I was talking to a doctor recently about eczema and they explained to me that most lotions instead of hydrating, they pull the moisture from your skin and replace it with the lotion’s moisture, thereby making your skin dryer in the long run. Basically you want an oil based lotion that doesn’t rub in nicely if you want to actually moisturize
My understanding is this is why baby oil and that family of moisturizers are better. Ive been switching over slowly, it’s great most of the time, I even use it on my face, but I have to avoid my nose because it gives me blemishes. But it’s great for the rest of my face, and amazing as a body moisturizer. And a little goes a long way so a bottle lasts forever. We gotta preach the oil based gospel! lol
I would recommend trying a plant-based oil like rosehip instead of baby oil, which is mineral oil made from petroleum. Might be better for breakouts.
Not the point at all, but you said “plant-based” and excluded baby oil and I momentarily had non-petroleum concerns about the origin of said oil…
It’s so funny cause I use oil to moisturise my body and then use oil on my face to cleanse it. Leaned that from reddit years ago :) #oilcleansingmethod
Oil cleansing is the best. The older I get, the more I appreciate it, especially in a dry climate.
Love this suggestion, thanks so much! The current one im using is shea and cocoa butter, is that in the right direction?
Definitely in the right direction - if shea butter doesn’t make you break out or make you skin oily, then it’s great! It’s non-comedogenic or mildly comedogenic for most people. And you can buy it in bulk (I used Etsy before but I am sure there are better places).
If you want to be super moisturized, use something with hyaluronic acid in it on damp skin, let it absorb, the put a bit of shea butter on it. You are basically returning moisture to your skin with a humectant then sealing it with an occlusive.
Get a lotion with hyaluronic acid and put it on damp hands. Done.
This is the way. Or I lock in lotion with a hand cream or petroleum jelly, especially overnight.
I got the feeling it will turn out to be cancerous in 10 years, and it’s in everything.
It’s a chemical your body also makes itself inside your joints, among many many other parts of your body.
“The average 70 kg (150 lb) person has roughly 15 grams of hyaluronan in the body, one third of which is turned over (i.e., degraded and synthesized) per day” - Wikipedia
Higher detected levels can be an indicator of cancer but I believe that’s because it helps heal parts of your body, including when maintaining a tumor. So your body ramps it up when it’s growing a tumor not because adding it to your body will cause a tumor to grow. Source
Btw I’m just some guy on the internet, not a doctor.
Is there a brand you recommend?
This is an oldie but a goodie: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.
https://www.cerave.com/skincare/moisturizers/moisturizing-cream
I always wash my hands before applying lotion and not dry them super well so they stay a bit damp, then I put the lotion on.
It puts the lotion on the skin or else it get’s the hose again.
That’s just watered down lotion…
IT PUTS THE LOTION ON THE SKIN OR ELSE IT GETS THE HOSE AGAIN.
I’ve got some bad news about your dog…
It truly is the most sisyphean task, I was just grumbling to myself about it like 30 minutes ago lol
As a massage therapist on any given work day, I probably wash my hands 20+ times a day. I do apply lotion regularly but it’s so hard to keep up. Miss a day? In the winter?!? Definitely cracked skin around my knuckles. At best I still have to watch the types of fabric I wear. That feeling of fabric snagging on tiny invisible imperfections on my skin 😣.
Your description made my skin tighten. Truly what an awful experience. The worst I’ve had is microfiber rags 🤮
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