Skin Care Debate: Lotions Vs. Creams

The feud over which form of skin care product is better has been
Debated for years. Truthfully, it is a matter of personal preference.

Creams that are formulated with less oil is most commonly used in products such as make up. When creams are made less viscous (flows smoother and is less thick) it is applicable for long wear. This is why skin car creams are preferred as moisturizers.

When we hear “moisturizing cream” we associate it with prevention of dry skin. It is effective in locking moisture in and keeping skin supple and moist.

But don’t dismiss creams as just an ordinary moisturizer. Ingredients such as sulfur and vitamin A are popular in creams. When these active ingredients are added, the product is productive in reducing sebum (simply put, oil produced from glands) and in optimization of melanocytes in the epidermal layer with the external environment.

For this same reason, creams are often used in pharmacy compounding products. It’s ability to cohere and lock in both target ingredients and natural elements make it favorable over lotions. External application of moisturizer based medicine is more cohesive in strength. This results in longer wear on a localized area.

Alternatively, if the medicine needs to be removed while washing lotions are used. Also, in relation to toners, lotions are typically used instead of creams. Although the rare product does contain moisturizer as its base, it is not often the case.

Because the majority of toners are usually available in liquid form, lotions are used rather than creams. Both creams and lotions seem to have nearly similar votes when compared in cleansers. However, lotions ease of removal (as exemplified in the washing of medicine) is also what makes lotion slightly more favorable.

Recent product trends suggest that when applied to anti-aging, creams seem to be prized over lotions. But as more innovative ideas are researched, we may never know what the next miracle product is and how it will be delivered.