Skin Care Tip of the Day: Apply and wait five minutes. If you can still feel it, it’s too heavy for you.
For many years, cosmetic companies have formulated moisturizers with heavy oils such as Mineral Oil or Petroleum, to replenish dry skin. But those oils have large molecular structures so they usually end up sitting on the surface of the skin and never truly penetrate the deeper layers of the skin where moisture is needed most. The advancements today tell us it’s all about pushing active ingredients (such as Peptides and Antioxidants) as deep into the skin using advanced delivery systems–and Mineral Oil and Petroleum do not fall in this category.
Your moisturizer should always absorb in the skin, not just sit on the surface. So apply your moisturizer, wait for five minutes and touch your skin. If you can still feel the heaviness on the skin, then it very well may be too rich for you. Your skin acts as a sponge, it takes in what it needs and the rest will sit on top suffocating the skin and potentially leading to clogged pores and dull, tired-looking skin…
Which skin care products are best for you? See our nine skin types or take the Skin Type Quiz and get products recommended.
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Celebrity Esthetician & Skincare Expert
As an esthetician trained in cosmetic chemistry, Renée Rouleau has spent 30 years researching skin, educating her audience, and building an award-winning line of products. Her hands-on experience as an esthetician and trusted skin care expert has created a real-world solution — products that are formulated for nine different types of skin so your face will get exactly what it needs to look and feel its best. Trusted by celebrities, editors, bloggers, and skincare obsessives around the globe, her vast real-world knowledge and constant research are why Marie Claire calls her “the most passionate skin practitioner we know.”
