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I need moisturizer recomendations???
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Thanks dcnga
That's for the face right?
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Yes and body, if you want to use it on your arms or legs but made for face. They have several formulas so look for the one that you feel would be right for your skin type.
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If you want moisturizer that has UV protection, Olay Complete All Day UV Moisturizer Sensitive Skin is worth a try. You will get more information about why it is so good etc. if you google "Dan's Guide to Acne Products".
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I don't think there is any such thing for people who are prone to cosmetically-induced acne, that is, acne from using heavy or occlusive topicals. I can't use them, either.
One thing I used to advise on my own forum was mixing a hyaluronic acid solution (biologically appropriate humectant) with a small amount of commercial moisturizer in the palm before applying. That dilutes the heaviness.
You can make your own or get a plain solution of it from gardenofwisdom.com. There are other sellers, too.
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That sounds good for acne prone skin Kosmeds, but for those not prone to it, I'm hearing that only something containing oil will be a good moisturizer...and applied after you dampen skin. I've been using a spray of Na-PCA which is naturally found in skin but not sure that is the best thing to use or not.
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Yes, that's true: the more occlusive it is, the more effectively it will "moisturize"--what moisturizers really do is provide a barrier to water loss. The thicker that barrier, the lower the water loss.
The most effective "moisturizer" there is is petrolatum. Other oily substances have varying degrees of efficacy.
But most people can't slather their faces with petrolatum without breakout out after a week or so or just don't like the way it feels, so they spend big bucks of things that are lighter and have much higher advertising budgets.
In practice most people prefer things that are watered-down, diluted, not too greasy.
Creams usually have a moderate water content and lotions an even higher water content, but lotions are less effective than creams as far as providing barrier to moisture loss.
NaPCA is a humectant and by itself is not very "moisturizing" but you could mix it with a commercial moisturizer to dilute the moisturizer, which will lessen its efficacy but also lessen it's likelihood of breaking you out, if that is a concern.
If not, use a commercial moisturizer as is.
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