Whats the difference between a cream and a lotion?

Question

Oh and which would be better to apply to dry skin?

Answer 1

cream is thicker, lotion is thinner.

but i would use lotion on dry skin!

Answer 2

A cream is thick (and creamy) and a lotion is runny in consistency, and would soak in quicker..

Answer 3

I am not 100% sure on this. But I think a lotion tends to lock in moisture. For example baby lotion is applied after a shower or bath on wet / damp skin.

Cream, I believe adds moisture...hence you get moisturising cream.

My daughter as eczema and we have to apply moisturising cream to her skin as well as the eczema cream. But she as a lotion she has rubbed unto her skin after she as had a bath or shower.

The cream tends to be thick..almost a semi solid, while the lotion is more liquid.

Answer 4

cream is thick and works better for dry skin, lotion is not as good and used for hands, use cream for dry skin, especially beeswax cream, best kind

hope i helped

~kelsey xoxo

Answer 5

a lotion is liquid, a cream is creamy.

Answer 6

Lotion is a liquid, cream is a semi-solid.

Answer 7

cream starts with a letter c and lotion starts with a letter l.

Answer 8

lotion is runnier