- What Causes Dry and Dehydrated Skin?
- Best Skincare Products for Dry and Dehydrated Skin: Our Top Picks
- Your Skincare Routine for Dry Skin to Accommodate Seasonal Shifts: Tips for Winter Care
- FAQs
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You might think dry skin and dehydrated skin are just different ways of expressing the same thing. But that’s not quite true; there are actually several key differences between dryness and dehydration. Most significantly, they don’t tend to have the same root causes.
Dry skin is a skin type generally caused by a lack of oil in the skin. It’s often a genetically inherited skin type characterised by scaling, itching and flaking. Although it does often have internal roots, external factors in our environment can exacerbate the symptoms – very hot or cold temperatures, pollution, and sun exposure are common culprits!
Dehydrated skin, on the other hand, is a skin concern rather than a skin type. Rather than a lack of oil, it’s caused by a lack of moisture, and theoretically it could occur to people with any skin type – even those with oily and combination skin types. Common causes are not maintaining a good hydrating skincare routine and factors in your environment that compromise the skin barrier. The climate, pollution, drinking too much caffeine or alcohol, not getting enough sleep, and hormonal changes can all contribute to dehydration.
Best Skincare Products for Dry and Dehydrated Skin: Our Top Picks
Cleansers
If you have dry or dehydrated skin, it’s very important that you use a cleanser that sweeps away dirt and debris but, crucially, doesn’t strip the skin of essential oils and lipids. Over cleansing the skin with products that are too harsh can compromise the skin barrier and actually exacerbate these skin concerns.
SkinCeuticals Simply Clean cleanser has a refining formula that contains an exfoliating hydroxy acid blend and botanical extracts of chamomile and aloe vera. These ingredients smooth rough skin texture while gently removing makeup, oil, and impurities.
If your skin is feeling very compromised and dry, try the SkinCeuticals Soothing Cleanser. It’s formulated with a rich amilite surfactant and a 22% concentration of sorbitol, glycerin, orchid and cucumber extract that transforms into a dense foam when applied to the skin. This removes impurities while soothing and comforting sensitive skin.
Serums
SkinCeuticals offers a range of serums tailored specifically to meet the needs of dry and dehydrated skin. These products are designed to deliver hydration and soothing ingredients to the skin, ensuring that your quest for moisture-rich, healthy-looking skin is successfully met.
For an instant hydration boost, SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Serum can help the skin to feel smoother and appear younger. It’s formulated with hyaluronic acid, the body’s natural hydrator that helps bind moisture to the skin and can be used alone or as an oil-free moisturiser. It’s suitable for all skin types including oily and blemish-prone. HA Intensifier Multi-Glycan also contains a high concentration of pure hyaluronic acid, proxylane™, and botanical extracts of liquorice root and purple rice. This improves surface hydration, and the visible signs of firmness, smoothness, and facial plumpness.
If your skin also suffers with blemishes in addition to dryness and dehydration, opt for Phyto Corrective serum. This soothing hydrator delivers moisture to the skin with hyaluronic acid, cucumber, thyme and other botanical ingredients. It helps to minimise discolouration and leave the complexion looking fresh and clear.
Moisturisers
A moisturiser is essential for dry and dehydrated skin as it helps to top up any lost moisture and improve comfort. Moisturisers absorb into the surface of the skin and create a barrier to help lock in hydration.
SkinCeuticals Emollience Moisturiser is enriched with essential lipids, essential oils – such as macadamia and rosehip oils – and natural extracts to restore and maintain hydration levels in the skin. This makes it a good option if your skin is dry, sensitive and in need of comfort. For normal, combination and oily skin, a lightweight moisturiser like SkinCeuticals Daily Moisture replenishes and hydrates the skin while minimising the appearance of pores.
Treatments
Skin treatments are ideal for those days or weeks when your skin is feeling very dry or dehydrated and needs a little extra TLC. They contain very moisturising ingredients that help to restore the skin barrier, soothe redness and irritation and boost the skin’s natural moisturising factor (NMF).
SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Masque, for instance, is designed to be used weekly and offers intense hydration. It does this with a complex containing constituents of the skin’s natural moisturising factor (NMF) to re-establish the water balance and infuse dehydrated skin with moisture. The gel texture also feels super soothing on the skin and is ideal when the skin barrier has been compromised.
Likewise, SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Masque is a calming treatment formulated to soothe discomfort and sensitivity – ideal for when your skin is feeling very dry. It can be used any time when the skin feels compromised, post sun exposure, post travel or post workout. It delivers intense cooling and calming comfort while delivering hydrating hyaluronic acid and dipeptide to the skin.
Sunscreen
Applying broad-spectrum to your face and neck should be a part of your daily skincare routine. This is because when left unprotected, UV radiation can cause deep damage to the skin, reducing collagen and elastin in the skin. These proteins help to keep the skin hydrated and supple so when they degrade, the skin becomes more prone to dryness and ageing signs.
There are a wide range of sunscreens available in the SkinCeuticals range that are also suitable for sensitive skin. SkinCeuticals Advanced Brightening UV Defense SPF 50 is suitable for all skin types while helping specifically with UV-induced discolouration and uneven skin tone. It also helps to improve skin clarity and brightness.
Alternatively, if you have an oily skin type and are experiencing dehydration, we recommend the below skincare routine for a hydration boost:
- Cleanser: Simply Clean
- Serum: HA Intensifier Multi-Glycan or Hydrating B5
- Moisturiser: Daily Moisture
- Toner: Equalizing Toner
- SPF: Oil Shield UV Defense Sunscreen SPF 50
Your Skincare Routine for Dry Skin to Accommodate Seasonal Shifts: Tips for Winter Care
There are a few additional tips to help keep your skin hydrated during the colder months.
Tip 1: Switch to a richer moisturiser in the winter as the colder weather can leave the skin feeling drier or dehydrated.
Tip 2: Add a hydrating serum into your daily routine to help deliver long-lasting hydration to the epidermis.
Tip 3: Take lukewarm showers and baths as very hot, steamy water can cause water loss from the skin and leave the skin drier.
Tip 4: Use a moisturising skin treatment or mask once or twice a week to top up your skin’s hydration levels.
Tip 5: Protect the skin from UV damage by wearing a daily broad-spectrum sunscreen suitable for dry skin.
Struggling with dry or dehydrated skin? Achieve healthy, radiant skin by understanding your unique needs, choosing the right products, and adhering to a consistent routine. Whether you're new to skincare or an expert, remember, patience and consistency are your allies. Embrace your journey to healthier skin and the confidence of a glowing complexion. Discover the best skincare routine for your dry skin today at SkinCeuticals.
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Featured Products
Simply Clean Cleanser For Rough Skin
Gel Cleanser for Oily Skin
Hydrating B5 Serum For Blemish-Prone Skin
Vitamin B5 Serum With Hyaluronic Acid for Dry Skin
Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier Multi-Glycan
A hyaluronic acid volumising and plumping serum.
Phyto Corrective For Blemish Prone Skin
A Hydrating Botanical Gel Serum for Dry & Normal Skin
Daily Moisture 60ml
A lightweight, pore minimizing moisturiser, designed to hydrate and nourish normal, combination, an oily skin.
Hydrating B5 Masque for Intense Skin Hydration
Intensely-hydrating weekly gel mask increases skin hydration for a healthier looking complexion.
Phyto Corrective Masque
Calming botanical mask for all skin types
Advanced Brightening UV Defense SPF 50
Dual-action, lightweight sunscreen with SPF 50 that helps protect the skin from UV-induced discolouration and helps evens skin tone.
Equalizing Toner
Balances and refreshes the skin while exfoliating dead skin cells for a softer skin.
Oil Shield UV Defense Sunscreen SPF 50
Mattifying, non-greasy sunscreen formulated for oily skin types to reduce the appearance of oiliness while delivering high SPF 50 UV protection with a fresh dry-touch finish.
