Choosing Body Care Products
Shower gel is the most common product for daily body hygiene. Its base consists of foaming agents known as surfactants, which help remove dirt and dead skin cells. To avoid irritating the skin, it's important to choose formulas with gentle surfactants based on vegetable oils or natural sugars (such as Laureth Glucoside, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, and Coco Glucoside). For example, products like GRN Apple & Hemp Shower Gel can be a good choice.
After a shower or bath, it's common to apply a moisturizing product, such as body lotion, to damp skin. It restores the lipid barrier, softens the skin, and provides a unique sense of comfort. Liquid and lightweight in texture, body lotion spreads easily over the entire body and absorbs quickly. Often, these products are available in sets with shower gels in a unified aromatic composition. GRN Body Lotion Gentle Care is enriched with antioxidant hemp seed oil and honey, which are rich in protective factors.
There are also denser, more nourishing options for body care, such as creams, lotions, or body butters, which contain higher levels of valuable natural fats. These nourishing products are well-suited for dry body skin, softening rough patches and preventing tightness and itching after washing. Cosmoetica Body Cream MiHappy is an incredible combination of rare oils and extracts with birch sap, beeswax, and precious metals, a fusion of modern organics and alchemy.
When applying lotion or body milk, it's best to use circular massaging motions, starting from the fingertips of your hands and feet and moving upward toward the torso. This stimulates blood circulation and lymphatic flow, reducing peripheral congestion in the limbs. If possible, after applying the product, it's advisable to allow it to absorb for 5-10 minutes before getting dressed. This way, you can avoid discomfort and the skin won't feel sticky.
For the care of very dry or mature skin, body butter can be recommended – a thicker and denser product with pronounced nourishing properties. The base of such products is often shea (karite) or cocoa butter, which are solid at room temperature but melt upon contact with the skin. These products are excellent for massages, and you can also apply them locally to areas with rough skin, such as elbows or knees. Before using body butter, it's a good idea to warm it slightly in your palms.
Examples of Body Butters:
- GRN Body Butter Rich Care Shea Butter: This body butter is formulated with shea butter, providing deep nourishment and care for dry and mature skin.
- Cosnature Body Butter Tonkabean & Karité Butter: This product combines the richness of tonka bean and shea butter to offer intense hydration and a luxurious texture.
If your skin is easily irritated, and you experience redness and tightness after a shower, consider soothing products for hypersensitive skin, such as GRN Blueberry & Sea Salt Body Lotion. It contains sea salt, which effectively alleviates skin irritations thanks to marine minerals – they balance the functions of epidermal immune cells and participate in skin regeneration processes.
