How do emollients in a moisturizer work?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Emollients fill in the gaps and cracks in skin's surface with droplets of oil, providing a smoothing and softening effect. Some emollients also absorb into skin's surface layers, helping to replenish moisture.
Emollients fill in the gaps and cracks in skin's surface with droplets of oil, providing a smoothing and softening effect. Some emollients also absorb into skin's surface layers, helping to replenish moisture. More -
RealAge answered:Emollients, such as lanolin, jojoba oil, isopropyl palmitate, propylene glycol linoleate, squalene, and glycerol stearates, act as lubricants on the surface to fill in the crevices between cells ready to shed, thus helping the loose edges of dead skin cells adhere together. They help keep the skin soft, smooth, pliable. The slippery feeling you get after applying a moisturizer is most likely coming from the emollient.
From The Mind-Beauty Connection: 9 Days to Less Stress, Gorgeous Skin, and a Whole New You by Amy Wechsler.
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Emollients, such as lanolin, jojoba oil, isopropyl palmitate, propylene glycol linoleate, squalene, and glycerol stearates, act as lubricants on the surface to fill in the crevices between cells ready to shed, thus helping the loose edges of dead... More
