Hydration Heroes: Top Moisturizers for Hot Weather Skin
Skin hydration can be difficult to maintain in the summer. Although the skin produces more oil at this time of year, which helps with moisture retention, the skin barrier really takes a beating from the increase in heat and UV intensity/exposure, meaning that its ability to retain moisture and keep the skin hydrated can often decline.
The good news? You can help your skin out by matching it with the perfect summer moisturizer. Find a formula that not only provides a burst of hydration but also helps to lock that in for several hours, all without clogging your pores or washing away with sweat, and you’ll be rocking a glow all season.
Need some help finding that perfect summer moisturizer for your skin? Here are some skin hydration heroes from Vivo Per Lei that are perfect for hot weather skin.
The Marine Aqua Facial Cream
With your skin being extra greasy and sweaty during the summer months, you don’t want to have to keep reapplying your moisturizer several times a day. Long-term hydration is crucial, which is exactly what the Marine Aqua Facial Cream has been formulated to provide. As you massage this lush moisturizer into your skin, it transforms into liquid droplets. They quickly disappear into the skin to provide a double-moisturizing action that leaves skin cells feeling deeply quenched for hours.
What’s in it?
Every moisturizer hydrates the skin in its own way. The Marine Aqua Facial Cream focuses on providing a blend of humectants. These are ingredients that have moisture-binding properties, enabling them to draw in moisture from the environment around it. Sodium hyaluronate, a humectant that’s famous for boosting skin hydration, can be found in this formula. It’s joined by sodium polyglutamate, an ingredient that’s considered to be a high-end humectant due to its natural origin. Research shows that it works synergistically with sodium hyaluronate, increasing how long the skin remains hydrated.
With this skincare collection being inspired by the ocean, there are a few marine-derived ingredients in this moisturizer too. Coral seaweed extract is another hydrating humectant while also being a fantastic source of antioxidants. Meanwhile, sea silt extract contains minerals that promote hydration while improving how smooth and elastic the skin feels.
The Pumpkin and Collagen Day Cream
While skin hydration should be the main aim of your summer moisturizer, there’s nothing wrong with seeking out multi-functional skincare products. Less is more when it comes to summer skincare, so using a moisturizer that also helps you to tackle some of your other visible skin concerns can be a clever move. If one of your biggest skin woes is a lax and dull complexion, you’ll love what the Pumpkin and Collagen Day Cream could do for you.
What’s in it?
This is another moisturizer that makes use of the synergistic connection between sodium hyaluronate and polyglutamic acid. It further enhances the effects of this hydrating duo by integrating them with a number of other hydrating humectants, collagen being one. Research shows that applying collagen topically not only improves moisture retention but can also leave the skin looking tighter and smoother in the long run.
Aloe vera leaf extract is another noteworthy ingredient in this moisturizer. It’s a superstar for how it soothes the feeling of irritation caused by the sun. It’s exceptionally hydrating too, while packed with antioxidants that give the skin a brighter and plumper finish.
Edelweiss extract, a lesser-known ingredient, can also be found in this cream. As studies show, it contains several unique beneficial compounds, such as leontopodic acid. These have been found to significantly improve the appearance of wrinkles.
Last but definitely not least, let’s talk about pumpkin seed oil. It’s one of the main ingredients in this moisturizer and offers some distinct benefits. Being a rich source of linoleic acid and vitamin E, it helps to maintain long-term skin hydration. Meanwhile, its zinc content keeps the appearance of acne at bay while its omega fatty acids soothe the feeling of inflammation.
The Snow Mushroom Night Cream
While it’s important to gravitate toward light moisturizers in the summer to avoid clogging your pores and weighing your skin down, a slightly richer blend in the evenings can be beneficial. The rate at which your skin loses moisture increases overnight. A richer cream will form a thicker barrier over your skin’s surface, slowing down moisture loss and really helping to maintain skin hydration. This is exactly what the Snow Mushroom Night Cream was designed to do.
What’s in it?
Humectants once again feature front and center of this moisturizer’s ingredient list. Silk amino acids are the second ingredient on there (following on from water). This ingredient is revered for binding moisture to the skin and leaving the skin barrier feeling stronger. Glycerin, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, and polyglutamic acid back this up, ensuring that the skin feels deeply hydrated after every application.
