Body hygiene is very important in the personal grooming and health. This is why we must be aware of the kind of body wash we choose for ourselves.
The rich foam and aroma of a body wash that are available in numerous flavors in market today, can be really extravagant. There is a huge competition amongst the beauty product manufactures about introducing different products that have various flavors and smells.
Body wash is available in both organic and inorganic forms. This is, of course, decided by the ingredients and substances that make each product distinct from the other. The ingredients differ as per their functions as well. For instance, the ingredients for treating acne must definitely be different than the ones for cleansing.
Another key factor to decide the ingredients is the various skin types. It is generally observed that the ingredients in each product differs as per different skin types. For instance, the ingredients for oily skin are always different than the ones meant for dry skin. However, there are a few ingredients that are present in all products meant for any skin type. These ‘basic’ ingredients are normally the same and are hardly replaced for any reason.
Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA)
Alpha hydroxy acid is mostly used as a main body wash ingredient and is also recommended by many dermatologists and skin care specialists because of its benefits. The AHAs helps the body to get rid of dead skin cells that gives the skin a sort of rough and dull texture. This ingredient makes the skin smoother, removes dry parches, dark spots, and reduces wrinkles, as well. This is the reason, why it is used in almost all the products for a great complexion and production of new skin cells.
Salicylic Acid (BHA)
Salicylic acid is also known as Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA). It is obtained from the good old willow tree and is a powerful body wash ingredient. This ingredient is very useful for skin care, getting rid of acne, dead skin cells, infected ingrown hair, signs of aging, and dandruff as well. Salicylic acid has exfoliating, moisturizing, antibacterial, and penetrating properties to cleanse the deepest pores of the skin, making it clean and grime-free.
Glycerin
Glycerin is a colorless and odorless liquid that has many skin care benefits and hence is used in almost all beauty products on the chart. Uses of glycerin for skin care are just infinite. It has soothing, exfoliating, and healing properties that actually increases its medicinal value. It is an all rounder that is used for healing many skin allergies like eczema and psoriasis.
Natural Ingredients
The list of natural ingredients is endless and really tiresome. There are just thousands of herbs and natural skin care products like plant extracts, which include eucalyptus, aloe vera, tea tree oil, peppermint oil, allantoin, honey, almond extract, lemon extracts, and hundreds of such herbal ingredients which are used as significant body wash ingredients. Each of these ingredients have their own effect on the skin.
Other Ingredients
Along with the above mentioned basic ingredients, there are a few other ingredients in a body wash that are present in more or less quantity. These ingredients include, acqua purificata (purified water), decyl poliglucose, ammonium laureth sulfate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycolic acid, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, triethanolamine, methylparaben, propylparaben, urea, phenoxyethanol, triclosan, polysorbate 20, etc. They help various skin types in different ways so that the skin is better looking, soft, and supple.
Body wash is definitely a better option than soap as it is gentler to the skin and is packed with necessary ingredients that is needed by the skin. Body wash has similar ingredients to that of a shampoo. However, it should not be used in place of a shampoo as both products have different pH levels and can cause hair to become rough and damaged.
