There are basically two types of moisturizing bases. Oil in Water and Water in Oil preparations. They have quite different effects on the skin.

No matter where you look there are skin care products on offer that will make you supposedly 10 years younger in a millisecond. But sales pitch aside, what is it about moisturising cr mes that affects your skin. The first thing to consider is the base that gives the moisturizing cr me its over-all functionality.

Are all the moisturising cr mes the same. When the product is based on oil.

Moisturizers - What Do They Actually Do and How Do They Work. Because when the product is an emulsion of water in oil, the oil is more dominant and therefore it's most effective for dry skin. Let's take a basic look at the anatomy of a moisturizer. Most of these products tend to be some type of moisturizing cr me and they promise that regular use will make your skin look younger.

- Isn't that the same thing, I hear you ask.