"T. Martin" wrote:
>
> >Snow Light,
> >a more natural moisturizer would be organic oive oil..
>
> The subject of moisturizing skin has always mystified me a
> little. How could olive oil be a moisturizer? It doesn't contain
> any water (moisture) that I'm aware of. It is more or less pure
> fat with some phytochemicals and other trace substances
> blended in. If you rub oil into your skin, won't it then repel
> water?
It seals the moisture in. Your skin usually has enough water but
if it doesn't have enough oils in it then it can easily leave
the skin.

Ilya