To sum things up, I learned a few interesting things from writing this post and asking my dad about the formula change: I solemnly swear to research skin care and beauty products, ask my dad (the chemist) for advice, and share those findings with you! Learn More to test is a bar is suitable for dry skin, try washing your hands with it and letting your hands air dry, and then waiting to see if they feel moisturized. If they do, it’s suitable for dry skin. We don’t conduct animal testing in the research or development of our cosmetic products. Alongside our parent company, we support efforts to help end to cosmetic animal testing globally.​

Skin Relief Moisturising Body Wash For Dry Skin | AVEENO®

Intensely nourish dry skin with prebiotic oat formula. The gentle daily lotion nourishes & helps replenish skin's natural moisture barrier & has clinically proven moisturization that lasts 24 hours. If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed. However, too much of it causes the phenomenon called "salting out", and the surfactant solution goes runny again.This moisturizing body wash for dry skin is gentle enough for sensitive skin. With soothing prebiotic oat, this cleansing body wash nourishes and helps replenish skin’s natural moisture.

Aveeno Moisturizing Bar ingredients (Explained) - INCIDecoder Aveeno Moisturizing Bar ingredients (Explained) - INCIDecoder

benzyl alcohol (a preservative), sodium chloride (salt), and paraffin may cause irritation for sensitive skin I like that it is fragrance-free and that it contains oat flour, which is supposed to be soothing for eczema. It also foams up pretty decently, but isn’t overly foamy (which can be drying). It’s fragrance-free in the sense that it doesn’t contain any added fragrances, but it’s not fragrance-free in the sense that it doesn’t have any odor at all. It has an odor that some people might fine unappealing; I don’t find it that horrible, since I would much rather smell the natural odor of the functional ingredients in a soap than have to put up with a scent that’s based on floral or overly synthetic fragrances. Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. I asked my dad to speculate about what ingredients in the new formula might be causing irritation for some people. Here’s what he said:Sodium chloride is actually the same thing as salt. Ever heard of rubbing salt in your wounds? Since this bar (the new formula, at least) includes salt, it might not be the best option for open wounds…or sensitive skin that gets easily irritated or has a broken moisture barrier. Galactoarabinan is a natural polysaccharide (a bigcarbohydrate molecule) that comes from theLarch trees. Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% The other potential skin irritants they should avoided or replaced is paraffin and/or sodium chloride, none of the other new ingredients should not cause irritation for skin. This Nourishing Oat Formula contains rich skin conditioners to moisturize dry skin while gently cleansing.

AVEENO Naturals Moisturizing Bar for Dry Skin 3.50 oz AVEENO Naturals Moisturizing Bar for Dry Skin 3.50 oz

It's one of those things that help your cosmetics not to go wrong too soon, aka a preservative. It can be naturally found in fruits and teas but can also be made synthetically. The old formula also contained sodium trideceth sulfate and hydrogenated castor oil, which were removed in the new formula. The new version of Aveeno Moisturizing Bar for Dry Skin contains many ingredients that were missing from the old version: Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrierA real oldie but a goodie. Great natural moisturizer and skin-identical ingredient that plays an important role in skin hydration and general skin health. The main concernwith nanoparticles is that they are so tiny that they are absorbedinto the skin more than we want them (ideally sunscreen should remain on the surface of the skin). Once absorbed they might form unwanted complexes with proteins and they might promote the formation of evil free radicals. But do not panic, these are concerns under investigation. A 2009 review article about the safety of nanoparticles summarizes this, "to date, in-vivo and in-vitro studies have not demonstrated percutaneous penetration of nanosized particles in titanium dioxide and zinc oxide sunscreens". The English translation is, so far it looks like sunscreenswith nanoparticlesdo stay on the surface of the skin where they should be. Maybe it’s because it’s formulated for dry/sensitive skin, but it doesn’t seem like Aveeno Moisturizing Bar for Dry Skin is strong enough to remove physical sunscreen by itself—you’ll need to rub your skin pretty vigorously if you want to remove any lotion or sunscreen that contains waxes or oils. This makes it somewhat of an ineffective body soap for people who tend to use those types of products. Since I initially bought this soap with hopes that it could replace my travel-size face soap, but it ended up irritating my facial skin, I probably won’t be repurchasing this soap. Takeaways from this post The disadvantage of Titanium Dioxide is that it's not cosmetically elegant, meaning it's a white, "unspreadable" mess. Sunscreens containing Titanium Dioxideare often hard to spread on the skin and they leave a disturbing whitishtint. The cosmetic industry is, of course, really trying to solve this problemand the best solution so far is using nanoparticles. The itsy-bitsy Nano-sized particles improveboth spreadability and reduce the whitish tint a lot, but unfortunately, it also introduces new health concerns.

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A cleansing agent that's claimed to be so gentle on the skin that it hardly impacts the skin barrier. It also gives arich, creamy foam, it's based on vegetable fatty acids and is readily biodegradable.Dear Emily, it may be from Benzyl Alcohol, it’s on EU Allergens. I think they use it as a preservative, they should replace it. A cleansing agent that's claimed to be so gentle on the skin that it hardly impacts the skin barrier. It also gives a rich, creamy foam, it's based on vegetable fatty acids and is readily biodegradable. No matter the origin, in small amounts (up to 1%) it’s a nice, gentle preservative. Has to be combined with some other nice preservatives, like potassium sorbateto be broad spectrum enough. A common glycol that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products. It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer.