What are five body lotions you would add to this list?

Here are five body lotions that I recommend we add to the list:

1. Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturizer
2. Fresh Milk Body Lotion
3. Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Body Lotion with Cocoa Butter
4. Nivea Skin Toning and Firming Body Gel-Cream
5. Tatcha Ageless Enriching Renewal Cream

1. How do they help aging skin? Why do you like them/trust this brand/these ingredients?

These five products have special ingredients to make them worth considering.

1. Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturizer (squalane, blue hyaluronic acid)
2. This product has squalane, a hydrogenated version of the lipid squalene that’s naturally made by the body. Approximately 13% of the body’s oil is squalene, but the amount we make decreases year after year—in fact, we start making less of this in our 20s and 30s. Squalane is special because it softens and shields the skin. And because of its natural silkiness, it helps any skin cream spread smoothly, optimizing your chances for a nice, even distribution of the product.
3. It also softens the skin by adding a generous amount of hydration and filling gaps between skin cells. It reminds me of when I first step on a beach with my bare feet and feel the sand fill in the spaces between my toes as my feet slowly sink in. Lastly, as a natural antioxidant, squalane shields the skin from potential harmful free radicals and other elements that can accelerate the aging process. Squalane is not messing around!
4. This product also contains blue hyaluronic acid. Not just hyaluronic acid, but blue. Why does that matter to you? Let me give you a clue. (OK, I’ll stop the rhyming.) It’s smaller than the average hyaluronic acid molecule, which allows it to go where no other hyaluronic acid has gone before, farther and deeper into your skin, for a far more intense hydration effect. It would be like putting your hose at the bottom of your outdoor inflatable pool and watching the water slowly rise up from the bottom. On the skin, this can cause it to gently “inflate” or plump up such that it softens the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

• Fresh Milk body lotion (hyaluronic acid)
• This is a plant-based milk product that can strengthen your skin barrier. Because the product is so lightweight, it works into your skin extremely easily. You heard me right, milk not only strengthens your bones and does a body good, but it also enriches your skin! The milk proteins and minerals contained in this lotion protect your skin against potentially harmful free radicals and prevent moisture from leaving your body. So with this product, nothing is going in or out of your skin – the gates have been closed.

• Kiehl’s Creme de corps body lotion with cocoa butter (cocoa butter and shea butter)
• Made without synthetic fragrances, this fast absorbing cream with cocoa butter and shea butter is ideal for people with eczema. The cocoa butter and shea butter not only provide a bounty of hydration to the skin but also assist with restoring skin elasticity, which can minimize sagging skin. A loss of elasticity is like an old rubber band that no longer snaps back into place. You don’t want your skin to be like that!

• Nivea Skin toning and firming body gel-cream (coenzyme q10 antioxidant)
• The power of coenzyme q10 antioxidant in this product cannot be underestimated. Coenzyme q10 is a natural antioxidant that’s quickly absorbed by the skin and immediately helps neutralize free radicals that can damage and accelerate the aging process. This is like a missile defense system for your skin, shooting down environmental stressors and free radicals. Again, as we get older, our levels of coenzyme q10 decline, so supplementing your skin regimen with this cream will restore your supply and help counteract the aging process.

• Tatcha Indigo soothing body butter (hadaseia-3)
• I would buy this for the name alone! Who doesn’t want to put on some soothing body butter? But rest assured—there’s legit science to validate this product. The main ingredient here is hadaseia-3, blended with the Japanese triple threat of fermented rice, green tea, and algae, all of which are chock full of antioxidants and are extensively hydrating for the skin. The body butter does what you think it does, and results in deep skin hydration keeping your skin supple, soft, and silky. This is designed for sensitive skin types.

3. Is there a Nivea product you would recommend?

– Nivea Skin toning and firming body gel-cream (coenzyme q10 antioxidant) as noted above.

• What are lipids and examples of lipids and how do they play a role in anti-aging skin care?
• While we probably don’t want to think about it, “lipids” are just another word for “fats.” But don’t be fooled—lipids play a critical role in the integrity and architecture of our skin barrier as well as in the overall feel and health of our skin. Examples of lipids that you might find in personal care products include ceramides, squalane, linoleic acid, and lecithin, to name a few. From an anti-aging perspective, imagine going to bed at night with an old pillow that no longer keeps your head up above your mattress. A deflated pillow without its buoyancy is like skin without lipids. Lipids keep your skin flexible and firm, add significant structure to the skin barrier, lock in hydration, and assist with the healing of old skin and generation of new skin. Not to mention that lipids create a natural defense against UV rays, and they function like little stores of food for collagen and elastin, which grow to enhance skin youthfulness and prevent skin sagging. All of these functions contribute to anti-aging success!