What Is Sorbolene Cream And Why Should You Use It?
July 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Wrinkle Cream
If you use a search engine to look up the term “Sorbolene Cream” on the Internet, you’ll find hundreds of websites advertising creams containing it. You can figure that it might be good stuff, because so many different companies make a lotion containing it and there are so many websites that promote it, but it’s kind of hard to find any real information about the cream itself. This article will clear up all of your questions and tell you why it may be just the right cream for your dry, sensitive skin.
If you try to use Sorbolene cream as a skin moisturizer like any other lotion you can buy, you’re bound to be disappointed. Sorbolene isn’t the type of product that will just absorb right into your skin to make it less dry. Instead, it works by providing a protective barrier on your skin that works to keep water and chemicals from having any damaging contact with your skin. It is made from petro-chemical by-products which is the reason some people feel that it smells a little bit like petroleum jelly. The term “by-products” doesn’t mean that it’s made of a bunch of junk, though. Petro-chemical by-products include such substances as mineral oils and paraffin.
If you’ve ever had a paraffin hand treatment at a salon, you know how nice it can make your hands feel. Sorbolene cream is designed to work in the same way. It has a really high content of oils which don’t absorb into your skin very quickly. Therefore, the cream can leave your hands and body feeling oily. This doesn’t really matter, however, if you use it appropriately. After all, it isn’t meant to be worn in place of hand lotions but to be used in addition to them. For example, if you cover your hands with a good coating of Sorbolene cream at night before bed and then put on a pair of latex gloves, when you wake up in the morning your hands will be much softer and more moisturized than they were before.
There is some scientific evidence that using Sorbolene cream on a regular basis can cause a break-down in the natural barriers of the skin leaving it exposed to irritants. It’s a case where there can be too much of a good thing, so you only want to use a cream like this periodically so that your skin doesn’t come to depend on its protection. However, it is safe for use by anyone and has no harmful ingredients.
You can trust that Sorbolene is a safe product, because it is often prescribed by dermatologists and found in lotions made for eczema patients and infants who have sensitive skin. It is particularly beneficial to these people, because it acts as a substitute for soap and cleanses the skin and moisturizes it without irritation. These creams that contain Sorbolene also contain Glycerin and soothing agents to reduce itching. What they don’t contain are any fragrances, thickening agents, artificial colors, or lanolin so that it’s mild enough for any skin.