Moisturizer

skcin · #1 01-18-2007, 02:07 PM

Can anyone recommend a good facial moisturizer? Not a $200 jar of La Mer either, people.

Preferably something I can buy at the drugstore (I can hear them gasping from here...) that doesn't cost more than $20.

I've used Purpose for years, but lately I'm getting lots of dry patches on my forehead, temples, jawline & chin (tmi!) I have an oily T-zone (tmi!) and sensitive skin in general (tmi!) Help!

strandinthewind · #2 01-18-2007, 02:23 PM

http://www.eucerinus.com/

GREAT stuff!

amber · #3 01-18-2007, 02:24 PM

coconut oil.

skcin · #4 01-18-2007, 02:25 PM

I've used Eucerin body products before, but never face. I was worried they'd be greasy, but that Q-10 Anti Wrinkle Sensitive Skin Cream/lotion looks promising.

mikeschmike · #5 01-18-2007, 02:35 PM

Clinique has wonderful stuff.

skcin · #6 01-18-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

coconut oil.

Putting oil stright onto my face is not a good idea.

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Originally Posted by mikeschmike

Clinique has wonderful stuff.

Damn you gays - I said from the DRUGSTORE!

I actually like a lot of Clinique's products (the gentle foaming face wash is fantastic.) Their yellow moisturizer that everyone uses is too greasy for me, and I never looked into anything else. I've been trying to save money as far as product goes (you know, so I can pay bills & afford food...) but I'm going to have to find something soon, even if it's more $$$.

Livia · #7 01-18-2007, 02:42 PM

I have the same skin type, and I've been using Oil of Olay, this one is for "normal" skin, I use the one for combo skin:

http://www.olay.com/boutique/complete/products/co1005

It's $8 to $9, I really like it! And you should use at least 15 SPF all year 'round, no matter where you live.

catinthedark · #8 01-18-2007, 02:51 PM

there was a consumers report or something that came out a short while ago all about how the products like la mer were no better than the drugstore moisturizers (sorry everyone!!). in fact, the study specified oil of olay as being one of the best. i'll try to track it down and add the link.

personally, i use decleor products, and some clinique. but i have extremely sensitive and reactive skin (you look at my skin, and it turns red and breaks out). decleor has a great oil-free, mattifying moisturizer, paula. i have the same tee-zone issues as you, and i really like it. it actually blots excessive oil as it moisturizes. it's called matt finish skin fluid. costs about $40.

ON EDIT: my mistake - the study was specifically about reducing wrinkles. here's a write up about it:
http://www.mcall.com/business/local/...inesslocal-hed

sara1998 · #9 01-18-2007, 03:02 PM

I like the Neutrogena SPF15 moisturizer you can get from CVS. A little goes a long way, it's not greasy, and it's not expensive!

golddustwoman77 · #10 01-18-2007, 03:13 PM

The best moisturizer that I have gotten at a drugstore is: Aveeno Positively Radiant. It is a great moisturizer. It makes your skin brighter in appearance. Also, it is great, if you have allergies.

http://www.aveeno.ca/en/frameset.asp

After that, I would say Oil of Olay is a close second.

bikerchic · #11 01-18-2007, 03:20 PM

This is a great cleanser (exfoliator) for the shower (and its cheap):

and I use Biotherm for everything else (medium price range). Even though the experts say that the expensive cremes don't work and that the cheap ones do the same thing, I just love this stuff! It's smells great, feels great, and my skin (I think) looks pretty good!

http://www.biotherm.com/index.html

bikerchic · #12 01-18-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by catinthedark

there was a consumers report or something that came out a short while ago all about how the products like la mer were no better than the drugstore moisturizers (sorry everyone!!). in fact, the study specified oil of olay as being one of the best. i'll try to track it down and add the link.

I saw that story on the evening news and you should have seen the "I knew you were wasting your money on that ****" look I got from my husband

But I also saw a "beauty expert" on Good Morning America and she said, don't spend alot of money on products that are on your body for only a few seconds, like cleansers, exfoliators, shampoos, conditioners and toothpaste. Spend money on products that stay on the skin, like moisturizers and make-up

Kinda makes sense.

amber · #13 01-18-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

Putting oil stright onto my face is not a good idea.

Hello - do you think I would have told you that on a whim? Have you seen my face? I don't mean that in the way of "my face looks so good and I use coconut oil on occasion for it" I mean it in the "I am the greasiest person in the world, including all other Italians, and I still use it on my face at times and it does good, and I don't break out more than normal, and my giant pores don't get clogged more than usual".
You know how your skin adjusts if it thinks it already has enough oil, it won't make more of it's own?
I only do it a couple times a week, though, and very lightly is the key - but it does good, holds all the moisture in. I wake up even skinned and pleasantly dryly moisturized. That is the whole point of oil, it prevents moisture from escaping your skin while also conditioning. As you've probably figured out, the natural oil that comes from your skin is, well, oil.

I'm generally wary of non natural ingredients for skin, though I've learned which ones are good.

I think it is good to mix natural oils in with your other skin care regimine - grape seed oil, almond oil, coconut oil, vitamin E oil, olive oil, lanolin - at least once a week. I'm not just saying that, there are studies.

Also, a lot of these skin care thingies people are naming have one of these ingredients (usually grape seed oil).
So my mom knew this lady, right? She worked with sheep, where lanolin comes from. Lady always had her hand in their "fur" and whatnot - anyway, this lady had the youngest looking hands mom ever saw, from working with the lanolin in the sheep fur. Like, totally preserved. Again, oils hold in your body's natural moisture.

Ho, sh*t, I just forgot this really good one...it's like, Alpha Lipoic vitamin E for your skin, I get it from Whole Foods...I was using it for awhile (it is fairly expensive, $15-25 a bottle) and it kinda smelled funny, but my skin looked really, really good (relatively, for me) from using it. I'll get back to you on that one. And I will go buy it again today. haha.

Also, I'm telling you, for your awesome exfoliation needs, you gotta get that pumpkin sh*t.

Some I've tried that sucked for me: Oil of Olay. I don't put many moisturizers on my face besides sunscreen and aforementioned, but I've never tried a drugstore brand that was good, like oil of olay. I mean one of the more expensive drugstore brands. My coconut oil was like, 3 dollars, so is lanolin. Grape seed oil is a bit more pricey ($7? $10?) but all that other shizz with weird chemicals never does me good.