However, hydration isn’t the only feature offered by this moisturizer. Thanks to the addition of retinol, it’s also a powerful tool for fighting the appearance of skin aging. Retinol diminishes the visibility of wrinkles, dark spots, and dullness, while also regulating how greasy the skin feels.
Jojoba seed oil is another key ingredient in this moisturizer. While many don’t like the idea of using oil on their skin in the warmer months, jojoba seed oil is very different from most of the other plant oils out there. This one closely mimics the skin’s own sebum in terms of its molecular structure. This not only means that it provides fast hydration, but if your skin often feels oily, it can help to reduce this in the long run.
You’ll notice several other interesting plant extracts in this moisturizer too. From Siberian motherwort to velvet horn to mushroom, each of these botanicals is loaded with potent antioxidants. These compounds all give the skin a younger-looking finish.
The Marine Sensitive Facial Hydro-Gel
While creamy moisturizers tend to suit the majority of people, they aren’t for everyone. People with severely oily skin sometimes find that even a lightweight cream can feel too heavy. Meanwhile, those with sensitive skin often crave a formula with a more cooling and soothing touch. This is where the Marine Sensitive Facial Hydro-Gel comes in. Its gel texture feels weightless on the skin, yet it instantly calms, hydrates, and refreshes the complexion.
What’s in it?
Just like all of the other moisturizers we’ve featured, this one contains several ingredients that boost skin hydration, including sodium hyaluronate and beta-glucan. A few complexion-strengthening vitamins, such as niacinamide and panthenol, join its hydrating compounds. Both are loved for how they repair the look of damaged skin.
Plant extracts feature heavily in this formula as well. The botanicals that have been chosen for this formula work to not only hydrate the skin but also keep it feeling supported. By giving the skin barrier a more resilient finish, they’re able to promote long-term moisture retention.
While all of the botanicals in this moisturizer have merit, there are a few in particular that are worth highlighting further. Bamboo shoot extract soothes the feeling of irritation while giving the skin a smoother and more elastic look. Meanwhile, tree peony extract also has an anti-inflammatory effect on the complexion, while edelweiss extract provides some major antioxidant compounds.
The Collagen Eye Firming Cream
So far, we’ve focused on moisturizers for the face. However, certain moisturizers are capable of honing in on the unique issues that develop in certain areas of the skin. This is exactly what eye creams, like the Collagen Eye Firming Cream, do for the eye area. In addition to hydrating the skin, this moisturizer also smooths away the appearance of crow’s feet and perks up the look of tired eyes.
What’s in it?
With the eye area prone to dehydration, this eye cream is infused with a variety of ingredients that not only hydrate the skin but also lock that hydration in. Sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed collagen, and more bring in the moisture. Then, hemp seed oil and jojoba seed oil seal that moisture into the skin.
Niacinamide is another key part of this eye cream. It’s loved for how it gives the skin barrier a stronger and more resilient finish. The delicate skin around the eyes really benefits from this ingredient. Niacinamide also evens out the look of the skin, reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and helps to regulate how oily/dry the skin feels.
The Hemp & Spirulina Nourishing Body Creme
While the skin on the face is thinner than the skin anywhere else, meaning that it needs extra help with hydration, it’s important to pay attention to skin hydration levels on your body too. The skin on your body should be moisturized daily with a cream that’s capable of deeply hydrating it, just like the Hemp & Spirulina Nourishing Body Creme from our Fresh Body Set – Hemp & Spirulina.
What’s in it?
When it comes to this moisturizer’s key ingredients, the name of the product is a big giveaway! Hemp seed oil is one of the big players in this game, with this plant oil rich in omega fatty acids. They leave the skin feeling unbelievably supple and soft.
Spirulina extract is incorporated into this formula as well. Its high amino acid content gives the skin a stronger and firmer feel. It also contains properties that calm the feeling of inflammation while promoting skin hydration levels. Spirulina extract can have an antimicrobial effect on the complexion too, which can be useful if you’re dealing with conditions like eczema, psoriasis, or body acne.
Stay in Control of Skin Hydration This Summer With Vivo Per Lei
While there’s no getting away from the fact that your skin would benefit from some help with hydration during the summer months, this is, fortunately, relatively easy to do. So long as you have a hydrating moisturizer, like any of the formulas featured above, you’ll be able to keep your skin feeling quenched and looking radiant throughout the warmer season.
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