eli5 Where does moisturising cream end up?

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Does moisturising cream eventually evaporate, or stay in the skin, or get absorbed into the body? If the last one, is it harmful?

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The moisture will eventually evaporate, and some of the dried parts left will flake off, while some will stay stuck to your skin (how much depends on the cream) – this is not a problem, as humans slowly grow more skin and shed old parts gradually, where we have new skin layers every 2-4 weeks. Any leftover cream will simply go away with the old skin. This is why if you get a stain that doesn’t wash off it will eventually go away

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