The ‘beauty’ trick to make your skin absorb cosmetics better

When we come out of the shower with damp skin or if we wash our face well after removing our makeup, we all tend to perform the same gesture: a simple act of the most common, in fact the thorough drying both face and skin. the body and then apply the right treatment. Now, what if we told you that this common gesture wasn’t quite right? Those who know the most about the world of beauty attest that changing one of these stages of the process a little bit can bring a host of benefits, especially when applying oil products. “It is interesting not to dry the body or face 100% and, on slightly damp skin, apply the product in oil. By depositing the product on the moist fabric, the oil droplets disperse with the water, making it better absorbed by the skin,” explains Elisabeth San Gregorio, Technical Director of Medik8.

“When the skin has just been cleaned, the moisture increases the permeability of the tissue (as if it were a sponge), making the skin better able to absorb all the benefits,” explains Ana Yuste, technical director of Aromatherapy Associates. Is it important to apply the products to slightly damp skin and not completely dry? Looks like if! In particular, there are many experts who assure that oils are the cosmetic products with which this difference is most noticeable when you start applying this trick. “Oils are positive because they can cross the hydrolipid barrier, because they are in a similar medium and thus are more soluble.

That’s why we often find principles that are not greasy by themselves, but are transferred into a serum oil, to achieve greater penetration of the ingredient into our tissues,” said Raquel González, director of education for Perricone MD. many people still use body or facial oils as a source of impurities and as a possible source of pimples, something that does not have to happen when we treat with non-comedogenic oils, i.e. they do not contribute to the appearance of possible acne”, says Estefanía Nieto, technical director of Omorovicza, about some people’s doubts about this type of product. Therefore, it is worth stopping to look for the best…

Some of our favorites that we’ll be using from now on with slightly damp skin? Omorovicza’s Miracle Facial Oil (109 euros), for example; an ultra-nourishing oil rich in almond, cotton blossom or jojoba oils that reduces the depth and appearance of wrinkles and fine lines by increasing collagen production.

Also the quickly absorbing moisturizing body oil Super Sensitive Body Oil from Aromatherapy Associates (62 euros), which with chamomile, apricot kernel and jojoba oil to soothe and comfort, is specially formulated to comfort the most sensitive or irritated skin. Don’t miss them!