What to cover:
- Introduction to dry skin (a common phenomenon)
- Why does skin feel dry after a shower?
- The best time to apply body lotion
- How body lotion works better in damp skin
- Step-by-step how to apply body lotion after a shower
- Who should never skip body lotion after a shower?
- Conclusion
Dry Skin is Extremely Common
When a human body gets older, it reduces the production of oils and natural ceramides that prevent water from evaporating from our skin, and so you will notice a baby’s skin is extremely moist.
Now let’s talk about dry skin as a problem and how to solve it. There are two types of dry skin: one with too much itchiness and flakiness, and the other without any problems. Don’t worry, every solution is a body lotion or body moisture cream, and some simple daily steps and habits.
There are other questions people often ask. I stay hydrated, I drink fluid often still, but I face dry skin, so, hear me out, water does not solve the dry skin problem; it totally depends on the natural oils and ceramides our skin produces.
So today we learn about how to use a body lotion and what to use, a lotion or cream, and when to use it so it has the best effect for us.
Why Skin Feels Dry After a Shower?
We get so many messages about why my skin feels dry after a shower, specifically? There is a simple and clear reason: if you use hot water to bathe, then hot water strips natural oils from skin, and your skin feels dry and tight naturally.
Deep cleansing is also one of the issues; if you use soap for an extended time while bathing, the alkalinity of soaps causes the washout of natural oils from the skin, and then, while water evaporates, it dries the skin too.
Otherwise, there is a simple scientific measurement called TEWL (Transepidermal Water Loss), which measures how much water is lost from skin, so after a shower, when water evaporates, it will dry our skin. The measurement will be diffrent for different people.
The Best Time to Apply Body Lotion?
The best time to apply body lotion is right after a shower, usually within 2-3 minutes will be best.
So basically, you have to remember here don’t wash your body after a shower aggressively use a light-weight cotton towel and just rub your body lightly, so it's not completely dried out, because you have to use the body lotion when your body is kind of damp and not completely dried, so the lotion will lock the moisture instead of chasing the dryness.
How does Body Lotion Best Work in Damp Skin?
Every standard body lotion must have this: Niacinamide (Vitamin B3). It helps for glowing skin and locks the moisture. Now, if your skin does not have any kind of moisture, what will it lock? So always better use the body lotion right after a shower when your skin is still a little bit damp, and the lotion’s ingredients will lock the existing moisture of your skin.
Some of the benefits of using the body lotion right after a shower are:
- Hydrates deeper
- Improves skin barrier
- Keeps skin soft longer
Step-by-Step How to Apply Body Lotion After a Shower
There is no rocket science for applying a body lotion. There are some simple steps, just follow these.
- Rub slightly or better pat skin to dry.
- Apply lotion within 2-3 minutes when skin is slightly damp.
- Massage gently in upwards motions.
- Focus on dry areas (elbows, knees, legs)
That’s it, leave it as it is, it will lock in your moisture all day long.
We will highly recommend Naransha’s Body Lotion, as it has natural herbal products such as green tea extract and niacinamides. It will be the best choice for you if you use it regularly because Naransha’s body lotion is lightweight and herbal, so it will lock your skin’s moisture all day long.
Who should never skip body lotion after a shower?
If your skin dries in office AC, or your skin regularly dries after a shower, you should choose one body lotion and try to use it daily, use any herbal body lotion so it won’t affect anything else in the skin. We will prescribe our Naransha’s Body Lotion (Herbal, Light Weight, With full of natural extracts).
Now people often ask: Cream vs Lotion, what should I use?
There is a clear and simple solution if your skin becomes extremely dry and full of other symptoms an such level like flaky and itchy, then you should use cream. Otherwise, choose a herbal regular-use light-weight body lotion.
Conclusion
At the end, if you can incorporate body lotion as a post-shower routine, it will dramatically soften your skin and hydrate over time.
Just remember these things,
- Gently rub your skin after a shower with a dry towel.
- Apply body lotion within 2-3 minutes, when your skin is still a little bit damp.
- Gently massage your skin with the body lotion in an upward motion.
- Let it be in your skin, and it will lock in the moisture all day long.
- And use a body lotion daily, but if your skin is extremely dry with other symptoms like itchiness and flakiness, then use a cream.
That’s it, it will be all that you require to have healthy, soft, and moisturized skin.
