for all the girls and women?

Question

now the cold weather is here does your skin get very dry and sore.. my question is..do cheap moisturisers work just as well as expensive ones. or is it worth paying a lot for brand names.

Answer 1

my skin gets dry in cold weather and i say to you that a bottle of E45 lotion does the trick and moisturises for hours! also palmer's cocoa butter lotion is excellent! no need for wasting your pennies.

Answer 2

The combination of cold and wind can easily dry out most skins but particularly sensitive skin.

This means that using either cheap OR branded moisturizers are probably inappropriate for your skin. With branded moisturizers you are paying exorbitantly for the name in most cases.

Your truly best option is to use a moisturing product that will protect your skin without clogging pores and which contains NO potentially harmful toxic synthetic chemicals.

It is an odd fact that almost all moisturizers on the market - from cheap (say, Petroleum Jelly) to 'supposedly sensitive' (like E45 mentioned already) and on to 'branded' expensive products - almost ALL still contain a combination of chemicals that could be bad for you in the long term. For instance many moisturizers still have a petro-chemical base - and it is well accepted that petrol based chemicals are potentially cancer-causing!

The 'catch-22' is also that for many moisturizing products - if they clog pores by 'protecting you' from cold, drying winds you'll get other blemishes and problems arising.

On the other hand - some product actually end up making your skin react in a way that can mean you need to keep on using the moisturizer to stop drying out...great for sales.

The very best current advice is to change to using a 100% natural ingredient moisturizing cream. Preferably choose one made with natural ingrediuents that have been produced from Organic farming (BUT DO NOT fall for the 'organic' marketing that some brands use! Make sure the product has a Certification from an International body - like USDA, or ACO - these enforce strict guidleines that guarantee the safets type of ingredients you can get!)

My family always uses the Intensive Body Cream from the 100% natural, AND certified organic range by MiEssence - which carries several International certifications. You can see the ingredient details at https://www.saferalternative.mionegroup.com/Products/Index.aspx?productID=13420
(take some time to load but worth looking - or go through the link below by clicking through to the 'e-shop') - the site also has a lot more info about what to avoid in skin care products.

I can only say that we have seen remarkable difference using this cream than the ones we used to be 'conned' by. It is not exactly cheap - but it does go a LONG way - plus - it IS cheaper than many big name and designer brands.

Answer 3

The best moisturisers are an Australian range called MiEssence, they are 100% synthetic chemical free and all the ingredients are 100% beneficial for the skin, as well as certified organic, they contain humectants which attract moisture form the atmosphere to make your skin stay hydrated all day. i always found that other ranges regardless of price left my skin feeling plastinated in cold weather and when i looked up the ingredients in the "off the shelf" ranges i was horrified to find out that a lot of the ingredients where the same as embalming fluids, used to preserve dead bodies and they basically suffocate your skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body, and is designed to take in nutrients and excrete toxins, bloody difficult when it's covered it cling film wouldn't you say? Any way MiEssence is brilliant and not very expensive either have a look at the website (below) and you can always contact the website representative for more advice, they are really helpful and there is no pressure to buy anything, plus they send you free information, really cool! Good luck!

Answer 4

Don't be sucked in by the expensive ones. Joanna Lumley swears by Vaseline and look at her skin for her age!! I do think that using a richer cream in the winter is important (maybe just at night) such as Dove intensive moisturiser, Nivea cream or E45. Non perfumed hand creams are also an option. Avoid using soaps and soap based face washes as these can really dry your skin out. Try Tescos/Asdas/Superdrug/Boots own exfoliating facial scrubs. It's also important in the cold weather to exfoliate away the dry, dead skin. These products are sooo much cheaper than the rip-off brands

Answer 5

Cheap moisturisers are just as good, it just depends how you use them. If you suffer from dry, flaky skin, then you need to exfoliate twice a week. Do this at night, then apply a rich night cream. Skin is more receptive to moisture after exfoliation, plus if you have flakes of dry skin, moisturiser won't help-you need to gently remove them. For your body, Johnsons do lots of intensive moisture lotions that are cheap, including richer ones for night-time. Superdrug's own make is also very good-the vitamin E range for example, which I think is available for face and body. If your skin gets sore(particularly around your nose, like when you have a cold) apply a good slick of vaseline-not very romantic if you have a boyfriend, of course! Don't forget to try the exfoliators-they really do help, even if you think they might hurt, you can get very gentle ones. and don't forget to drink plenty of water-hydrate from the inside as well as out. Wrap up warm, cos it's getting cold now, nasty! :)

Answer 6

Seriously, don't waste your money. Vaseline Dermacare is an excellent example of a moisturiser which contains the same ingredients as the expensive ones. Cost £4.40-ish for a massive bottle which lasts for ages. I have very dry skin and this works a treat.

Answer 7

The cheap ones may work just as well but you'll need to apply them twice as often. They seem to just disappear and leave your skin dry again after a shorter time than a lot of the more expensive quality brands. It's a toss up between creaming twice as often or paying twice as much. A mediocre but trusted brand may be the best way to go.

Answer 8

now look this is a very simple question seeing as how im a big freak on hygein and skin products, most of the time u could find a expensive moisturizer that doesn't work at all it has nothing to do with the price u have to do your research on any product before using it try getting a 2 different kinds of moisturizer, (mainly the ones that are most popular) one cheap one expensive see which u like best anything with shea or cocoa butter in it is what i reccomend

Answer 9

Yes, many dermatologists will tell you that the cheap stuff works just as well as the expensive stuff...it's all the same, basically. For extremely dry skin they will sometimes suggest certain brands more than others, like Eucerin or Aquaphor. But you can still get those at regular drug stores or supermarkets.

Answer 10

My skin gets dry and sore coz i wack the radiator on, and my skin isn't used to artificial warmth after the blissful (pun intended) summer we've just had!
I say it's always worth spending more on things like moisturiser etc, they make enough money from selling their products to put into researching it all properly.
In my experience the cheaper it is the more you have to use,
the more expensive it is the less you have to use.

Answer 11

Don't waste your money on moisturisers, a good old fashioned jar of Vaseline works wonders. A little goes a long way, and at night it is the best thing for putting on. In the morning your skin will feel quite soft.