aliva
07-02-2008, 07:52 PM
Milk as a beauty agent has been around for centuries. Milk-based skin care is becoming more popular, both consumers and cosmetic companies are placing more emphasis on natural ingredients in skin care products.
It is the milk protein such as whey and various other milk ingredients that are helpful for good skin health. They work to moisturize the skin. An added bonus: milk will reduce redness and inflammation when applied to the skin.
If you have very sensitive skin, or skin that prone to extreme dryness due to temperature changes or windburn, or if you suffer from a skin condition such as rosacea, you will benefit the most from using milk-based products.
It is a common belief that bathing in milk or rubbing it on the skin makes the skin soft and silky. I feel it’s a myth. Milk is made of up of mostly water, which evaporates as the milk dries. This will actually dry out your skin. Secondly, milk spoils very quickly and when it does, it smells bad! Finally, cosmetic milk is highly concentrated. You’d need an awful lot of store-bought milk to get the same effect.
The exception is curd. Used regularly over a long period the lactic acid in the curd can work in the same way in preventing wrinkles as glycolic acid.
It is the milk protein such as whey and various other milk ingredients that are helpful for good skin health. They work to moisturize the skin. An added bonus: milk will reduce redness and inflammation when applied to the skin.
If you have very sensitive skin, or skin that prone to extreme dryness due to temperature changes or windburn, or if you suffer from a skin condition such as rosacea, you will benefit the most from using milk-based products.
It is a common belief that bathing in milk or rubbing it on the skin makes the skin soft and silky. I feel it’s a myth. Milk is made of up of mostly water, which evaporates as the milk dries. This will actually dry out your skin. Secondly, milk spoils very quickly and when it does, it smells bad! Finally, cosmetic milk is highly concentrated. You’d need an awful lot of store-bought milk to get the same effect.
The exception is curd. Used regularly over a long period the lactic acid in the curd can work in the same way in preventing wrinkles as glycolic acid.