Truths About Body Lotions

Want to know the truths about body lotions? Do you want to protect your skin, but are unsure about which products to buy to accomplish this important task? Before investing more of your money into this basic skin care necessity there are some truths about body lotions you might not be aware of.

Simply put, body lotions are a combination of water, oils, and other chemicals with the intended purpose of being applied to the skin for various reasons. The term “body lotion” is often used interchangeably with the terms “body cream” and “body butter.” However, there are distinct and important differences between the products.

Each set of truths listed below are worthy of their own extensive scrutiny, but here is the abbreviated list.

Four Truths About Body Lotions

Water

First, body lotion and body cream are alike in that they both contain water. Body lotions have water as their primary ingredient (listed first in the ingredients list). Body creams usually contain a lesser amount of water than body lotion giving it a “creamier” texture or feel.

Emulsifiers

The second set of truths about body lotions has to do with the inclusion of water. When water is added there is also an emulsifier added. Oil and water don’t mix on their own so manmade chemicals have to be added to get them to play well together. These chemicals are called emulsifiers. These emulsifiers may raise some concerns due to the skin’s absorbent quality and the long-term exposure to them. Water is a natural ingredient, as are many of the oils included in body lotions. However, there’s no such thing as “all natural” lotions when there is the addition of emulsifiers. Beware of labels.

Protection

Thirdly, the main purpose of a body lotion is to moisturize, hydrate, and protect the skin. Human skin is porous, which allows body fluids like sweat to be excreted and externally applied substances to be absorbed. The skin also secretes sebum, an oily substance that lubricates the skin. When that protective sebum is removed through washing with soap, or through daily exposure to the environment, it needs to be replaced. The careful application of oils on the skin can help the skin seal in internal moisture while the body is replacing the protective sebum that has been removed.

Alternative

Fourth, there is a healthy alternative to chemical laden body lotions. All-natural body butter contains no water so artificial emulsifiers are not needed. Dermatologists would agree that the best body butters contain oils that are most like the body’s natural sebum, are non-comedogenic, and don’t contain any manmade chemicals or fragrances.

An added bonus with natural body butter is that it takes much less body butter to protect the skin than lotion. Less body butter means less cost, smaller packaging, and less of an impact on earth’s fragile environment. Without water added, a little goes a long way.

Natural Yucca Products Body Butter was formulated with all the above truths about body lotions in mind. Instead of a body lotion, Natural Yucca Products makes a body butter that is all natural, contains only plant-based oils, is naturally high in vitamins A & E, and is infused with yucca root which is high in resveratrol, another natural anti-aging skin protectant. Since Natural Yucca Products Body Butter contains no water, or other unnecessary fillers, a little truly does go a long way.

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