Moisturizing Day Cream – maintaining proper skin hydration

Moisturizing Day Cream. For centuries, women in the pursuit of a youthful appearance take care of the skin of the face. In the past, they used to do it at home with methods based on natural ingredients. They used herbal or milk mixtures which ensured smoothness and hydration. Nowadays, we are observing a trend of wanting to go back to living a life in harmony with nature. Cosmetic companies are looking for natural sources of substances rich in vitamins, minerals and elements that positively influence the skin. What is important, these substances are not contaminated with air pollution, heavy metals, and smog. Companies are changing the philosophy and firmly integrating care for the environment into their principles.

There is also a growing awareness of consumers. Because they expect the Moisturizing Day Cream to be organic, vegan, free of harmful substances, friendly to the environment and skin. Most of them are not familiar with chemical compositions. So they choose one with a natural ingredient, e.g. vitamin C or noni fruit extract. Minimalism is also important. So we choose one that has one or a few main ingredients at high concentration. Because often a product containing 10-20 components has also a trace amount of it in the whole composition.

In the beginning, customers prefer to pay more for a good moisturizing day cream than to undergo invasive beauty treatments. Because it is better to prevent early than to cure care neglect later. Nobody wants to look like a victim of unsuccessful beauty treatments.

The main task of the moisturizing day cream

Day cream should provide the skin with an adequate level of hydration. This is because during the day our skin is exposed to negative external factors. These include UV radiation, toxic, polluted environment, smog, wind, frost. And also dry air in air-conditioned rooms, heated rooms in winter, heavy makeup on the skin, poor diet, and stress. All of this can contribute to water loss and drying of the skin. Such dehydrated and weakened skin is prone to damage. It also undergoes the process of skin ageing more quickly. What is more, it can be a cause of the development of many skin problems. When we are applying the foundation on dry skin, especially overdried areas are noticeable. Additionally the skin peels off looks bad. Therefore, optimal hydration adds energy and glow to the skin and ensures its proper protection against water loss.

What do you expect from your day cream?

Most people expect from their day cream proper skin hydration. A good base for a foundation will provide the skin with nutrients throughout the day. It also prevents water loss and skin dryness. Other priorities are keeping a young, fresh look for longer.

What is the first thing that you pay attention to when choosing a day cream?

These are factors such as: the cream consistency. If it is well absorbed, if it does not clog pores and does not leave a greasy layer. The important fact is also immediate feeling of hydration, soft and elastic to touch skin, fragrance, smoothing and tightening of the skin, soothing, illumination or matting and UV protection.

A secondary issue, but still very important, is a long-term action

That means improving the condition of the skin, reducing wrinkles, improving elasticity, brightening the skin, even colour and getting rid of discolouration and pimples, pleasant to the touch, fresh, smooth, firm skin.

Lastly, the packaging itself, the brand, availability or price – we are willing to pay more for good quality.

How to choose a good day cream?

When choosing a day cream, focus on the content of natural ingredients and extracts. Search for substances that actively participate in the processes of building collagen fibres and biological regeneration of the epidermis, as well as those, which stimulate fibroblasts to collagen and elastin production and the synthesis of hyaluronic acid. Carefully check the composition on the packaging, it is arranged in descending order. At the very beginning, you will find the ingredients that are at the highest amount and then the components with the lowest amount.

If the manufacturer is praising precious oil and it is at the end of the list of components, it means that its content in the cream is traceable. Also bet on simple, few-component products, thanks to which the care will become more effective and easy. By choosing a cream that has 2-5 main ingredients, you can be sure that they are at a high concentration and you will feel their beneficial effect on your skin. Contrary to cosmetics with a long list of components, where the content of individual elements is minimal when compared to the total and they will not give any effects.

You need to pay attention, to choose the day cream suitable for your skin type (dry, oily, combination or normal) and your individual needs, i.e. skin lesions with which we have a problem such as an acne, pimples, discolouration, spider veins, wrinkles, grey complexion, skin lacking glow.

What are the ingredients of a good day cream?

Protection / Hydration / Structure – we think these 3 aspects are worth paying attention to when choosing a day cream. Both protection against harmful external factors and pollution is important, as well as systematic, proper hydration of the skin and supporting the processes of rebuilding collagen fibres under the skin. These planes overlap with each other and have a significant impact on the maintenance of healthy skin.

