Hydrosol replenishes water or locks water? Distinguish moisturizing, replenishing water and locking water in one minute

The skin's hydration and moisturizing process is divided into three stages, which are often referred to as hydration, moisture locking and moisturizing. Only when all of them are done well can the skin remain hydrated and moisturized. So, does hydrosol replenish or lock in moisture?

Is hydrosol hydrating or locking in moisture?

Hydrosols are hydrating. The hydrating effect of hydrosol is unquestionable, but it does not contain any moisturizing ingredients and cannot lock in moisture. Therefore, after using the hydrosol, you should promptly take steps to lock in moisture and moisturize.

Distinguish between replenishing water, moisturizing and locking water

1. Rehydration: Rehydrate quickly, but the state is short-lived

After using moisturizing products, you will feel that your skin condition improves immediately because the stratum corneum cells are softened, making the skin look tender, smooth and delicate. However, if you only moisturize the surface stratum corneum, most moisturizing products can only stay in the stratum corneum of the epidermis and cannot reach the dermis. As the water evaporates, it will take away the skin's own moisture, which is often said that the more you hydrate, the drier the skin becomes. This is why your skin feels moisturized after replenishing water, but becomes dry in the blink of an eye.

2. Moisturizing: retain moisture and keep moisturized

Only when the deep cells are also fully hydrated can the skin be truly hydrated. Moisturizing is the first and most basic step in skin care. Lotion, facial mask, and spray can all be used as hydrating tools, but the moisture of most hydrating products can only remain in the stratum corneum of the epidermis and cannot reach the dermis. Moisturizing allows the skin to retain moisture and keep it hydrated. If hydration is an active skill, moisturizing is a passive skill, which tests endurance.

3. Lock moisture: replenish oil and lock moisture firmly on the skin

After hydrating and moisturizing, the skin can remain hydrated, right? Do you think the strong winds that have been blowing recently are vegetarian? No, they drink water! The skin's moisture is trying to be stolen at any moment. In order to ensure that the moisture replenished is not lost due to interference from the external environment, it is necessary to "close the door" and lock in the moisture. This is what we often call locking in moisture. What is the key to locking in moisture? Oil content! The oil in the skin refers to sebum. After sebum is secreted, a sebum film is formed on the surface of the skin, which is equivalent to the "lock" on the "door", locking moisture firmly on the skin and can play a good role in moisturizing and softening the skin. In autumn and winter, when sebum secretion slows down, the sebum membrane will have many weak gaps. At this time, oil can make up for it, repair it, strengthen the entire blockade and keep moisture firmly on the skin. Therefore, facial creams containing oily moisture-locking substances such as glycerin are particularly popular in autumn and winter.

Summary: Hydration means watering the skin, and the key is to let the deep skin drink enough water; moisturizing means maintaining the skin's moisture, and it is best to continuously release moisturizing ingredients; locking in moisture means adding a "firm lid" to the skin to prevent moisture loss.

The order of using hydrosol and lotion

Generally, use toner first, then pure dew, and finally lotion. However, hydrosol can be directly applied to the face instead of toner, so you can only use one of the two. The order of use is to use hydrosol or toner to replenish water first, and then use lotion to provide nutrition to the skin and lock in moisture.