Does actually rubbing moisturiser make it get absorbed quicker than just leaving it on the skin ?
If so , why ?

Brett

Yes. I imagine it’s a simple matter of pressure, pushing it into pores. Also overcoming the surface tension of the gloop itself and turning it runnier.

While having this daily radiotherapy, my sister has to rub in two kinds of moisturiser three times a day on the relevant areas. A very tedious job.

surely you get better coverage

Thomo said:

Does actually rubbing moisturiser make it get absorbed quicker than just leaving it on the skin ?
If so , why ?

Brett

as anti-intuitive as it seems, I apply a thin coat of moisturizer then a bit of water to my still
mucky palms and wet the moisturizer to make it have better contact with the dry skin cells
resulting in both saving the product & avoiding a lot of unnecessary rubbing of the chaffed
skin. the water then dries, leaving behind soft skin without the thick goopy mess laying on
the surface.

While I’m aware that water actually dries the skin, diluting the moisturizer results in a thinner,
more even coating that soaks into the skin instead of into/onto your clothing.
It’s just a suggestion, try it, if it doesn’t work for you, go back to whatever you were doing.

I also use a natural unscented moisturizing cream containing lanolin and the healing herb
comfrey (allantoin) that works wonders on hands being thoroughly washed multiple times
per day.

UDDERLY SM00TH

try it
you’ll like it

Its why I always get them to RUB the lotion on it.

Still alive

AwesomeO said:

Still alive

How’s the breathing, is it a struggle?