The importance of moisturizing your skin.
By Joanie
@Freelanzer (10744)
Canada
August 21, 2018 11:37am CST
According to beauty experts, moisturizing your skin daily is essential for soft and beautiful skin. You can have great skin at any age and even though genetics play a role in our skin type, we all need a little help along the way.
Lack of moisturizer could result in flaky, scaly and itchy skin which can also age faster. A great time to moisturizer is after a shower as showers are known to strip your skin of essential nutrients and dry it out. I must admit that I am not as rigid about applying moister as I used to be.
How often do you moisturize your skin?
What kind of moisturizers work best for you?
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14 responses
@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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21 Aug 18
i am too lazy. i moisturize when i remember that I need to moisturize hihi. I use Nature Republic's Aloe vera gel.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
21 Aug 18
Never heard of that one but I will look it up. I like anything with aloe in it. Yes I too am lazy when it comes to daily moisturizing.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
21 Aug 18
@Iam_jauntyjen I like that you can use it for more than one thing. Cool!
@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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21 Aug 18
@Freelanzer it's a Korean product. Mang people love it.You can also use it gor your hair and lips.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
21 Aug 18
I do this daily. I am a fan of the Bath and Body works creams. They hold moisture in better than the lotions do.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
24 Aug 18
@Freelanzer You are welcome. Also, creams are better than lotions for moisture.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
21 Aug 18
Thanks for the tip. I have never tried that brand.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
22 Aug 18
@Freelanzer Sometimes cucumber gel, sometimes aloe gel.
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@moffittjc (118556)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Aug 18
Don't laugh, but I have been known to use my girlfriend's Oil of Olay products for myself! I got to stay young looking somehow! lol
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
24 Aug 18
How sneaky, but I guess she doesn't mind.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
26 Aug 18
@moffittjc Or could just be you have the good genes.
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@moffittjc (118556)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Aug 18
@Freelanzer Well, I'm not sneaky about it, she knows I use it, but it's not something I just tell everybody about! haha. But the way I see it, if it works, then I'm the one who's going to have the last laugh. Everybody already says I look way younger than my actual age, so it must be helping somewhat, right?
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
21 Aug 18
Nice post, and thanks for the tips.
My wife really likes Aveno. I know that keeping your skin moist also keeps your skin young looking and very healthy!
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
21 Aug 18
You are welcome. It helps remind me too that I should do a better job of moisturizing.
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
21 Aug 18
@Freelanzer , I also am told that washing with cold, rather than very warm or hot water is much safer and simply better for the face and hands. Hot or very warm water is damaging to the skin I think but don't quote me on that.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
21 Aug 18
@lookatdesktop Makes sense because warm or hot water tend to dry out your skin faster. But it does take some courage to splash cold water on the face but I do this when I wake first thing in the morning - just to stay awake.
@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
21 Aug 18
I used to when I would go out to work daily but since I am mostly at home, I don't always. I do like to use coconut oil or organic creams.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
22 Aug 18
I drink a lot of water and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. I have a hand moisturizer but rarely use it. Sometimes in the winter, I use it once in a while.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
22 Aug 18
I guess you have to feed the skin from the inside as well and water and fruits and vegetables are ideal.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
11 Nov 19
That is a good habit and seems like it is working.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
28 Aug 18
I apply it after a bath; sometimes when I find the mood, I apply on the face before bed.
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@Hannihar (129538)
• Israel
7 Oct 18
@Freelanzer
I use a mosturizer I get here in Jerusalem that I put on after my shower.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
13 Oct 18
After a shower is a good time to use moisturizer
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@Hannihar (129538)
• Israel
14 Oct 18
@Freelanzer
Actually what I use is body lotion and it is very nice.
@dgobucks226 (34417)
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31 Oct 19
I should moisturize more but do on occasion, especially during the winter months. That is a very good tip on doing it after a shower which I have done.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
1 Nov 19
The winter months are really hard on the skin.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
11 Oct 18
I try to do it every day but it ends up being every other day, i get lazy ahahaha
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
13 Oct 18
I too get lazy sometimes but try to moisturize a few times a week