Beneficial ingredients that you should pay attention to when buying a moisturizing day cream include:

• Mushrooms – they have a positive effect on immunity, their micronutrients strengthen the skin’s protective barrier. Through adaptogenic properties, they restore its balance.
• Green tea – valued for its antioxidant properties, contains polyphenols that strongly protect the skin against the negative effects of oxidative stress.
• Herbs – they are cleansing from toxic substances, this is an extremely important issue nowadays when you need to counteract the negative impact of smog and pollution on the skin. You can mention here: ginger or mugwort.
• Vitamin C – called the ‘vitamin of youth’, it protects against discolouration, ensuring an even colour of the skin. However, the lack of it in the human body makes the skin grey, pale and lacking radiance. Additionally, it influences the proper production of collagen. The best one is of a natural origin, it revives and brightens the complexion.
• Collagen – its fibres present in the skin are responsible for the elasticity and firmness of the skin. The first sign of its deficiency is losing the firmness of the skin and the appearance of wrinkles, to the causes of its natural decrease we can include stress, diet and age. These factors can interfere with its natural production. Collagen binds water, which protects the skin against the loss of moisture and its quick-drying as a result of external factors.

Cream with these ingredients is also worth-buying:

• Retinol – nourishes, rejuvenates, adds elasticity to the skin and gradually diminishes discoloration. When used regularly, it stimulates fibroblasts to increase the production of collagen and elastin.
• Argan oil – known for its moisturizing and nourishing properties.
• Snail mucus – intensively smoothes, tightens and nourishes the skin. It has regenerative properties that rebuild damaged tissues, it penetrates deep under the skin, thus ensuring an adequate level of hydration.
• Bee venom – has antibacterial properties, it ensures smoothness and a feeling of firmness.
• Ceramides – they are a part of the protective lipid layer of the skin, this is why it is worth strengthening it to maintain its firmness and optimal level of hydration.
• Aloe extract – acknowledged for its moisturizing and soothing properties. It stimulates fibroblasts to increased collagen production and also delays the ageing process of the skin.

What’s more should contain good day cream?

• Vitamin E – slows down the skin aging process and neutralizes the effects of free radicals.
• Chia seed extract – supports the maintenance of moisture, moisturizes, smoothes, and has a positive effect on skin elasticity.
• Asiatic pennywort – rejuvenates by stimulating collagen synthesis, regenerates and has anti-inflammatory properties.
• Borage oil – especially beneficial for dry and sensitive skin, it moisturizes and retains water in the skin, additionally intensively nourishes and regenerates.
• Probiotics – they ensure the balance of the microbiome, i. e. the protective microflora of the skin.
• Hyaluronic acid – safe for the skin, used in aesthetic medicine treatments, helps to retain moisture, participates in the construction of collagen fibres.
• Matrixyl 3000 – is an anti-aging ingredient with high efficiency in reducing wrinkles, its action means skin revitalization. It regenerates and intensely moisturizes the skin. It is compared to retinol, but in its case, there are no negative side effects such as reddening, burning or peeling of the skin.

These ingredients you should also have in your cream:

• Avocado oil – penetrates deep layers of the skin, stimulating the reconstruction of the lipid layer, leaving a feeling of relief and hydration.
• Noni fruit extract – it is a source of antioxidants, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, copper and iron, provitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins and beneficial proteins and caring enzymes. These ingredients contribute to the hydration and youthful, fresh look of the skin, and additionally slow down the ageing processes.
• Nutrients – called bioelements or biogenic elements, they are divided into micro and macro elements. Their presence is necessary during the body’s internal processes, which are essential for the construction and regeneration of tissues, they can stimulate cellular processes. They moisturize, oxygenate, energize, strengthen, protect, act as antioxidants, they have a soothing effect and support the treatment of skin inflammations. Macronutrients are, for example, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, while micronutrients (oligo-elements) are trace elements, including iodine, selenium, iron, boron, fluorine, cobalt, copper, chromium, zinc, molybdenum, manganese, chlorine, sodium, silicon, magnesium, cobalt, vanadium (ultra-element).

See also: Face peeling for smooth skin

To summarize. Moisturizing Day Cream

To achieve the effect of deeply moisturized skin, you have to remember about regularity. This is a process that should be a daily routine for everyone. If you skip this stage of the morning care, you will notice the effects of it after many years, e.g. in the form of prematurely wrinkled and flaccid skin. Bet on minimalism and simplicity, it’s better to invest in one good cream with a few solid ingredients that will be concentrated.

Focus on your weak points, which is what you want to strengthen. Remember! Moisturize, protect and support the skin by nourishing its inner layer, where the construction of collagen fibres takes place because whether the skin will be firm and full of the natural glow depends on it.