Posted on 02/29/2024 9:23:41 AM PST by grundle
“In the hydration test, Crème de La Mer had an increase of 23%,” revealed Musleh, “whereas Nivea Soft had a 95% increase.”
She noted, however, that Nivea’s high moisture reading could be due to its high water content — “Aqua” is listed as the cosmetic’s top ingredient.
And although the less expensive item reigned as the moisturizing champion, the researcher determined that each salve boasted a nearly identical percentage of transepidermal water loss, or TEWL. It’s a measurement that represents the amount of water that escapes from the outermost layer of the skin.
The two applications do, however, consist of extremely similar ingredients.
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Skin creams are a rip-off, period. Skin care is all about your diet.
“Aqua” is listed as the cosmetic’s top ingredient.
Correct! Anyone knows that products catering to women are a ripoff and ten times what men’s product are.
I use some cheap stuff because I work with cutting fluids and other shop chemicals and need to wash frequently. But if it ain’t at Dollar Tree by the quart I ain’t buying it.
There is a huge push now to get men on the same vanity gravy train, and as far as I can tell it seems to be working.
Creme de la Merde.
There is no better skin treatment than a mixture of coconut oil and cooked oatmeal.
I disagree, UV protection is also important.
I will agree about skin creams in general, but hand creams are a different thing.
For people who work with their hands, the best diet in the world isn’t going to heal up dry, cracked skin. O’Keeffe’s Working Hands cream does the trick when I occasionally run in to problems from excessive wear and tear.
Creme de la Mar
Extremely expensive shampoo and conditioner
One scientific study treated a piece of wrinkled leather
(to simulate dry skin) w/ every skin cream made.....expensive and cheap.
But the only thing that erased the wrinkles was......wait for it......plain, old water.
I recently had a demonstration of a very expensive skin-care treatment protocol, one which uses a variety of creams plus a “device.”
The device heats up the skin. A combination of the creams creates an exothermic reaction that also heats the skin.
My skin did look less wrinkly and “crepey.”
The salesman really wanted to make the sale, showing me how the system on-line costs $6,000 but I can get it in Honduras for only $1,800. (I was on a cruise that had stopped in Honduras.) But I sat there thinking about the chemical/physical/biochemical processes really going on.
Of course the “system” was able to show immediate dewrinkling results. I figure that the heat caused a bit of localized edema, which puffed up the skin to give the appearance of smoother skin. The eye serum contains something that shrinks slightly when it dries, which smooths out sagging skin under the eyes.
It was all a scam.
I just stick with the moisturizers (with SPF) that I get at the drugstore. They work fine.
“But the only thing that erased the wrinkles was......wait for it......plain, old water.”
That was my question about this experiment. Did she do a control experiment using water?
Being an earth mother hippie type, I did my own investigation, and found almond and coconut oil to be the best things for washing my face and moisturizing with. I have my own homemade hand and body cream involving bees wax and oils which is delightful and works better than any bottle from the store. I have been using my own toothpaste for 2 years, too, and it’s incredible. I guess I can add I discovered a combination of natural ingredients that have helped my grow in. Make my own laundry detergent, too.
So Creme de la Merde lost?
I’m 72 and don’t have a wrinkle on my face, never used soap or lotion on my face just plain H2O. Not genetics my sisters have plenty of wrinkles but they were always slathering some sort of lotion on their skin. Oh and sunbathing does not help.
I’ve used Nivea Soft twice a day for years. I would be smug and braggadocious right now, but this will probably cause a shortage and spike the price.
My daughter in law always said, “You can have a nice ass or a nice face. You can’t have both”
What she means is you can diet and lose weight to get a nice slender figure, but by losing weight you are going to have a sagging, wrinkled face. No amount of face cream is going to fix all that loose skin on your face.
Pine tar soap is the only thing I use. Antibacterial, antimicrobial and it smells like a campfire.
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