ECZEMA - Test Your Skin I.Q.
Questions
The best moisturizers are quickly absorbed by the skin.
- True
- False
Moisturizer should only be used when the skin feels dry or is cracked.
- True
- False
A thick moisturizer is better than a thin moisturizer.
- True
- False
Using a moisturizer enriched with vitamins provides the skin with essential nutrients.
- True
- False
Answers
If you selected “False” for all four statements, you are indeed savvy about moisturizers. Let’s examine why all of the statements are false.
- The best moisturizers are quickly absorbed by the skin. FALSE
If a moisturizer feels as if it is being quickly absorbed, the truth is the moisturizer is most likely quickly evaporating from the skin. Once moisturizer evaporates, it cannot help the skin.
- Moisturizer should only be used when the skin feels dry or is cracked. FALSE
With regular use, moisturizer can prevent the skin from becoming dry or cracked. Don’t wait until you feel uncomfortable to apply moisturizer. Use it frequently throughout the day.
- A thick moisturizer is better than a thin moisturizer. FALSE
Thickness does not affect how well a moisturizer works.
- Using a moisturizer enriched with vitamins provides the skin with essential nutrients. FALSE
The skin cannot use the vitamins added to topical products. Vitamins are added for other reasons. For example, Vitamin E is an effective emollient (able to soften and smooth skin) because it is an oily substance. Vitamin E cannot “feed” the skin topically.