02 June 2009

Winter Sensitive Skin Care

MOISTURIZER
I've been using La Roche-Posay Toleriane moisturizer for over a year now, a moderate 3 on the Cosmetics Safety Database website. It works great during the summer months, but once the second month of winter hit, I realized that LRPT couldn't handle the dry. My skin was so tight!

I found Toleriane's boosted brother, La Roche-Posay Toleriane Riche, by looking through the propaganda included in the box. Riche is also a moderate 3 on the Cosmetics Database website.

Riche has a thicker texture that works well for the dry months. The two products are incredibly similar as far as ingredients go, with the Riche having an additional ingredient in Shea Butter.

If you find yourself in a similar sensitive skin situation as myself, I'd glance through the website or propaganda of your favorite skin care brand. You may find that they have a lighter lotion for summer and a heavier lotion for winter.

Additionally, you can use straight Shea Butter or another favorite oil. Moisturizers actually work by blocking the loss of moisture from the skin. Not necessarily adding moisture into the skin.





















LA ROCHE-POSAY TOLERIANE
WATER/AQUA
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
ISOCETYL STEARATE
SQUALANE
GLYCERIN
ISONONYL ISONONANOATE
PENTYLENE GLYCOL
ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE
CETYL ALCOHOL
PEG-100 STEARATE
GLYCERYL STEARATE
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
DIMETHICONOL
OCTOXYGLYCERIN
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
























LA ROCHE-POSAY TOLERIANE RICHE
WATER/AQUA
ISOCETYL STEARATE
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE
SQUALANE
SHEA BUTTER
GLYCERIN
CETYL ALCOHOL
ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE
PENTYLENE GLYCOL
PEG-100 STEARATE
GLYCERYL STEARATE
DIMETHICONOL
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
CITRIC ACID
ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER