Moisturising your skin has many benefits. The most obvious being that it helps to keep your skin moist and hydrated throughout the day. This is important because dry skin ages more quickly than skin which is moist, and as a result, tends to develop fine lines and wrinkles quicker. In addition, moisturising your skin also helps to protect it from free radicals, as many moisturisers now contain antioxidants. Free radical damage is known to be a significant cause of facial aging, so if you can protect your skin against this form of damage, then your skin is going is age much more slowly thereby allowing you to hold onto your looks for longer.
However, moisturising your skin is not simply a matter of choosing a moisturiser and then applying it to your skin, because everyone has a slightly different type of skin which means that we all react differently to different kinds of moisturisers. It is therefore important when choosing a skin moisturiser, to choose one that matches your skin type.
This way you can help to ensure that you get the most benefit out of whatever moisturiser you are applying, and also minimise your risk of suffering from adverse reactions or undesirable side effects. Below we will look at some of the major skin types, and what type of moisturiser is best suited for it. Hopefully, this should then make it a lot easier for you to choose the best moisturiser and to choose one from which you will gain great benefit from.
Oily Skin
If you have an oily skin type it means that your skin naturally produces more oil, or sebum, than other skin types. As a result, the best type of moisturiser to use for oily skin is one that is non oil based. Using an oil based moisturiser on oily skin can cause it to become too oily, which can then not only make your skin look greasy, but could increase your risk of suffering from outbreaks of spots.
Normal Skin
Normal skin is considered to be the ideal type of skin, and it tends to work well with any type of moisturiser. If you have normal skin, you can therefore use virtually any type of moisturiser. You may, however, want to experiment with different types of moisturisers to see which one gives you the most benefit and the one which feels the best once applied to your skin. Another consideration you may want to take into account is what you hope to gain from that moisturiser. For example, if you are looking for anti aging benefits from your skin cream, then choose one that offers such benefits.
Acne Skin
Acne skin is quite similar to oily skin, because it produces more oil than other types of skin. However, this skin type is much more prone to developing outbreaks of spots and pimples due to high levels of acne bacteria on the surface of the skin. As a result, the best type of moisturiser to use for acne skin is one that is antibacterial, as this will help to keep the numbers of acne bacteria under control and thus minimise acne outbreaks. If you find that your skin is too oily after using such products, you may want to use a non oil based moisturiser or even cleansers that contain alcohol to help dry out your skin.
Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin can be very fussy about what you put on it. If you put the wrong type of moisturiser, or other type of skin care product, on sensitive skin, it could suffer an adverse reaction such as inflammation, skin sensitivity or skin allergy. The best type of moisturiser to use on sensitive skin therefore is one that contains few ingredients, as it is the ingredients which are found in skin care products which can cause sensitive skin to react badly. If you choose a skin care product with few ingredients, however, you can help to minimise the risk of adverse reactions from occurring. If you still find that your skin reacts badly to man made moisturisers, you may want to consider using a natural moisturiser that does not contain any artificial ingredients such as coconut oil or emu oil.
