What kind of cream should not be smeared on the hands: look for this insidious ingredient in it

It would seem that it should be like this: we smear our hands with cream, and the skin becomes soft, silky and elastic. But sometimes something does not go as planned, and with regular use of the cream, the hands, on the contrary, become dry, dehydrated, pimples, redness and peeling appear on them.

Of course, no one wrote off individual intolerance and allergies, but, most likely, the fact is that there are too many oils in your cream. And not mineral, which many are used to being skeptical of. Like a compress, they simply retain moisture in the epidermis, creating an occlusive film on the surface of the skin.

Paraffin and petroleum jelly can cause swelling, but not dryness. But pure natural oils, which many are used to considering their friends, can be insidious. Yes, in general, they improve the condition of the skin (hands, face, body – it doesn’t matter), but with application, of course. With daily use, oleic acid, which is part of most oils – argan, olive, almond, sunflower, etc. – dissolves the lipid mantle of the stratum corneum of the skin. Due to this, the skin begins to rapidly lose moisture and, with it, firmness and elasticity.

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So remember: natural oils cannot be used every day! And it is easy to find them in the composition: they are called “oil” and are generally indicated on the label before the synthetic ingredients.