Does anyone have any suggestions for a good, but thrifty, daily facial moisturizer for the over 60 female?
By Sheela from GA
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I like Olay Brand, there are also generics of that to try. I mix & match my moisturizers, depending upon weather, etc. Try out free samples @ dept. stores & online. Also try cheap(er) no-name moisturizers from places like T.J. Maxx, your drug store. I just picked up some bargain moisturizer on sale after Xmas at RiteAid, not bad. Even have found things at the 99 Cent Store! (And you can always seal moisture in by applying a thin coat of petroleum jelly as over night moisturizer.)
I used to use three things when my skin needed a moisturizer. I would wash with either dove or ivory hand soap, the bar kind you buy for the bath tub. Then I would take a small amount of olive oil and rub into my face, I would then tissue it off.
Then I would wash with either noxema or dove soap. I love noxema for my skin but I ended up getting allergic to it on my face. Olive oil is great. I don't just leave it on my skin but I use tissue to softly wipe it all off.
An oatmeal facial feels so good to me every so often. I just get a few oats in my hand and put water on it. Then I rub the oat water on my skin. Leave it for a few minutes and then wash it off. I tend to like using natural things if I have the chance to.
Crisco is the greatest thing also. If you have spots on your hands or feet that won't stop being dry, you can rub this on and put on a glove or a sock overnight with a plastic bag underneath. Or you can just rub it in each night. I am getting ready to do a foot moisturizing treatment with it over night for my feet. You just use a small amount of crisco. It is very good for the skin.
I once saw a lady on a talk show who asked the audience to guess her age. They all guessed around 60 and she was 90.
She said the only thing she had ever used on her face was petroleum jelly.
Go figure!
Doris Day was known to use petroleum jelly over her ENTIRE body.
Get a bottle of glycerin and an eye dropper at the pharmacy. Fill a small bottle (like an empty spice jar) with any light, edible oil; grapeseed, olive, and canola are all excellent. After cleansing, splash water on your face to make sure it's good and wet. Smooth a drop of glycerin over your wet face and neck. If your skin is very dry, add another drop.
I also suggest avoiding soap and commercial cleansers. Depending on whether I'm wearing makeup or not, I either use the oil cleansing method or just steam and exfoliate my face with a washcloth.
I'm 55, and have had very good results with Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Deep Moisture Body Lotion. I pay £3 ($4.65USD) for a 250ml pump action bottle that lasts about six weeks even though I use it daily on the whole body. Does lovely things for the neck and eye areas, and I like that I am not spending a mint on specialty products. One bottle of lotion and it does from hairline to toes:)
But as several posters have said, you can get very good results with even more inexpensive lotions-is Suave still making a body lotion in the US? They have pretty good products at a very reasonable price.
The important thing is to test a small out-of-the-way patch of neck and face before slathering whatever you choose. Oh yikes, I didn't once, and ended up with the worst break-out since high school!
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