A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth.

Chiara (she/her) is a reviews analyst in the Beauty, Health and Sustainability Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she conducts hands-on testing of health and beauty products.I have to use aveeno protect and hydrate every day now as part of my skin routine because I find if I dont my skin is a bit too dry.

In cosmetics, it’s often in products that are supposed to keep your skin matte as it has great oil-absorbing abilities. The Aveeno protect and hydrate moisturizing sunscreen SPF 30 is water and sweat resistant for 80 min. They said it made hands look the smoothest, and it scored high for how quickly it absorbed into the skin. Description: A foaming facial cleanser is ideal for removing excess oil, dirt and makeup—and choosing one that's gentle, won’t disrupt your skin’s natural protective barrier and contains ingredients that help maintain moisture balance can make all the difference. allowed 10% concentration) and it is not photostable (looses 10% of its SPF protection in 45 mins) so it always has to be combined with other sunscreens for proper protection.Lab Corneometer calculations confirmed that it raised skin moisturization levels by a strong 39% over six hours after application.