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The secret to soft and supple skin
Try running the back of your hand on your face, do you feel soft, smooth and supple skin or are there rough patches? Women, as a rule will desire soft and smooth skin yet in between facials this is a little difficult to achieve. Keeping skin hydrated is very important as it gives you smooth and supple skin. After all, healthy-looking skin is made up of high percentage of water. Without adequate hydration, your skin will look stressed-out, showing unwanted signs such as excessive shine, fine lines and lack of radiance.
What makes facial skin rough?
The lack of water makes the skin rough and sets the stage for fine lines and wrinkles. But what most people don’t know is that oil and water are two different things when it comes to skin care. We use oil-based moisturizers that only add excess oil to the surface of our skin. What you really need for hydration is to increase the water content in your skin. Water easily evaporates and dries out the skin, leaving it sallow and lifeless. Soft dewy and supple skin is ideal, but how do we get it? First we need to understand why the skin gets rough and what we do on a daily basis to contribute with loss of hydration from our skin.
- In the morning, rushing out without sun block will contribute to all sorts of short and long- term skin problems. The sun is the primary cause of premature aging and exposure to the sun contributes to fine lines and dehydrated skin.
- Your daily dose of caffeine sucks moisture out of your skin.
- Aircon dehydrates your skin. Spending long periods of time in an air-conditioned room or environment dries out and stresses your delicate facial skin.
- Stress, overwork and sleep deprivation causes the skin to be unbalanced. The result is dry, dull and dehydrated skin.
- Drink lots of water. Juices and teas are not substitutes for water. Take water to replenish water loss from your skin and your system. Remember that water is the key to hydration.
The solution:
The solution can be summed up in one word, WATER! Oil and water are two essential elements to make your skin soft, smooth and supple. Yet, most women shy away from moisturizers because it makes their skin oily. True, most moisturizers contain oil that adds even more oil to your face, which you are trying to lessen in the first place. Again, the answer is water! Dehydrated skin is dry, sallow and lifeless because it lacks water. Water will add plum, glow and radiance to the skin’s overall appearance and make it softer, smoother and more supple. Ideal skin is hydrated skin
NEUTROGENA HYDRO BOOST FACT SHEET & REGIMEN
Mousse Cleanser, Clear Toner Lotion, Essence, Water Gel, Mask
The new Hydro Boost line from Neutrogena: With its breakthrough 12-Hour Progressive Release System, your skin will continuously get up to 200% hydration it needs. It reduces dull appearance, fine lines and cracks to reveal smoother and more supple skin with a combination of advanced hydrating elements.
Factors like the environment habits and lifestyle are all moisture poachers resulting in more problems than just dry skin over time. Such problems include: premature wrinkles and loss of radiance that make one look older, sensitive skin often accompanied by irritation, blotchiness and itchiness. Users of moisturizers are sometimes not aware that their product don’t provide enough hydration and is unable to retain longer skin moisture.
Here are top 5 reasons why your skin needs constant hydration:
• Work & Stress
Most of us work from 9 to 5 or even more and that’s constant hours under the drying air conditioner (and stress), 5 to 6 days a week.
• Driving
Your skin is attacked by harmful UV rays, the air conditioner inside and the air pollution outside.
• Flying
The pressurized air-conditioned cabin with low humidity (usually less than 20%) is very dehydrating.
• Over-cleansing
Washing your face too often strips away skin’s protective oils necessary to retain moisture.
• Smoking & drinking
Even second-hand smoke causes skin oxidation. Alcohol causes you to urinate more often, so you dehydrate faster.
Product Overview
Hydro Boost helps promote the skin’s natural ability to create and hold on to its moisture to address the root cause of inner dryness. It contains technology that retains water longer for intense hydration to revitalize dry and tired skin.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Mousse Cleanser
Cleanses and balances the skin’s moisture level. The rich lather foams away impurities, while a
special hydrating agent restores skin’s natural moisture balance. For day and night use.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Clear Lotion (Toner)
Immediately tones and refines skin without causing tightness. It gives a shower of fresh hydration for a dewy complexion. Use after cleansing, for day and night. 150ml/P458.00
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
Its purified Hyaluronic Acid and Olive Extract continuously release moisture to the skin’s surface while boosting skin cell’s ability to retain water. For day and night use after clear lotion or essence. 50 g/P 830.00
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Essence
Intensely moisturizing and deeply revitalizing, this rich essence has powerful hydration properties to keep skin plump, bouncy and supple. For day and night use, for intense hydration. After using the clear lotion, and before using the water gel, massage evenly to the face. 30 ml/ P999.00
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Mask
Boosts skin’s moisture level 14 times. It is made with smart-fit fabric with 14,000 micro-holes to deeply infuse 25% more hydrating essence. Use as needed, at least once a week for deep and immediate hydration results. May also be used in the evening after cleansing and toning. Apply the mask and leave on for 15 minutes. Remove the mask and massage the remaining essence into your facial and neck area. Do not rinse, sleep with the essence. No need to apply water gel after sing the mask. 1 pc/P198.00
Why it works?
Utilizing the latest technology, Hyaluronic Acid is condensed and formulated into a highly effective essence. Once applied on the skin, the 12-hour “Progressive Release System” is automatically activated. Hydration is released steadily, providing up to 200% hydration to dry skin cells - hydration power that lasts the whole day.
With the 12-hour Progressive Release System, it's like providing a virtual skin reservoir to your skin, which can provide moisture to dry skin cells when they need it, helping skin stay hydrated all day long.
Key Ingredients
Purified Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic Acid is the key compound that keeps our skin youthful. It works by binding to water molecules and holding up to 1,000 times its weight in moisture, resulting in more supple and smooth skin.
Olive Extract
Known for its protective, moisturizing and antioxidant qualities, it is a complex combination of fatty acids, which is very similar to our skin’s natural moisture shield.
Glycerin
Helps bind moisture to the skin’s surface for optimal softening effect, and is a potent skin firming agent to stimulate natural improvement of the skin’s support systems.
Why consumers like it?
• It is lightweight, not sticky and easily absorbed by the skin
• Immediate results you can see and feel
• Can be used in conjunction with or alternately with your current skin care regimen such as
Neutrogena Fine Fairness
• It provides the solution to dehydrated skin without the excess oils that most other products
offer.
• Neutrogena Hydroboost gives softer, supple, hydrated skin without added oil. Its oil free
formulation allows the product to be instantly absorbed into the skin without any greasy feel.
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