Do you practice a skin care routine?
Not particularly. Do you?
Mine is pretty basic.  No excessive sun exposure and use of emollients.
What are emollients?
A moisturizer is a type of emollients.
Got it. I usually wear sunscreen outside in the summer and wash my skin in the shower but that's about it.
The moisturizers that have humectants attract moisture to the skin.  You should use them when  you skin is slightly damp.
Okay.
organism's or object's surface. This is the opposite use of a hygroscopic material where it is used as a desiccant used to draw moisture away.
When used as a food additive, a humectant has the effect of keeping moisture in the food.
Humectants are sometimes used as a component of antistatic coatings for plastics.
In pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, humectants can be used in topical dosage forms to increase the solubility of a chemical compound's active ingredients, increasing the active ingredients' ability to penetrate skin, or
Skin care
Skin care is the range of practices that support skin integrity, enhance its appearance and relieve skin conditions. They can include nutrition, avoidance of excessive sun exposure and appropriate use of emollients. Practices that enhance appearance include the use of cosmetics, botulinum, exfoliation, fillers, laser resurfacing, microdermabrasion, peels, retinol therapy. Skin care is a routine daily procedure in many settings, such as skin that is either too dry or too moist, and prevention of dermatitis and prevention of skin injuries.
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