31/05/2011

Johnson's 24 Hour Moisture Lotion

Sometimes my skin, altought it's a little bit oily, tends to become dry, and I feel the need to apply lotion in the winter time. It gets much softer and even looking, after I moisturize it, and less oily too, if the lotion doesn't cause that effect in the first place.
So I picked this particular lotion, with no special reason, only to try it out, and I ended up quite satisfied.

The smell when the product is still in the bottle is not very pleasant, it reminds me a chemical sent with, what I believe, is rose perfume...but when applied on the skin, the smell is actually quite refreshing. Not girly, kind of a neutral scent, which is not very manly even, but ok. But that's not an issue, beacause it' not an overpowering smell that interfers with your normal perfume, and it fades away.
Your skin does gets more soft and even, not oily, because the lotion absorbs very fast, and your skin starts to reflect the light, which, for me, is a sign that is moisturized. I was scared at first because in the ingridients there's Paraffinum Liquidum and Lanolin, that would make my skin breakout, but that fear was overcomed, beacuse it didn't.

The Johnson's 24 Hour Moisture Lotion, does have an ingridient that makes it not a everyday lotion for me, and I will consider if I'll use it in summer time, which is Lactic Acid, that has a peeling effect, maybe that's why the company claims that it leaves the skin smoother. I noitice that it interfears with the self-tanner, that it goes away quicker, but I do use it after the weekly exfoliation to turn your tan more even.

Besides that, It's a very good lotion, that really leaves your skin looking good! Apply it after the shower, because that's when your skin is more receptive to the lotion and helps lock in the water that's still in the skin.

19/05/2011

L'Oreal Paris Exfotonic

Although I use a loofah when I bath, and actually that usually do the job, sometimes I need a little bit more exfoliation, so I went for the search of a scrub. I use scrub, normally to turn my skin softer and more even, and it really helps if you have acne on your body, preventing it from appearing like you do on your face. To prepare your skin for self tanner is also very helpful to have a nice scrub to peel any dead skin cells.
So I decided to try out this one, as it not only was a mechanical scrub, it also has a chemical peeling agent (AHA).
 
First of all the smell is incredibly refreshing, and it lasts on your skin after the shower, not being over powering though, and the texture of the scrub, is very good. It sure does a good exfoliation, and after you use it, you really notice a big difference on your skin, felling softer and toned. I also found that is very suitable for oily skin types, because the scrub doesn’t leave an oily film after you wash it. It actually has a foaming agent which removes the oil out of your skin.

Definitely a good purchase if you need a scrub.