Moisturise and Shine with these skin moisturizing tips!

Understanding Skin Moisture

Dry Skin vs Dehydrated Skin

Dry skin lacks natural oils.
Dehydrated skin lacks water (can occur in any skin type, even oily).
These are often confused and may lead to ineffective product use.

Why Skin Loses Moisture

All skin naturally loses moisture through evaporation (amount may vary between skin types)
Other factors can also affect the amount of moisture loss:
Hot or prolonged showers
Cleansing (important but may strip skin’s natural moisturizing components)
Overuse of alcohol-based sanitising products, exfoliants or high pH soaps
Environmental factors: cold temperatures, low humidity (e.g. Air Conditioning), sun damage
Skincare routines focused more on cleansing or exfoliating than replenishing

Types of Moisturizing Ingredients

Emollients– soften & smooth skin by soaking into gaps between skin cells. Many emollients can also function as occlusive. These are mostly oils and butters.
Occlusives – form a protective barrier on top of skin to help slow moisture loss. These are most oils, waxes & butters.
Emollients & Occlusives moisturize but do not add hydration (i.e. water).
Humectants, such as glycerin, propanediol, amino acids and hyaluronic acid, hydrate by attracting and holding water in the skin. Hydrated skin appears fuller and plumper!

Active ingredients – Many active ingredients can contribute to improving skin moisture and barrier function, such as niacinamide, panthenol (synthetic), aloe vera extract (natural/naturally derived) and ectoin (biofermentation) to name a few.

Moisturizing Products & Different Skin Types

Dry skin that lacks oils needs more emollients / occlusives than other skin types but can still benefit from humectants
Oily skin still needs hydration, moisturizers for oily skin usually contain more humectants and less oils (such as some creams, gels and gel-cremes)

Combination skin needs a balance between both!

Moisturizing Face vs Body

The skin on the face is thinner but produces more sebum.
The skin on the body tends to be thicker and a drier compared to face
Therefore most people may prefer lighter textures with less oils like creams or gel for the face compared to body products that may have richer textures like butters and oils.

Our Moisturizing Body Care Products

Whipped Body Butter – The shea butter and mango butter melts at skin temperature, feeling light, soft and silky. Warning: Please don’t mistake the vanilla body butter as a delicious dessert!
Moisturizing Body Oil – More oily than the body butter. Use directly on wet skin after a shower to help seal in moisture and restore the skin oils! The main ingredient is rice bran oil which contains antioxidants such as oryzanol and vitamin E. Each moisturizing oil also contains essential oils to leave skin naturally fragrant.
Lotion Bars – This product spreads a bit shorter compared to the aforementioned moisturizers but are great for travel and dry areas like the hands, folds of elbows and knees. The main ingredients include beeswax, shea butter and mango butter.

Our Moisturizing Face Care Products

Green Tea Face Cream – This formula is more recommended for combination or oily skin type. It contains strawberry seed oil which is rich in linoleic acids.
Lavender & Orange Face Cream – More suitable for drier skin type as it contains shea butter and rice bran oil to help support the skin barrier.