Moisturizing is very important and taking care of your skin is essential! I narrowed my search of moisturizers to two brands both considered luxury brands, La Mer running at a cool $125 for a 1 oz. bottle and Olay Regenerist running at around $30 a 1.7 oz, quite the difference in price right? Well, let's break it down:
LA MER
As much as I like the creme, and as much as I want to believe that a magical antiaging broth exists, there's a very good reason the cream works (i.e. moisturizes and plumps up the skin) - in addition to the seaweed broth it includes mineral oil and petrolatum, two very common and effective occlusive moisturizers. I'm not saying that the magic seaweed is useless, but we all know the wonders of baby oil and Vaseline (petrolatum) - they're pretty hard to beat.
OLAY
This cream has niacinamide - a variant of Vitamin B3 which has been shown in clinical studies to help the skin heal from sun damage and encourage cell turnover. It has also been shown to increase ceramide levels and to be a very effective moisturizer. Since it's so gentle it is also used to strengthen skin in preparation for retinol therapy.
BOTTOM LINE?!
If you have the cash and believe that it works - go for the La Mer. (Tip: Go to the counter, ask tons of questions but act unconvinced. The salesgirl just might give you a sample.) Do you want a more "scientifically proven" treatment? Go for the Olay Regenerist.
LA MER
As much as I like the creme, and as much as I want to believe that a magical antiaging broth exists, there's a very good reason the cream works (i.e. moisturizes and plumps up the skin) - in addition to the seaweed broth it includes mineral oil and petrolatum, two very common and effective occlusive moisturizers. I'm not saying that the magic seaweed is useless, but we all know the wonders of baby oil and Vaseline (petrolatum) - they're pretty hard to beat.
OLAY
This cream has niacinamide - a variant of Vitamin B3 which has been shown in clinical studies to help the skin heal from sun damage and encourage cell turnover. It has also been shown to increase ceramide levels and to be a very effective moisturizer. Since it's so gentle it is also used to strengthen skin in preparation for retinol therapy.
BOTTOM LINE?!
If you have the cash and believe that it works - go for the La Mer. (Tip: Go to the counter, ask tons of questions but act unconvinced. The salesgirl just might give you a sample.) Do you want a more "scientifically proven" treatment? Go for the Olay Regenerist.
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