We know that moisturising makes skin smoother, softer and helps to maintain its elasticity. A clever composite of blended chemical components which when combined together to cause the desired reaction and then applied to the outer layer of skin will work to increase the concentration of water within the layers of skin it sinks into.

Besides offering the normal moisturising benefits you will also see many products that offer this and other benefits such as long term daily skin protection against outside weather and environmental conditions, moisturisers that work to ease pain through aromatherapy such as many products in the Clarins Skin Care range.

The mix of components varies too, depending upon the product. There are some body moisturisers that work better on slightly damper skin and are better to apply after a bath or shower.

The best times to use moisturiser (apart from after being in the sun), is during the winter.  Our skin is really delicate, especially on the exposed parts of our bodies and daily application of body and face moisturiser will protect your skin against drier and sharper air that carries with it a cold edge that tends to chap and flake the skin.

Another common problem is that it is very bad for us to be constantly exposed to sudden changes of heat and to move from a warm room at home to the icy outdoors dries skin quickly as does using your central heating full stop!

Great products to protect your skin this winter include:  Almay Body Firming Cream, Elizabeth Arden Beauty Body Lotion, Pure Renew Body Care, Richards & Appleby Cyclax Night Cream, Gale Hayman Revitalizing Hydrating Spritzer.

Just in case you don’t think men should do the same, ask yourself why their skin care regime should not be as important as a woman’s?  Then check the Clinique and Clarins Skin Care Ranges for Men because these products are getting more and more popular with guys.