Ontdek de Geheimen van La Nuit Bodylotion

What to Look For

With so many body lotions on the market, which list countless ingredients with unpronounceable names, it's difficult to determine which components to look for—and which to stay away from.

Dr. Aya Ahram adds, "Look for a mixture of ingredients to help target moisture retention and water loss across the skin barrier: humectant ingredients—which draw in water from the air into the skin—such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid, as well as occlusives, which seal water in the skin, like petrolatum and dimethicone." She also recommends "emollients, which provide moisture to the skin, like shea butter and ceramides."

Then comes the fun stuff. Your formula might come with antioxidants. “Vitamin E, C, and green tea extract for example have a dual purpose in preventing free radical damage and may also brighten and moisturize skin,” says Dr. Kikam. Your body lotion might have retinol in it as well, which is ideal for anti-aging. Or, maybe there’s an acid in the mix. “These are wonderful for those with acne prone skin, body hyperpigmentation, KP, and even psoriasis.”

Meanwhile, if you're combatting body acne, Dr. Ahram advises using "a face moisturizer that is non-comedogenic or oil-free so that the moisturizer does not make acne worse."

What to Avoid

In terms of what to avoid, Dr. Ahram says, "In general, I don't love fragrance because it can cause irritation in people with sensitive skin or atopic dermatitis, as they already have a fragile skin barrier and I prefer to avoid ingredients that can cause irritation. Some can tolerate it without any negative side effects, but in general I do not recommend products that are heavily fragranced."

Double board-certified dermatologist and psychiatrist Dr. Amy Wechsler also recommends "avoiding ingredients such as lactic acid and glycolic acid" if you're looking for something highly moisturizing that won't irritate your skin.

Finally, Dr. Greenfield says, “I like to see that there are no drying ingredients like alcohol or any strong fragrances that may cause reactions in the skin."

2. Công dụng của Body Lotion là gì?

Ngay từ tên gọi, bạn đã có thể lờ mờ đoán ra Body Lotion là sản phẩm thuộc nhóm chăm sóc da toàn thân. Tuy nhiên, cần phải hiểu rõ công dụng thì mới biết sản phẩm có đáp ứng được nhu cầu của bạn hay không. Dưới đây là chi tiết công dụng của Body Lotion, một sản phẩm tuyệt vời sẽ mang đến làn da khoẻ mạnh toàn diện cho bạn.

2.1. Dưỡng ẩm, mang đến làn da mềm mại, mướt mát

Như đã thông tin ở phần 1, Body Lotion có thành phần chủ yếu là nước, tinh dầu và Vitamin. Vì vậy, sản phẩm này có công dụng chính là dưỡng ẩm hằng ngày, mang đến làn da toàn thân mịn màng, mềm mại.

Ngoài ra, Body Lotion còn có thể sử dụng để cải thiện những vùng da chai sạn, như: Đầu gối, khuỷu tay, mắt cá chân,…

2.2. Làm mềm và tăng độ đàn hồi cho da

Thông qua việc cung cấp nước, Vitamin và một số dưỡng chất, Body Lotion giúp da mềm mại và đàn hồi đầy sức sống. Body Lotion có lượng nước, cũng như dưỡng chất nhiều hơn gấp 2 lần các sản phẩm dưỡng ẩm khác. Vì vậy, những bạn sử dụng sản phẩm này hằng ngày sẽ sở hữu làn da căng bóng như da em bé.

2.3. Tẩy tế bào chết

Nhiều bạn có thể biết rõ 2 công dụng kể trên, nhưng không phải ai cũng biết công dụng thứ 3 của Body Lotion là gì. Fox Cosmetics xin bật mí, đó là khả năng tẩy tế bào chết cho da.

Các thành phần của Body Lotion đa số đều là những tinh chất nhẹ nhàng, nhưng khả năng loại bỏ tế bào chết lại cực kỳ hiệu quả. Sản phẩm sẽ làm sạch những tế bào đã hóa sừng tại các cổ nang lông, từ đó làm giảm nguy cơ mụn viêm do nang lông bị bít tắc.

2.4. Làm chậm quá trình lão hoá làn da

Sở hữu làn da tươi trẻ là điều ai cũng mong muốn và một trong những cách làm chậm tiến trình lão hoá da là sử dụng Body Lotion hằng ngày. Không những ngăn chặn, mà Body Lotion còn giúp làn da trẻ hoá, trắng hồng, mịn màng hơn so với tuổi thật.

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.

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).