May 12, 2009

The Best Moisturizer For Face And Body

We were told for a long time that the best moisturizer for face creams was petrolatum. This ingredient, as it happens is petroleum jelly " which is not a good moisturizer at all! It doesn't penetrate into the skin, so it really does nothing to moisturize, it feels greasy and of course, it can do more harm than good since petrolatum can clog pores!

When youre looking for facial moisturizers you'll want to avoid synthetic chemical ingredients. Even if you don't have particularly sensitive skin, the ingredients found in many moisturizers can irritate your skin, trigger allergic reactions and some are even toxins! You may not see any visible irritation, but your skin knows the difference and these ingredients are causing damage.

When your skin reacts to these irritants, damage occurs. In the course of trying to eliminate the toxins from your skin, your skin cells and connective tissues are damaged. Chronic low-level inflammation from unnatural skin care products lead to premature aging in skin.

The best facial moisturizer to use is one which does not contain these chemical irritants, toxins and allergens and is free of preservatives and artificial fragrances. The moisturizers you should be using are ones which contain all natural ingredients including ones with natural anti-inflammatory properties. You'll also want antioxidants to be included, since these prevent cellular damage from free radicals.

In order to ensure your skin gets the proper amount of nutrition it requires, its vital that you only use products made entirely from natural ingredients. Remember, while the outer layer of skin is naturally replaced approximately once a month in young healthy people, the process slows down significantly as we start to age.

In the not too distant past, Glycerin was considered the best facial moisturizer around and was able to increase the moisture in skin by 5%. Thanks to all the relentless research which has been carried out over the years, this is not longer the only option we have.

A New Zealand company has come up with a protein called functional keratin. Facial moisturizers which include this ingredient can increase skin moisture levels by more than 20% with a single use! This is a formula which offers a variety of other benefits and is the most effective facial moisturizer available while still being all natural and safe to use.

Unlike most moisturizers, functional keratin produces a long lasting effect on your skin. Even after 24 hours, the skin still has moisture levels which are 20% higher than before using the product. Regular use of functional keratin helps your skin to retain moisture, increasing average moisture levels by 11%.

Its now an undeniable fact that Functional Keratin is the best facial moisturizer for face and body creams due to its ability to stimulate the natural function of cellular replacement. Considering that the speed of this process can be increased by as much as 160%, its hardly surprising that so many people from all over the world have come to accept that Functional Keratin really is the best facial moisturizer.

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