moisturizers-always good to use?

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, " susan " <ripple95 wrote:

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> I've been read various info on skin care and most suggest using a

> nightly moisturizing cream or good vegetable oil rich in benefits to

> help repair skin while sleeping. But, I came across a couple of bits

> of info on how the skin should not have anything on it at night as

> skin needs to breath during this time. Any opinions? Thanks, Susan

>

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I have never seen any studies to indicate that it is necessary to

worry about skin breathing. The difference is that with a cream or oil

you will not have transepidermal water loss from simole evaporation. I

would want to question those bits of information as to what they were

based on.

Joanne