Some Key Ingredients
Glycerine
Glycerin is magical. It is a humectant and literally pulls
moisture out of the air and attracts it to your skin. For example,
if you left a bottle of pure glycerine exposed to air in your
house, it would soon become 80 percent glycerine and 20 percent
water. Hence, glycerine helps retain the moisture in your
skin... and fights dryness, itchiness, soreness and cracked
skin.
Another thing you might want to know: Expensive, handcrafted
soaps are loaded with glycerine, which makes them a lot more
moisturizing than commercial soaps.
Cocoa
Butter
Cocoa Butter is a natural moisturizer. It is a thick emollient
that seals and helps lock in natural moisture. Cocoa Butter
has been used for centuries to soothe abrasions, stretch marks, irritated or dry skin.
A side note, but an interesting one: Exotic dancers have been
known to cover their entire bodies in Cocoa Butter to retain
their youth and beauty. It keeps their skin
looking young and healthy.
Olive
Oil
Olive oil is also an emollient and acts in a similar way to
Cocoa Butter. Olive oil leaves a fine film of oil on your skin
that traps moisture, which helps keeps your skin soft, flexible
and prevents cracking.
Propylene
Glycol
Propylene Glycol is a moisture-carrying vehicle and helps
moisturizers penetrate the skin quickly and easily. The
result, is fast absorption and a non-greasy
feel.
Mineral
Oil
Mineral Oil separates fine particles
from coarse particles by suspending them in liquid. This gives
ointments and creams, like Pharmacy Formula, a smooth, satiny,
and polished feel.
Stearic
Acid
Stearic acid is a thickening agent and a stabilizer of oil
in water preparations and, just as important, it is another
ingredient that helps retain the moisture content in your
skin and helps keep it soft and supple, and free from dryness.
Remember:
Replenish! Replenish! Replenish!....
Maintaining the moisture in your skin
is one of the first rules for healthy skin.
GIVE US YOUR RED, ROUGH, DRY, CRACKED, SORE HANDS
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