Hello guys,
Lately I've got really big skin problems.
Altough I creamed my face every day twice my T-Zone gets drier and drier.
The products I used were the NIVEA soft and the normal NIVEA creme.
I never thought about the products were the problem...
(from now on I draw up my posts in English improving my language skills, sorry if there are any mistakes☻)
So I researched a little bit on the Internet and I came across some very interesting facts:
Most of skin products contain glycerin. What's this in general?
Glycerol is a simple trivalent alcohol which is often used as a food additive and in pharmacy industry. Examples are cough syrup, suppositories and in most of our sweets because glycerin has a a sweet taste. It is also processed in cigarettes. Glycerol is often gained from palm oil or coconut oil (plant-based production) or from mineral oil (synthetic production).
The substance is able to bind water that is why it is used to keep things moist - like our skin.
So, glycerol is a good idea, isn't it?
Glycerol takes the humidity from the air and bind the water to make our skin soft.
But there is one problem: in winter months our air humidity is low. That means the substance can't work correctly and isn't able to take the water from the air. Instead of that glycerin picks the missing humidity out of our connective tissue and deeper skin layer - our skin losts important water from the inside. Our skin gets drier. To avoid that glycerol shouldn't be contained more than 10% (in creams) So if you read on your skin product glycerol is one of the top ingredient (like in my NIVEA creams) - than maybe this is your problem.
(read more here (German page))
And now I come up to the very subject: After my research I was now looking for a face cream without any glycerin - not as easy as I thought. At home I can't find anything and I was a bit shocked because in most creams glycerin was one of the first three ingredients. In a forum I read about the German brand Dr.Hauschka - a business which only uses natural ingredients. Their every-day cream "Rose Day Cream" with no glycerin. I get it from pharmacy. It is not the cheapest product - 30 ml for 20,50 €. In the morning after washing my face I put the cream on and make up. I saw a very big difference my T-Zone doesn't peel off that much like the days before. The product smells very like rose - not that cheap-extreme-fake-smell like in drugstores, I really like it. I don't really need much product just a little bit on my finger. It feels very smooth and hydrating on my skin. My redness next to my nose, my biggest problem, disappears clearly.
I think the before and after effect will be intensified using the product regularly.
I will check and let you know about it in a few weeks☻
I will check and let you know about it in a few weeks☻
See you!
