Face, body, hair: how to choose your moisturizer?

In every season, moisturizing your face and body is an essential step to protect your skin from external aggressors and delay the effects of aging. Your beauty routine would not be quite complete without considering the hydration of your hair, which can quickly become dry and difficult to style. Face, body, hair: which products should you choose to hydrate yourself properly?

Hydration: appropriate care and a healthy lifestyle

When your skin is dehydrated, it becomes rough and uncomfortable, and small blemishes may appear. In winter, the cold dries out the skin, which causes redness and tightness. In summer, the sun, air conditioning, sea bathing, or pool chlorine take over. Attacked in every season, your skin never gets a break. This is why it must be hydrated all year round, and not just in winter, as is sometimes believed. The right reflex is to adopt a moisturizing treatment adapted to your skin type and to apply it morning and night. For washing, avoid using soaps, which are too harsh. Prefer paraben-free shower gels or syndets (soap-free dermatological bars). A balanced diet, with a sufficient intake of fruits and vegetables (full of water), and consuming a liter and a half of water per day will also help you have beautiful, well-hydrated skin.

How to choose your face moisturizer?

For the face, moisturizing products come in the form of cream. For normal skin, a good "classic" moisturizing cream will be perfectly suitable. If your skin is dry, creams rich in fats, of the "water-in-oil" type, are recommended. If your skin is combination or oily, you should adopt lighter, "oil-in-water" textures to avoid excess sebum and the appearance of pimples. After 30, anti-aging formulas are recommended to prevent skin sagging and the appearance of the first wrinkles.

Body hydration: textures for all skin types

Body moisturizers come in different forms: milk, cream, butter, and oil. You will choose them according to your skin type, your age, and your personal tastes. If your skin is normal, body milks will hydrate it correctly. Their light texture makes them particularly pleasant to use, as they dry quickly, allowing you to get dressed shortly after application. If you have dry skin, choose creams instead, as they are more moisturizing. They are effective, but can be a bit "sticky," which is not always appreciated.

The pleasure of essential oils for moisturizing your skin

If you like essential oils, you can choose cosmetics that contain them, of course. You can also mix a few drops of a moisturizing essential oil into your products: hemp essential oil, which protects against free radicals; carrot, with regenerating properties; patchouli, a healing oil with a delicious scent; or geranium, with antiseptic virtues. Since essential oils are highly concentrated, never apply them directly to the skin. You risk burning it or causing photosensitivity spots to appear.

Body butters and oils, friends of very dry skin

If your skin is very dry, forget body milks and creams. Turn instead to butters (shea and coconut), which will provide comfort and suppleness. Rich in fats, these formulas nourish the skin deeply. Application is done by warming a dab of product in the palm of your hand, which you then apply while massaging to help it penetrate well. Other possibilities for nourishing your very dry skin: body oils. They are effective but leave a greasy film. To avoid this problem, use "dry" oils (argan, sweet almond, jojoba) instead, which have a dry feel and identical properties to classic oils. Practical and versatile, these multi-use oils can be used for both the body and the hair.

"Natural" recipes to nourish and hydrate dry hair

Hair is also frequently dehydrated. Attacked by the sun and wind or chemical treatments, it loses its suppleness and becomes brittle and split. Many nourishing oils can come to the rescue of your hair: coconut, olive, avocado, sweet almond, argan… Apply them only to the lengths. Then wrap your hair in a warm towel and wait 30 minutes before washing it with a mild shampoo. If you have an oily scalp, opt for jojoba or hazelnut oil instead. Another beneficial plant to help thirsty hair regain shine and radiance is aloe vera, to be used as a mask in gel form. As with the oils, leave it on for 30 minutes before shampooing with a mild cleanser.

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