Premium Skincare & Feminine Care ✨ on Instagram: "Skin Tip You Didn’t Know You Were Missing 👀💧 Hydration doesn’t stick around on its own. Humectants (like glycerin, aloe, hyaluronic acid) pull water into the skin — but without an occlusive, that water evaporates. No seal = more dehydration, tightness, and breakouts.😳 How to properly seal hydration 👇🏽 💦 Apply humectants on damp skin 🧴 Follow with a moisturizer or balm to lock it in 🛡 Look for occlusives like shea butter, beeswax, squalane

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A beginners guide to where they belong in your formula: We’re all here to build the best formulas we can think of, so let’s break down two ingredient categories. Humectants should be used in products that are water based. These are designed to add water to the skin, for example in toners, essences, serums, gels, light lotions. They work best in products that go on first when the skin is clean and slightly damp. Their job is to pull water into the skin and temporarily hold it. What about occlusiv