What are the main ingredients of hand cream?

What are the main ingredients of hand cream?

As the weather gets colder, more and more people choose to use hand cream. Today we will talk about what are the main ingredients. The raw materials that may be used in hand cream include a variety of ingredients, each of which has its own specific functions and effects. ‌

Common ingredients in moisturizing hand creams

‌1. Water-absorbing moisturizers: such as glucose, honey, rose water, Na-PCA, maltitol, hyaluronic acid, etc. These ingredients can absorb moisture and keep the skin moist. ‌

‌2. Water-retaining moisturizers: such as mustard oil, shea butter, sunflower oil, calendula oil, macadamia oil, mineral oil, vaseline, jojoba oil, silicone oil, triglycerides, etc. These ingredients can form a protective film on the skin surface and lock in moisture. ‌

3. Common ingredients in whitening and tenderizing hand creams ‌Whitening ingredients: such as glycerin, urea, white vaseline, vitamin E, hyaluronic acid, etc. Glycerin has moisturizing and whitening effects; urea can promote the exfoliation of the stratum corneum, improve dryness and roughness; white vaseline forms a protective film to lock in moisture and reduce irritation; vitamin E is an antioxidant, reducing free radical damage to the skin; hyaluronic acid improves skin brightness and glossiness‌. ‌Other whitening ingredients‌: such as VC (ascorbic acid), arbutin, etc., these ingredients help brighten the skin and give off a natural glow‌

4. Common ingredients in restorative hand creams

‌Restorative ingredients‌: such as yeast, royal jelly, nutmeg, raspberry, bitter cherry, celery seed, mulberry bark, etc., these ingredients help repair damaged skin

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Harmful ingredients to avoid using

‌1. Thickeners‌: such as carrageenan, xanthan gum, etc., these ingredients are thick in texture but have no actual moisturizing effect, and long-term use may clog pores‌

‌2. Mineral oil‌: cheap but not absorbed by the skin, forming a greasy film, causing the skin to become drier with use‌

‌3. Synthetic esters‌: such as isopropyl myristate, capric triglyceride, etc., which will make the skin drier with more application‌

‌4. Synthetic fragrances‌: such as benzyl salicylate, butylphenyl methyl propionaldehyde, etc., which may cause allergies‌

‌5. Alcohol: It causes the skin's ability to lock in moisture to decrease, and long-term use will cause dryness and peeling. 4.

6. Preservatives: Such as parabens, DMDM hydantoin, etc., which may affect skin health.

When choosing hand cream, it is recommended to select according to personal skin type and needs, and avoid using products containing the above-mentioned harmful ingredients.

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