How to Moisturize Your Skin the Right Way
Step 1: Choose the Right Quality Moisturizer for Your Skin Type
You don’t need a separate day and night cream, eye cream, or neck cream to take great care of your skin. But you must have one well-formulated product that is able to meet your skin’s needs when used correctly.
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Oily Skin: Opt for a lightweight face lotion, like Doctor Rogers Face Lotion
- Dry Skin: Choose a richer face cream like, Doctor Rogers Face Cream
Take your time when choosing a face cream. A face cream formulated with high-quality ingredients that truly support your skin is far more important than having multiple products that are unable to deliver real benefits. A well-formulated moisturizer should contain effective concentrations of skin-supporting ingredients like humectants to draw in moisture, emollients to smooth and soften and occlusives to lock in hydration.
A truly effective face cream should include a balanced combination of ingredients to hydratre, protect and nourish the skin.
- Humectants (Draw in moisture): Ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid attract water to the skin, keeping it plump and hydrated
- Emollients (Soften and smooth the skin): Squalane and jojoba oil restore the skin barrier and prevent dryness.
- Occlusives (Lock in moisture): Shea butter or petroleum create a protective barrier that preventes moisture loss
- Skin Barrier Supporters: Ceramides, centella asiatica and niacinamide (vitamin B3) help reinforce the skin's protective layer and reduce inflammation.
Doctor Rogers Face Cream and Doctor Rogers Face Lotion are formulated with many of these high-quality, skin-supporting ingredients at optimal levels, ensuring effective hydration and repair. They’re made without unnecessary fillers, fragrances, or irritants making them the only moisturizer you need for beautiful skin on your face, eyes, neck or chest.
Step 2: Find Your Moisturizing Routine
Once you find the right product, you then need to understand how to use it to ensure the best possible results for your skin.
Here’s how to apply moisturizer based on your skin type:
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Skin Type |
How to Moisturize |
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Dry |
Don’t skimp—apply plenty of product to face, neck, chest and eyes. |
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Oily |
You do not need much, just a light layer to keep skin balanced but still remember to moisturize drier areas like eyelids, neck and chest. |
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Combination |
Apply more product to dry areas like the cheeks, eyelids, neck, while using less on oilier areas such as forehead, nose and chin. |
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Eyes and Neck |
These areas are usually drier, so apply a generous amount of moisturizer |
Step 3: Adjust for as Needed for Travel and the Changing Seasons
- Cold Weather: When the air is drier, your skin needs more moisture. Don't hesistate to layer on your face cream to keep your skin hydrated and protected from the cold wind and dry heated air.
- Warm Weather: When humidity levels rise, you can scale back and use a lighter application as your skin is losing less moisture.
These recommendations are not sponsored. They are the result of Dr. Heather D. Rogers, MD evidence-based research and extensive clinical experience.
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