Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Relieve Eczema Irritation and Dryness with Moisture

Eczema can result from skin contact with a substance that irritates the skin. The symptoms of eczema include itching, redness, dry/flaky skin, and blistering of the skin.

Moisturizers can be helpful in treating eczema. Jojoba oil is one option that moisturizes and softens the skin by a dual action – firstly by forming a non-greasy lipid layer, which is partially occlusive (thereby preventing water-loss through the skin) and by the diffusion of Jojoba into the intercellular spaces of the stratum corneum to soften this tissue.

Jojoba is an extremely functional ingredient in hair and scalp preparations and many scalp related
It has a great effect on fighting wrinkles, as well as having an anti-bacterial effect on the skin. Although people see Jojoba as oil, it is really a wax ester, and is non-oily or greasy and contains high levels of tocopherols, which have an antioxidant effect on the skin.

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