Dermalogica’s Intensive Hydration Balance is a popular moisturizer for dry skin conditions. Let’s face it, none of us are getting any younger and as we age the need for a good moisturizer becomes a major concern as our skin becomes increasingly dry.
What makes this dermalogical moisturizer so good?
Your average moisturizer is designed to be a barrier against the environment, it does not allow your skin to breathe, which causes clogging of the skin and does not allow any of the ingredients to penetrate the surface of the skin.
But dermalogica came to the rescue with a new ingredient technology that can help restore moisture to the skin.
Since much of the damage to the skin is caused by free radicals, it makes perfect sense to include antioxidants in a moisturizer to neutralize free radicals, making them more stable and preventing damage from free radicals, which cause inflammation, which causes premature aging!
Dermalogica’s Intensive Moisture Balance contains powerful antioxidants such as grape seed extract (said to be fifty times more powerful than vitamin E and rich in oil), as well as protective vitamins A, C and E to combat free radicals.
Dermalogica uses the power of liposome technology to deliver vitamin C to the skin, providing longer lasting benefits as it is released over time.
When vitamin C is applied to the skin, it can last up to three days and will not wash off as it penetrates deep into the skin doing its job of protecting the skin against free radical damage.
Ginko Biloba is another fabulous antioxidant used in this moisturizer, which also revitalizes the skin thanks to its circulatory properties and also helps strengthen capillaries. With each application of an intensive hydration balance, you know that you are preventing the daily damage of free radicals and increasing the hydration of your skin.
This dermalogic moisturizer is suitable for someone with dry skin conditions or prematurely aged skin, it is an oil-based cream with a thicker texture, so if you experience an oily t-zone, this cream is not for you and if you have less Thirty years, it is more suitable for a lighter cream such as Dermalogica’s skin softening cream.
Echinacea is an ingredient that I love and found in this revitalizing dermalogica moisturizer for dry skin. Echinacea can actually help stop the breakdown of collagen, hilauronic acid, and elastin in the skin and help maintain and protect skin’s firmness and elasticity. You can see why I like it!
Hilauronic acid is found naturally in the skin and is responsible for maintaining collagen and elastin fibers and hydration. Another ingredient in this product is the phytonutrient Wild Yam Extract which helps to soften and smooth the skin. As you can see, Intensive Moisture Balance is more than just a moisturizer and helps balance skin.
Using this moisturizer in the morning and at night not only maintains and protects your skin’s health, it also helps improve dry skin conditions.
If you are going to use intensive moisture balance during the day, you should apply a good sunscreen on top, preferably one with the added protection of vitamins.