gezicht? Dat ken ik. Maar nooit eerder heb ik een handserum gebruikt. Het serum bevindt zich in een handzaam (hehe), knalroze flesje van 50 ml. Het serum heeft een lichte, snel intrekkende gel-textuur die heerlijk verfrissend aanvoelt op de huid. Het maakt je huid meteen superzacht, glad en soepel. De geur is zacht, poederig en fris. Echt zo’n lekker clean en neutraal geurtje, niet al te overheersend, maar wel gewoon erg lekker.

Het is de bedoeling dat je het serum de gehele nacht laat intrekken, maar ik vind dat het serum ZO snel intrekt dat je hem – naar mijn idee – ook gewoon overdag kunt gebruiken. Echt heerlijk spul en vanwege het handige formaatje neem je hem gemakkelijk mee in je handtas!

The best lotion

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

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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.

Hand Cream Seconde – €1,99 (75ml)

Hand Cream Seconde is ook al zo’n heerlijk product voor je handen. De tube bevat 75ml handcrème en is hiermee heel handzaam en dus gemakkelijk mee te nemen voor onderweg en op reis. De crème is heel licht van textuur en smeert heel dunnetjes uit, dus je doet er lekker zuinig mee. Hand Cream Seconde voelt verkoelend en fris aan op de huid en trekt werkelijk supersnel in. Ik heb even gemeten en tijdens het insmeren al trekt het goed in de huid. Ben je klaar dan wacht je nog even 10 seconden, en dan zijn je handen totaal niet plakkerig, maar juist goed gehydrateerd en ben je good to go. Perfect! Want laten we eerlijk zijn, wie heeft er nu zin (en tijd) in glibberende handjes die moeten opdrogen? Ik niet.

Nog even een side note: sommige snel intrekkende handcrèmes laten een licht poederig laagje achter op de huid, dat vind ik zelf niet zo prettig en gelukkig heeft deze handcrème dat niet. De geur is overigens ook lekker zacht en fris, maar niet al te aanwezig. Gewoon een prettige, schone, zachte geur.

Ingredients

What is Shea butter?

Shea butter, also termed Butyrospermum Parkii, is derived from Shea nut. It is a nourishing lipid that makes skin soft and supple.

Urea is also produced naturally by the skin and is part of the essential Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF) which regulates skin’s moisture content. Urea is hygroscopic, which means it is able to bind moisture into the outermost layer of skin, thus relieves itching and roughness, helping to fight dry skin symptoms. It is also keratolytic, meaning it improves natural exfoliation and soothes and smoothes the skin’s surface. As a substance produced naturally by the skin, Urea is well-tolerated even by dry and sensitive skin. Because all of these effects and very good study data, Urea is the gold standard in treating of dry skin.*

* Reference: Augustin M et al., diagnosis and treatment of xerosis cutis – a position paper, JDDG 2019, DOI: 10.1111/ddg.13906

Glycerin, Urea, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Cyclomethicone, Sodium Lactate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Methylpropanediol, Octyldodecanol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Tapioca Starch, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Arginine HCL, Sodium PCA, Dimethiconol, Lactic Acid, Carnitine, Ceramide NP, Mannitol, Serine, Sucrose, Citrulline, Glycogen, Alanine, Threonine, Glutamic acid, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, 1,2-Hexanediol

How lotion works

Your skin is an organ. Its job is to keep the outside out and hold your insides in.
Your skin’s structure is similar to that of a wall: It has bricks (dead skin cells) and mortar (oils and water) and a sealant (more oils) on top. Just because the skin cells are dead doesn’t mean they are useless—they contain proteins and fats that trap water, which keeps your skin healthy.

When skin gets dehydrated, two things happen: Allergens, microbes, and anything else that can get under your skin have an easier time doing so, and skin can’t shed its excess cells properly. “Our skin really is our first defense against the outside world,” said dermatologist Dr. Papri Sarkar. The result is dry, rough, scaly skin. “Ashy skin” is what a too-thick layer of dead skin cells looks like.

If you want to add moisture to your skin, you have to apply moisturizer to wet skin to trap excess water inside.

This means by the time you notice that you have dry skin, your skin’s self-healing processes are already overwhelmed. Ideally, you use a lotion to prevent dry skin before it happens. If you wait until it’s already dry, lotion can protect your skin while it heals, but does little to actively heal it.

Moisturizers add a thin layer of oil to the skin’s surface to replace the sealant and prevent water from evaporating. So if you want to add moisture to your skin, you have to apply moisturizer to wet skin to trap excess water inside. According to dermatologist Dr. Cynthia Bailey, ideally, your skin will already be soaked—wet for more than five minutes—and you’ll apply the moisturizer within three minutes (our other two dermatologist experts agreed).