[Weekend] Moistening Dry skin, Parching Thirsty Skin

Water can also be the main ingredient of natural cosmetics.

70 percent of the adult human body is made up of moisture and 15 percent of horny layer of skin is water.

When we reach our mid-20s, the skin moisture decreases and becomes dry.

If moisture in the skin becomes 5~10 percent, it can easily cause wrinkles.

Lim Yi-Suk, head of Theme Dermatology in Seoul, said, "In case of adults, it is better to drink 2750ml of water (two bottles of 1.5 liter pet) a day and apply cosmetics which is called `water cream` once in the morning and once in the evening."

He recommended goods containing vitamin-C as well as water especially for places where wrinkles can easily occur, like near the eyes.

`Surstherapi` of Biotem contains water and ions ingredients.

This is derived from the fact that we feel comfortable standing under waterfall or valley because ions of water are sucked in the skin.

`Face Oasis` of H2O plus, which was imported in the country last September, contains moisture that gives same effect as drinking 8 glasses of water in a day.

Cosmetic `De La Mere`, which means sea in French, reinforced the function of making protection membrane.

The product contains Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium.

Hyun-Jin Kim bright@donga.com