Can You Use Body Lotion to Moisturize Your Face? 

身体乳可以护肤吗? 

My college roommate and I had two very different approaches to skincare. She'd slap some body lotion on her face, as in lotion left over from her arms and legs, straight from the pump bottle. Meanwhile, I moisturized with special facial moisturizers. I thought she was doing more harm than good, but her method wasn't as harmful as I thought. 

我和大学室友有着两种截然不同的护肤方法。她会直接挤出一些身体乳涂在脸上，就像涂胳膊和腿一样。而我则涂抹专用的保湿面霜。我觉得她那种做法弊大于利，但事实却并非如此。 

You couldn't blame me. Walk through a store's beauty aisle and you'll find moisturizers with clear disclaimers about where and how they should be used: some say you should only apply them to your body, face, hands, and even your feet. But skin is skin, right? Well no, the skin on your hands is very different from the skin on your face. 

这不能怪我。走在商场的护肤品区，你会发现保湿乳上明确注明了涂抹方式和涂抹部位：有些保湿乳上写着可以涂抹全身、脸部、手和脚。但全身的肌肤都是同一个属性吗？当然不是，手部的肌肤可完全不同于脸部肌肤。 

The skin on your face isn't the same as the skin on your body 

脸部肌肤不同于身体其它部位的肌肤 

The skin on different parts of your body varies wildly. Your face tends to have thinner skin, more oil glands and more hair follicles than the skin on other parts of your body, like the thicker skin on your feet, for example. Even different areas on your face, like around your eyes, are thinner than others. This all just means your facial skin can be more sensitive, and for some people, look shinier and be more prone to breakouts. 

人体不同部位的肌肤实则存在很大差异。相比身体其它部位的肌肤（比如厚皮的脚部），脸部肌肤往往更薄、更油，毛囊也更多。即便是脸上不同部位的肌肤也各有差异，比如眼周的肌肤会更薄。这意味着你的面部肌肤可能会更为敏感，对有些人而言，他们的皮肤更光泽、更容易长痘。

Most companies would have you believe that body lotion should never be used on your face, but it's really not the end of the world. Dr. Cynthia Bailey, a board-certified dermatologist from California, told me: 

大多数护肤品公司会让人们相信：不能把身体乳涂在脸上，但事实上，事情并没有那么糟糕。加利福尼亚州的持证皮肤科医生辛西娅·贝利（Cynthia Bailey）医生对我说： 

Body lotion is fine, as long as it doesn't irritate your face 

只要不刺激面部肌肤，涂身体乳完全没问题 

Many body lotions have strong fragrances and contain a wide variety of irritating ingredients like isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, cocoa butter, pigments and dyes. These ingredients can cause problems for acne-prone skin. A "bland" moisturizer, like CeraVe, Cetaphil and Vanicream, typically doesn't have added perfumes and minimizes irritants. If you deal with breakouts on a regular basis, body lotions might be too much and you should try something gentler instead. 

很多身体乳的香味都很浓，且含有多种刺激性成分，如棕榈酸异丙酯、肉豆蔻酸异丙酯、脂、色素和染料。这些成分会导致您的肌肤易长粉刺。适乐肤、丝塔芙和薇霓肌本等品牌的“温和性”保湿乳通常不添加芳香剂，能将刺激程度降到最低。如果你经常长痘，那可能是身体乳涂抹过多造成的，可尝试使用更温和的产品。