Our co-founder, Caroline, used to have a salon that only had natural skin care products. Caroline regularly had customers with challenging skin conditions, such as rosacea or acne. At the time she wanted to recommend an oil-free, anti-inflammatory product that calmed their skin, but it just wasn't there. That's why she decided to develop it herself with Witlof Skincare!
Our latest product, the Hydrating Calming Lotion, is multifunctional, which is why we couldn't choose between hydrating and calming for the name - so we ended up with both! It give extra hydration for every skin type through the use of Aloe Vera and Hyaluronic acid. In addition, it is the perfect cooling, calming and oil-free care for people with rosacea, acne or inflamed skin.
Creams:
Creams are the most used skin care product, whether or not you cleanse or use a serum, a cream is in almost everyone's bathroom. Not without reason, with the right (natural) fats you keep your skin smooth and supple, protected and you even slow down skin ageing.
When not to use a cream?
However not every skin is happy with a cream. Take skin with rosacea, for example, this is an inflammatory reaction in the skin (read it here blog about rosacea). It often flares when you apply grease or oil on it. Then creams, which often alway contain grease (otherwise it is not a cream) is not so good to apply, not at all if it is very rich. A cream is also not always suitable for those with acne, because it can clog the pores more quickly and thus worsen the acne (an oil is more appropriate in that case, read all about the best products for acne here).
Alternative to cream, the Hydrating Calming Lotion:
But what then? When I advised a customer not to use any or not too many fats, our Witlof Skincare range lacked a good product to replace a cream. What can you apply as an alternative to hydrate, protect and care for your skin?
That is why we developed our Hydrating Calming Lotion. This is a lotion, without fat or oil, based on the highly hydrating and restorative juice of the Aloe vera plant (read all about the benefits of aloe vera here). It also contains soothing plant extracts and niacinamide, to restore the skin.
Multi-functional:
It is not without reason that we have even given this lotion two names; hydrating and calming. Because it does both equally well, we could not choose. Both highly hydrating and calming, the Hydrating Calming Lotion is suitable for skin that does not tolerate fat well and perfect for dry or dehydrated skin due to Aloe Vera and Hyaluronic aAcid. Moisture in the skin is replenished and that is good for every skin type. This way you keep your skin strongly hydrated and the moisture-fat balance optimal, so that your skin looks smooth, soft, radiant and healthy. So whatever skin type you have, this product is a valuable addition to any routine.
