Read Full Article HereWhat’s the right order for the various steps of your shower? According to three board-certified dermatologists, the best way to shower is the one that works for your skin and hair. Each expert’s personal routine varied according to their unique care needs based on their hair and skin types.
Dr. Jennifer Holman of U.S. Dermatology Partners in Tyler, TX was featured as a seasoned expert for this recent article on tips to keeping skin and hair healthy. Dr. Holman shares her back-to-the-basics approach and how moisturizer with ceramides helps keep skin hydrated.
What’s your post-shower moisturizing routine? “This matters for sure. The time to moisturize is the ‘two-minute window’ after showering, when your skin is still moist,” says Holman.
When you moisturize right away after bathing, you can use less moisturizer, feel less sticky, and help prevent dry skin and conditions like atopic dermatitis (eczema), she explains. “This step is especially crucial in the winter months, when we have dry skin due to dry air and if you live in drier climates,” says Holman.
Holman uses a fragrance-free cream moisturizer with ceramides from the drugstore. “A cream formulation will prevent more transepidermal water loss than a lotion,” she says, referring to the moisture that’s pulled away as water evaporates from the surface of your skin.
Her husband uses a similar moisturizer with salicylic acid, “which aids in keeping very dry skin and genetic-related growths such as seborrheic keratoses soft,” she says.
