Kaedah memilih pelembab

Setiap orang perlu menggunakan pelembab, sama ada di muka atau di bahagian lain badan, bagi menjaga kulit daripada menjadi terlalu kering. Kulit yang kering lebih cepat mengalami proses penuaan dan menyebabkan kulit cepat berkedut.

Dermatologis menggariskan beberapa panduan untuk memilih jenis (krim, lotion atau minyak pelembab) dan ketebalan pelembab muka dan badan yang sesuai, yang mana ia bergantung kepada beberapa faktor seperti keadaan dan jenis kulit seseorang, seperti kulit yang kering (gatal) atau normal, kulit yang sensitif, kulit mudah tumbuh jerawat, kulit yang ada eczema, kulit alergik, dan lain-lain.

Perincian tentang kaedah memilih pelembab yang sesuai dengan berbagai jenis kulit dipanjangkan di bawah ini untuk dikongsi… semoga bermanfaat.

Choosing the Right Moisturizer for Your Skin

By Wendy C. Fries

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

It seems easy enough when you jot it down on your to-do list: Buy moisturizer. But wander the skin care aisles and you quickly learn that the choices can be confounding. There are face creams, body and facial moisturizers, and lotions or ointments for dry, sensitive, light, or dark skin. Add in antiaging ingredients and sunscreens, and it’s even more confusing.

How can you choose the right moisturizer for your skin? To find out, the author asked dermatologists to share their fast, no-nonsense tips. It turns out that choosing a moisturizer is easier than you may think.

Skin Moisturizers: Cream, Lotion, or Ointment?

No matter what your skin type, you should use a moisturizer. The thickness of the moisturizer you choose depends on your skin type.

If you’ve got itchy or dry skin, you’ll probably want to lock in moisture with a thick ointment. Creams are thinner, help hydrate, and are good for normal skin. Lotions are the lightest (water is their main ingredient) and are a good match for oily skin.

You should also base the thickness of the moisturizer on when and where you use it on your body. “Choose a light moisturizer for day and a heavier one for nighttime,” says Florida dermatologist Andrea Cambio, MD. Or choose a thicker cream for your body and a lightweight moisturizing lotion for your face. You’ll also want to stick with lighter, hydrating moisturizers in the summer months.

Choosing a Moisturizer: What to Look For

Use these guidelines to pick the right type of moisturizer for your skin.

* Sun protection. No matter what skin type you have, just about every dermatologist recommends getting a moisturizer with a sunscreen of at least SPF 15. If you’re getting it for your face, Cambio suggests looking for one that is oil- and fragrance-free and has an SPF of 30.

* Antioxidants. Moisturizers with antioxidants such as green tea, chamomile, pomegranate, or licorice root extract may help keep any skin type looking fresh and healthy. Antioxidants help neutralize free radicals — molecules that break down skin cells.

* For oily or acne-prone skin. “I like alpha-hydroxy acids, which are also antiaging,” says Chicago dermatologist Carolyn Jacob, MD. If you’re prone to acne, you’ll also want to look for a non-comedogenic facial moisturizer, which won’t clog pours.

* For dry skin. Aim for a heavier moisturizer and look for ingredients like hyaluronic acid and dimethicone, which help keep skin hydrated. Glycerin, propylene glycol, proteins, and urea also help attract water to your skin, while lanolin, mineral oil, and petrolatum lock in moisture.

* For sensitive skin. Use a hypoallergenic and fragrance-free moisturizer. “In general, choose one that contains less than 10 ingredients,” suggests California dermatologist Sonia Badreshia-Bansal, MD. Fewer ingredients mean fewer potential interactions with fragile skin.

* For itchy skin. If a hypoallergenic moisturizing cream doesn’t relieve itching, try a 1% hydrocortisone steroid skin cream for one week, but no longer. If this doesn’t resolve the itch, talk to your doctor. You may have a more serious skin problem.

* If you have eczema. Use a thick moisturizing ointment containing petrolatum, or simply use petroleum jelly. Either of these will help sooth cracks and keep skin supple.