Moisturizing creams for problem skin

Each skin type requires its own, properly selected moisturizing cream. Often, when treating acne, vesicular and papular rashes, which are more common with oily skin, peeling and redness are observed. People with dry or normal skin face the same problem.

Factors leading to dryness and flaking of the skin:

• facial skin care using aggressive products (using regular soap or alcohol-based lotion, medications for treating the face that contain antibiotics);
• unfavorable meteorological conditions (bright sun, strong wind);
• vitamin deficiency, especially group B.

Dehydrated skin must be filled with moisture.

The following components must be present in the composition of a moisturizing cream for problem skin:

• Tocopherol (vit. E) – has a protective effect against UV rays, improves cell trophism, and has a softening effect on the skin.
• Hyaluronate – helps retain moisture in the epidermis.
• Glycerin – present in almost all moisturizing creams. Prevents the formation of comedones, helps maintain the water balance in the upper layers of the skin.
• Provitamin B5 – activates the skin’s ability to regenerate, provides nutrition to cells, and intensively moisturizes the upper layers of the epidermis.
• Bisabolol is a substance contained in chamomile extract. It soothes, protects the skin from redness and inflammation, has a moisturizing and restorative effect.
• Glucose + Vitamin C – stimulates collagen production, has a protective effect against the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation. Helps reduce, LHA (Lipo-HydroxyAcid) – a compound of phenolic (2-hydroxybenzoic, salicylic) acid with lipids. Gently and effectively exfoliates microscopic particles of the epidermis.
• Zinc – has an anti-inflammatory effect, normalizes the activity of the sebaceous glands.
• Squalane is an extract from olives. It moisturizes and improves skin respiration.
• Phenolic acid – antiphlogistic, antimycotic effects. Stimulates the renewal of epidermal cells. Actively frees skin pores from excess sebum, smoothes fine expression wrinkles.
• Laminaria (extract) – normalizes the process of sebum production, has a strengthening and anti-inflammatory effect, and also saturates the upper layers of the epidermis with nutrients.
• Ceramides are special molecules that help form additional protection against negative environmental impacts, free radicals, toxins, etc. They restore the normal structure of damaged cells. Reduce peeling.

Before using a moisturizer for oily skin, it is necessary to thoroughly treat the face with lotion. Then it is necessary to apply a drying anti-inflammatory remedy and allow it to be absorbed. After a quarter of an hour, remove the excess with a napkin. Then apply a moisturizer and wait until it is completely absorbed.

If the skin is prone to dryness, then thermal water (Avene, Vichy, Uriage, etc.) can be useful, as it has moisturizing and antiphlogistic properties. For more intensive moisturizing of the upper layers of the epidermis, special products will be required.

The modern beauty industry offers a huge number of non-comedogenic gels and creams for saturating problem skin with moisture. Among such manufacturers: Vichy; Avene; Clinique; Pure Line.

Non-comedogenic moisturizers

The main functions of moisturizing creams are protection, nutrition, effective moisturizing without the formation of comedones (small black dots on the skin surface filled with sebum). Any cosmetic cream can be considered non-comedogenic. Everything depends on the individual sensitivity of the skin to the care product. If you buy a certain cream in a store, then for some people it will be ideal, for others there will be single black dots, and others will suffer from local allergic reactions (itching and irritation of the skin where the cream is applied).

However, there are a number of face creams that do not cause blockage of the sebaceous glands. Such cosmetics have a light, airy structure. They contain special components that do not cause accumulation of additional fat on the skin surface. Gel and milk products are considered non-comedogenic. Their main feature is almost instant absorption. If the cream is well absorbed in a short time and does not leave a shiny shine on the skin as a result of its action, then it is suitable for use in the presence of problematic oily skin.

A cosmetic, moisture-rich, non-comedogenic cream may contain the following ingredients:

• phenolic (salicylic) acid and benzoyl peroxide - have anti-inflammatory properties, cleanse the face of dead skin cells, accelerate the healing of microcracks, have a narrowing effect on skin pores, normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands, reducing sebum secretion;
• chamomile extract, calendula, essential oils of green tea and tea tree - cleanse the skin, eliminate inflammation;
• allantoin – has healing and regenerating properties, effectively cleanses and tightens pores, making the surface of the facial skin smoother;
• UV protection factors – reduce the harmful effects of bright sunlight.

