Lotions Worth Your Money
Lotions keep your skin moisturized on a daily basis. Consumer Reports perform a series of test on dozen of lotions to find which moisturize your skin the best. A spa can moisture and rejuvenate you through its treatment but a lotion could do an equally good job.
Consumer Reports ShopSmart Magazine checked out 14 moisturizing body lotions like Aveeno, Vaseline and Jergens. This includes store brand lotions like CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and Target. The lotions were tested on 26 women to see how well they moisturized their skin throughout the day. The testing was done inside humidity-controlled chamber. Testers used an instrument to measure the moisture level. Each panelist's skin was tested before applying the moisturizer, after applying the moisturizer at intervals of two hours, five hours and 24 hours.
The least moisturizing lotion was Up & Up Extra Healing moisturizer from Target. The test also included evaluation of feel and aroma of each lotion. Some lotions were thin and others waxy. Some lotions even smelt of plastic.
Cetaphil was tested as one of the most moisturizing lotion. This aroma-free lotion costs about $10. Walmart's Equate costing $4 less than Cetaphil was tested equally good lotion. Suave's Advanced Therapy moisturizer was another good lotion that perfomed well for severely dry skin. This pleasant orange-blossom aroma lotion costs around $3.