Kravebeauty.com Website Review

arrow-left icon arrow-right icon behance icon chevron-left icon chevron-right icon cross-circle icon cross icon expand-less-solid icon expand-less icon expand-more-solid icon expand-more icon facebook icon flickr icon googleplus icon instagram icon kickstarter icon link icon payment-master icon payment-paypal icon payment-st*ipe icon payment-visa icon pinterest icon play-circle-fill icon play-circle-outline icon plus-circle icon plus icon search icon tumblr icon twitter icon vimeo icon vine icon youtu*e icon “All I want for Christmas is… HYDRATED SKIN THAT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE THE SAHARA DESERT. Oh, and some eggnog.” The thirst is real, especially for our skin this winter. Hydration is key in helping our skin maintain that healthy glow, and our skin needs all the help it can get in these moisture-su*king months. So what better time to talk about our skin hydration and moisture concerns than while we’re dealing with them? To continue our Ingredient Series, we’re going to decode another helpful group of ingredients you might’ve heard a lot Humectants are a group of ingredients that ATTRACTS water to your parched skin! In other words, meet your skin’s personal hydration magnets. Just think of your skin cells as mini balloons that are slowly filled up with water, which is delivered to them courtesy of our lovely humectant friends. Last week, we talked about the 'mortar' part (lipids) of our skin’s stratum corneum layer (AKA the skin barrier), so today we are going to direct our attention to the brick-like part of our skin barrier: the skin cells. Humectants are naturally found in the cell layer, certifying them as Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF). These NMFs play a big role in our skin barrier army because they:  Maintain our skin’s hydration
  Regulate the shedding of dead skin cells from our skin’s outer layer (therefore preventing flaky, dry, rough skin)
  Maintain the skin’s acidity to prevent infection
 How amazing, right? Isn't it