Vichy Normaderm. It has an intense hydrating effect, narrows enlarged pores, has a matting effect on the skin surface, cleanses the epidermis from small keratinized particles thanks to its three-component composition - phenolic, glycolic and LHA acids.

Active ingredients: lipo-hydroxy, phenolic, hydroxyacetic acids; glycerin, alcohol.

Negative aspects – the drug contains alcohol.

Capacity: 50 ml.

Avene Clean AC. Intensively moisturizing cream that has a soothing effect on irritated facial skin. Contains useful and nutritious substances. Has a light texture. Can be quickly absorbed. Perfect for facial skin care even in winter.

Negative sides: may leave an oily shine on the skin, which can be easily removed with a paper napkin; prone to pilling; not suitable as a make-up base in the summer season; contains parabens.

Active ingredients: thermal water; pumpkin extract; zinc gluconate; propylene glycol (E1520); lipid compounds (triglycerides); bisabolol; beneficial nutrients.

Volume 40 ml.

Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions cream is a luxury cosmetic product.

Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions has a hydrating and degreasing effect at the same time. Relieves inflammation and irritation. Promotes active saturation of the epidermis with moisture. Softly and gently cares for the skin of the face.

Active ingredients: purified water; extracts of kelp (sugar kelp), oats, chamomile, witch hazel; extracts of green tea and seaweed; proteinogenic amino acid (glycine); mint camphor; phenolic acid, caffeine, propane-1,2,3-triol (glycerin), glucose acetamide.

Volume – 50 ml.

Moisturizing cream for oily problem skin

Saturating the skin with moisture is an important part of caring for it. The most common and traditional way to moisturize the skin is to apply a special cream. If sebum secretion is very high, applying the cream can be replaced by using tonic water, milk or gel. If the cream is used, it should not contain additional lipid compounds that contribute to clogging of pores and impede the outflow of sebum. All these factors are taken into account by manufacturers of professional cosmetics. The cream should be chosen strictly individually. Preferably, products have a moisturizing effect, contain complexes of nutrients and anti-inflammatory components. Ceramides (substances that help restore the protective function of the skin), triglycerides (compounds that restore the damaged hydro-lipid film), glycerin or glycerol, which have a moisturizing effect, can be used as ingredients.

An inexpensive and quite effective moisturizing cream for oily problem skin is produced by the Chistaya Liniya production association. It saturates the upper layers of the epidermis with moisture and protects against the negative impact of the environment. The active natural components of the cream help smooth out fine wrinkles and prevent the occurrence of new acne breakouts on the face. As a result, the skin looks well-groomed, more elastic and healthy.

Plant ingredients included in the cream: vitaminized sea buckthorn oil, rosehip extract.

Cons: the presence of a characteristic chemical tint in the smell, the absence of a protective film under the lid.

In a tube - 40 ml.

Daytime Moisturizing Cream for Oily Skin

The peculiarity of the day cream is that it is not absorbed by the deep layers of the epidermis. Remaining on the skin surface, it creates additional protection from ultraviolet radiation and adverse environmental factors. Prevents clogging of skin pores, thereby preventing the penetration and development of pathogenic microorganisms that cause inflammation of the sebaceous glands.

The texture of the day cream is softer and lighter than that of the night cream.

When choosing and buying a moisturizing cream for problem skin, you need to pay attention to the correctness of the packaging. If the product contains retinol or vit. C, the packaging must reliably protect the contents from exposure to sunlight and air. The tightness and opacity of the container prolong the preservation of the consistency of the composition. They do not allow the components to be destroyed by atmospheric oxygen or decompose in the light. If the requirements for the packaging are violated, the cream will not be useful, but there will be a potential threat of allergic reactions. Their root cause lies in the appearance of new chemical compounds in the composition of the product, formed as a result of the oxidation reaction.

It is desirable that the daily moisturizer for oily skin does not have a strong smell. Aromatic components are irritants to the skin. With prolonged use, they can lead to a decrease in collagen production.

The cream should be applied in a thin layer to thoroughly cleansed and toned skin. Its action is the final link in facial care procedures.

Anti blemish solutions Clearing Moisturizer, a moisturizing face cream from the cosmetics company Cliniqe, is a specific fat-free product that eliminates inflammation and actively moisturizes the skin. It has an antiseptic effect due to the antibacterial components included in the cream. It stabilizes the function of the sebaceous glands and prevents the accumulation of sebum. It has an exfoliation effect (peeling off dead cells from the skin surface).

