Our Bodies Deserve Special Treatment
Now that we’ve established in the previous post that our body skin will thank us if we give it the same TLC as our faces, an important point to discuss is why it would be better served with products specifically designed for it vs using the same one we use on our faces. It may seem logical and convenient to use one product everywhere, but it’s unlikely that we’ll get the same benefit we would using formulations specifically designed for both parts. Here are 6 sound reasons to use skincare products specifically formulated for the skin on our bodies:
1. Desert Dryness: Body skin has fewer oil-producing glands than facial skin so it can become even more intensely parched. The remedy is richer moisturizers that are likely heavier than facial formulations.
2. Ageing and Sun Damage: While we’ve been conditioned to never leave the house without slathering sunscreen on our faces, many of us still race out the door without extending the same courtesy to our necks and decolletage, even if we’re wearing an open V-neck. And what about driving with our hands in full view of the sun? These omissions can translate into lines, wrinkles, sun damage, sagging, and brown spots that are even more pronounced than these issues on our faces. And they may require more potent anti-aging ingredients than the ones we use on our faces. Yet, they must still be gentle enough for the extra-delicate skin on our chests.
3. Different Skin Concerns: A few body-related skincare issues, such as cellulite and stretch marks, typically do not affect the face. These concerns can only be improved by specialized ingredients in specific concentrations not used in facial skincare.
4. A Slower Skin Cell Turnover Rate: Body skin turns over dead skin cells more slowly than our faces, resulting in dryer, thicker, flakier, and scalier skin.
5. Texture: A good body care product is formulated with “slip” and spreadability to cover maximal ground with minimal product.
6. Price: Given that it has more surface area to cover, body skincare is often more affordable for the amount of product needed to coat every inch vs. a smaller bottle of a concentrated facial product formulated with the “little goes a long way” philosophy.
Our new ENCORE Body Hydrator is the ultimate therapeutic body treatment that delivers intensive hydration and profound anti-aging support and prevention while deeply calming redness and irritation to help restore, revive, and renew the skin on our bodies.
Hydrinity ENCORE Body Hydrator is only available on our website or with participating Hydrinity clinical professionals; you can find your nearest one by visiting https://www.hydrinity.com/pages/find-a-professional.
