My skin is now 75 years old and looks the way it does at my age because I’ve taken great care to treat it properly by protecting it from the sun and by using moisturizers every day with the proper ingredients. The dominant ingredient in OLEDA® moisturizers is Aloe Vera (not water as in most others), the healing properties of which are very well known. Did your Mom ever cut a leaf off an aloe vera plant and place its sap on a cut or burn - it healed much faster...right?

So here is the full scoop...don't take it lightly! And DON"T be confused by the prices of my creams...I keep my pricing down so the average budget can afford them...they are the best I promise you.


Why are OLEDA Moisturizers, Creams and Lotions superior?

Government labeling regulations require that a product’s ingredients be printed on the container in descending order by weight, largest one first. Therefore, the first ingredient you see on a label is the one that makes up more of the formula than any of the others.

Take a look at the moisturizer you’re currently using. If it’s OLEDA, the first ingredient listed will be Aloe Vera Concentrate, if it’s another brand chances are the first ingredient listed on the package is water. That’s not all bad. You need water for the moisturizing effect, and many moisturizers use Aloe Vera or an extract of it somewhere further down on the list. This means that OLEDA creams and lotions use more expensive Aloe for the protective and healing qualities it’s known for. That’s why I claim my moisturizers are superior.

Do moisturizers work?

There are lots of dubious claims and mysterious ingredients, but, yes, by trapping water, moisturizing can help with dry skin.

It may be cold and wet outside in winter, but indoors most of us live in dry conditions. Winter heating systems, particularly forced air, create bone-dry air. Water evaporates quickly out of the skin in such parched circumstances. That’s not a medical problem necessarily. The real issue is discomfort—dry skin can be sore, tender to the touch, and often itchy. There’s also the red, rough, scaly appearance as pictured in many advertisements.

Try this test: Dampen a tissue with water – spread it out flat on your vanity. You will be surprised at how little time it takes for the tissue to become completely dry. . . bone dry. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SURFACE OF YOUR SKIN IF YOU DO NOT USE A MOISTURIZER. . .AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO PREVENT YOUR SKIN FROM DRYING OUT FOR THE 7 OR 8 HOURS OF SLEEP THAT I HOPE YOU’RE GETTING EACH NIGHT.

There is a lot of attention devoted to the dry skin problem: there are dozens of creams and lotions for treatment of it. Companies learned long ago that science sells, so labels and ads often use scientific sounding terms. Moisturizers are often billed as hypoallergenic or “allergy tested”—even though there’s no government standard for making such a claim. Some products brag about being noncomedogenic—an impressive word that means they won’t cause a break-out (pimples)—but almost all moisturizers on the market today use ingredients that are noncomedogenic. Lists of vitamins lead us to believe that moisturizers can nourish skin or stoke it full of antioxidants. Yet in many cases vitamins in moisturizers are probably too small to have much effect.

The fact is that despite long lists of obscure ingredients and the scientific sounding terms, all moisturizers help with dry skin for a pretty simple reason: they supply a little bit of water to the skin and contain a greasy substance that holds it in. In fact, if greasiness weren’t a problem, we might all go back to using the solution for dry skin that our grandparents used: petrolatum.

One reason for the proliferation of moisturizers is the continuing search for a mix of ingredients that holds in water like petrolatum but feels nicer on the skin for daytime use

(See OLEDA Wrinkle Smooth Night Cream whose primary ingredient is petrolatum and contains no water. It works at night by preventing moisture from evaporating, nurturing the skin with its other ingredients, such as DMAE, Alpha Lipoic Acid and Retinol derived from vitamin A – not the chemical ingredient Retinol. (You don’t want to use this cream during the day because it is too heavy and oily looking. But, boy, does it do the job while you’re sleeping.)

The good news is that despite all the unknowns and salesmanship, you really can’t go very wrong. Almost all the moisturizers on the market will help with dry skin, and in most cases, the choice comes down to subjective experience—and simply whether you like the feel and smell --- unless you want a moisturizer with something more.

Enter OLEDA Moisturizers

Look at the ingredient list of every OLEDA® cream and lotion, including the moisturizers, and you will find the ingredient listed first is Aloe Vera Concentrate, and this is from the whole Aloe Vera plant, not just the sap. In OLEDA® moisturizers, the second ingredient is water.

About Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera contains numerous vitamins and minerals, enzymes, amino acids, natural sugars and agents which are considered anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial. The combination and balance of the plant's ingredients are what purportedly gives it its healing properties. Aloe Vera is a well known skin healer and conditioner (it’s widely used to heal burns, for example). It is rich in minerals, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, mono- and polysaccharides and many other constituents. There is now clinical, as well as anecdotal evidence to show that aloe vera has powerful healing, immuno-modulating, anti-inflammatory and tissue regeneration properties.

Throughout the ages, copious volumes have been written about aloe vera and its healing properties and benefits. It contains several analgesics and it can also penetrate the layers of the skin, soothe the nerves and reduce inflammation.

OLEDA® Moisturizers with Aloe Vera as primary ingredient

For during the day:

Nutritive Day Cream 2 oz. $18.00: The first ingredient is Aloe Vera for healing and conditioning, the second is Purified Water for moistening, and then there’s an occlusive, Stearic Acid, to prevent moisture from escaping, and a humectant, Sorbitol, to pull moisture in from both the air and deeper layers of the skin. These interact with emollients that make the skin feel smooth. Excellent and at the right price.

But, the best time to moisturize and repair your skin from daily exposure is at night, while you sleep:

Cell-abration Formula II 1 oz. $17.50: The first ingredient is Aloe Vera, the second is deionized water. In addition to an occlusive, humectants and emollients, this cream contains a special mixture of oils and herbs that penetrate and feed the skin the nutrients it needs for epidermal night repair and wrinkle reduction. You’ll awake with smooth, bright, silky skin. This is a terrific night moisturizer in its own right, but, when used in conjunction with Cell-abration Formula I, 15% Alpha-hydroxy acid formula, it’s the best combination in the world for fighting wrinkles. This is what I use to keep my skin smooth and wrinkle free (for the most part).