Face creams

The face creams They are essential to keep the skin always well hydrated and protected. In addition to using the product daily and knowing how to apply it correctly, you need to choose a cream that is compatible with your skin type and provides the nutrients it needs.

In cosmetic stores and drugstores, shelves are stuffed with a huge variety of creams, but that doesn't mean you have to choose either one. No buying a cream just because it tastes better or has the most beautiful packaging. Also keep in mind that the most expensive product is not always the best, and using the right product ensures good results and helps maintain skin health and beauty.


How to choose the ideal face cream?

To choose the facial cream, make sure the moisturizer formula matches your skin type and which region of your face needs extra care.

Dry skin: It needs deep hydration as it is vulnerable to dryness and tugging. Therefore, prefer the moisturizing lotions, a kind of lighter cream. Give preference to products with vitamin E, aquaporines, coenzyme Q10 complex, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, PCA-Na and natural extracts such as coffee, rosemary and green tea.

Normal skin: It has the right amount of natural fat and its pores are barely visible, but they need good hydration to prevent dryness. This type of skin is easier to care for as it accepts any kind of cream as long as it contains the active ingredients of aloe vera, elastin, collagen and vitamins A, C and E.


Oily and Mixed Skin: These are skin types that have excessive oiliness, so blackheads and pimples appear more easily. O ideal moisturizing cream For these skin types they must be in an oil-free or gel version and have in their formula demethylsilanedio, an ingredient derived from salicylic acid.

Respect your skin

THE sensitive skin It can be either dry or oily type and its main features are redness, burning and tugging. To relieve these symptoms, it is recommended to use a cream with anti-irritant action that not only soothes and heals but also moisturizes the skin. The components of sensitive skin cream They must contain in their formula essential oils, thermal water, palmidrol (fatty acid), alpha-bisabolol and aloe vera.

Over time, the signs of age begin to emerge and the skin loses its elasticity. And to keep the flabby skin firmer and more revitalized looking, look for the lifting creams. They feature PCA-Na, Natto Extract, Pro-Xylane, soybeans, wheat proteins and natural botanical extracts.

In the case of wrinkles, which arise when collagen production decreases, it is necessary to use anti-aging creams with hiauluronic acid, pro-retinol A, organic silicon, retinoids, Madecassoside and Coffeberry.

THE blemished skin You need creams with bleaching agents, botanical extracts, vitamin C, glycolic, lactic, kojic and salicylic acids and LHA. Women with dark skin or olive should avoid hydroquinone whitening creams as this component removes the natural coloration of the skin and can leave lighter spots on the face.

**DERMATOLOGIST APPROVED** Skincare Routine | RENEE AMBERG (April 2024)


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