Volume – 50 ml.

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Moisturizing mattifying cream for problem skin

A matting cream with a moisturizing effect for problem skin can provide the upper and deep layers of the epidermis with moisture. It has a calming effect on irritated skin, relieves dryness and flaking, and gives the face a healthy look for a long time. Prevents the secretion of excess sebum by the sebaceous glands and the formation of an oily sheen on the face. The disadvantages of these creams include the fact that they either moisturize well, but do not have a sufficient matting effect, or vice versa. If oily skin is prone to flaking and irritation, then such creams can only aggravate this problem.

Vichy Normaderm SPF 15. The cream has a matting effect, serves as a protective barrier against UVA and UVB radiation. It has a light consistency and is quickly absorbed, does not contain aromatic fillers.

Active ingredients: glycerin, titanium dioxide, phenolic and glycolic acids, liquid silicone, vitamin E, vitamin C, glucose, white clay, LHA.

Cons – contains parabens.

Volume – 30 ml.

"Clean Line". Cream with a matting effect for combination and oily skin, containing phytoextracts of succession and calendula. Cosmetic product with plant components in the composition.

Cons: specific smell.

Moisturizing creams for combination problem skin

Dry skin with acne. It is necessary to find out the reason for acne on dry skin. Consultation with a dermatologist will help to exclude demodectic origin of inflamed areas. Acne is not typical for dry and sensitive skin. Acne usually appears on oily or combination skin. If the infection with demodex mite is not confirmed, then in this case it is important not to dry out the face even more with special products against acne manifestations.

Cleansing of the face should be done with a light lotion. It is desirable that it consists of natural plant extracts (chamomile and calendula). It is advisable to include fruit (ANA) acids in the composition of the product, which will allow you to gently exfoliate keratinized microparticles of the epithelium, which are an additional source of infection of the sebaceous glands. It is necessary to use a moisturizer that does not contain a large amount of heavy cosmetic oils that provoke an aggravation of problems arising on the skin with acne. Cosmetic oils create a thin air-impermeable film on the surface, under which pathogenic microorganisms can multiply in the pores.

Avene Hydrance Optimale by TM Legere is a moisturizing cream created for sensitive skin of normal and combination types. The non-greasy light consistency of the cream helps restore the skin's natural water balance, providing it with tenderness, softness, elasticity, matte finish, and radiance.

Disadvantages - high price.

In a tube - 40 ml.

Mimic wrinkles and acne. Facial care for such problems is carried out using anti-aging and moisturizing complexes without a large amount of oil components.

Day cream for this skin type should consist of moisturizing (non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan, glycerin, dimethicone), restorative (peptides, retinol, ceramides) and antiseptic (chamomile, calendula extracts, honey, aloe) substances.

Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream by TM Clinique. Daytime moisturizing cream for problem skin. Thanks to its components, it has the ability to reduce redness and eliminate discomfort associated with irritation. The cream has a calming effect on problem skin, and long-term use helps improve its condition. The pigments in the cosmetic product mask inflamed reddened areas, giving the skin a natural, fresh, healthy look.

Disadvantages - according to monitoring reviews, it is not effective enough in combating inflammation.

Volume – 50 ml.

Moisturizing foundation for problem skin

To choose a moisturizing foundation for oily skin, you need to decide what problems will be solved. A light cream will not be able to thoroughly hide defects and large pores on the face. Here you need to opt for a thick foundation. This cream will be felt on the face, but it will hide almost all skin imperfections. People around you will see a face with perfect skin.

If you need to even out your skin tone, then a light foundation or concealer with a good masking effect will be indispensable.

To hide or reduce oily shine on the face, cream powder is ideal, which will absorb excess sebum, giving the skin a healthy fresh look. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the cream base lasts for a long time and is not subject to rolling.

TM Vichy created NormaTeint for problem skin. Foundation with a light texture, has an anti-inflammatory effect and masks minor imperfections well (uneven complexion, skin microdefects).

Considering the material presented in the article, we can conclude that problem skin requires careful care and special careful treatment in all seasons. For its health and beauty, it is necessary to competently select the necessary cosmetics and treatment procedures. Skin with certain features requires not only preventive treatment, thorough cleansing and nutrition, but also saturation with moisture. Modern manufacturers produce a huge range of various products, among which there is always the possibility of choosing a decent moisturizing cream for problem skin.