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Besides feeling uncomfortable, dehydration can drastically affect your skin’s appearance, leading to fine lines, dullness, and under-eye circles. Fortunately, dehydrated skin is fairly easy to address with a great skincare routine.
At Nourishing Biologicals, we’ll discuss how you can create the right skincare routine to help your skin feel more hydrated.
We’ll also break down what exactly dehydrated skin is and what causes it — so you’re armed with the knowledge to prevent it from happening.
What Is Dehydrated Skin?
Dehydration means that your skin lacks water. As a result, it may look and feel dry and itchy. In addition, your skin might have an uneven appearance with noticeable fine lines and wrinkles.
However, skin dehydration can be temporary, especially in cases like taking a long-haul flight or excessively sweating all day.
Dehydrated skin is chronic and related to various lifestyle habits, such as drinking too many diuretics (like coffee), not drinking enough water, skipping the high SPFsunscreen, or getting too much sun exposure.
How To Know If Your Skin Is Dehydrated
For some people, it’s hard to know that their skin is dehydrated. While their skin’s texture or appearance may feel “off” somehow, dehydration may not be the most obvious culprit. It may be from something simple, such as using hot water to cleanse the skin, or it could be a too harsh toner that’s stripping the skin of its natural oils.
If you suspect skin dehydration, you can do a simple pinch test.
To do the test, grab a small portion of the skin around your cheek, squeeze it lightly, and let go. If the skin doesn’t quickly bounce back, it could be a sign of dehydration. Losing collagen and elastin as we age can make the skin less likely to pass the pinch test.
Fortunately, there are ways to spot the signs of dehydrated skin. Here’s what to look for:
Dullness
Dehydration can affect your skin’s ability to perform essential functions, including skin cell turnover. As a result, you may experience an accumulation of dead skin cells, which can lead to dull skin. Clogged pores and active breakouts may also accompany this.
Dryness
In some cases, dry skin can feel incredibly itchy. If you have a dry skin type, you may already be used to the occasional flaking and itching that may go with it.
Sensitivity
Having adequate moisture in the skin can help to protect it from outside elements, whether it’s the sun’s rays or a new skincare product. When your skin’s barrier lacks moisture, your skin can become hyper-sensitive to everything it comes into contact with. If you have sensitive skin, you may need a little TLC.
Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Wrinkles aren’t caused by dehydration. However, fine lines and wrinkles may appear worse due to a lack of water.
This happens because moisture in the skin can help plump out fine lines and wrinkles and reduce their overall appearance. When you lose moisture in the skin, the same fine lines and wrinkles may suddenly become much more noticeable.
5. Dark Undereye Circles
Dehydration can constrict blood vessels in your face, making dark circles under your eyes appear much worse. For the same reason, dehydration can lead to other skin issues, such as dark shadows and hyperpigmentation.
What Causes Dehydrated Skin?
Your skin can become dehydrated through either external or internal factors.
Externally, skin dehydration can be brought on by anything that zaps your skin’s water content. This can be a dry climate, air conditioning, hot showers, sun exposure, or harsh skincare products.
Skin dehydration can also start from within. If you’re not getting enough fluids or have a health condition leading to dehydration, your formerly healthy skin may look and feel less than its best.
Because of these various factors, skin dehydration can affect anyone — even those with oily skin. However, some people may be more at risk than others.
For instance, those that live in arid climates are more likely to experience skin dehydration. Consider using a humidifier to help put moisture back into the air.
Similarly, those with skin conditions who use powerful skincarelotions or scrubs may be at higher risk for skin dehydration. Whatever the cause, it’s essential to know that dehydrated skin is not precisely genetic but is often due to poor lifestyle habits.
Dry Skin vs. Dehydrated Skin: What’s the Difference?
Skin dehydration is often confused with dry skin. However, there are some major differences between the two types of skin.
Dehydrated skin lacks water, while dry skin lacks natural oils (or sebum). Treating dehydrated skin requires a different approach. It is a temporary condition that can be addressed with a proper treatment approach, like a new skincare routine. However, dry skin is caused by underactive sebaceous glands.
Meanwhile, dry skin may also result from an underlying health condition, such as hypothyroidism. Once the underlying cause is addressed, skin dryness will usually resolve on its own.
The Ultimate Routine for Dehydrated Skin
If you’re suffering from dehydrated skin, then the right routine can help you improve your skin’s texture and appearance. Here are five steps to follow for your best skin.
Step One: Wash With a Gentle Cleanser & Warm Water
The first step of any skincare routine is to cleanse. You want to remove makeup, excess sebum, and environmental pollutants at night to prevent pore-clogging. You want to remove your nighttime skincare products in the morning to give your skin a fresh start.
It’s best to avoid harsh cleansers as they can completely strip your skin of moisture and lead to itchiness. In addition, it’s best to stay clear of harmful chemicals like parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, and propylene glycol.
Our Miracular Cleanser gently removes impurities from the skin while locking in your skin’s natural hydration. It also offers nourishment with a blend of soothing botanical ingredients.
Remember to cleanse with warm water as hot temperatures can decrease the skin’s water content for optimum hydration.
Step Two: Use a Gentle Exfoliant
Dehydrated skin can impair skin cell turnover, a natural process by which the skin gets rid of dead skin cells and replaces them with new ones.
To give the skin some extra help, use a gentle exfoliant. To prevent irritation, avoid products that are made from coarse sugar or salt. For best results, try to exfoliate once or twice per week.
Step Three: Apply an Essence
An essence is a thinner version of a serum, which should be applied right after cleansing. Skin essences are packed with plenty of active ingredients that can increase your skin’s moisture while providing plenty of other benefits.
Our Miracular Skin Essence can help support a brighter, smoother complexion and prepare your skin for an effortless makeup routine.
Step Four: Apply Hyaluronic Acid
A favorite in the skincare industry for increasing hydration, hyaluronic acid belongs to a class of ingredients known as humectants. This means that it draws moisture to the skin’s surface, essentially as a magnet for water molecules.
Hyaluronic acid can make dehydrated skin look soft, dewy, and plump. Because of its water-attracting properties, apply the product afterthe skin absorbs the essence.
Our Miracular Face Serum is made with the perfect balance of hyaluronic acid and hydrolyzed collagen, which can replenish the skin from within. As a result, your skin can appear firmer and more youthful.
Step Five: Lock in Moisture
With all the effort you put into hydrating your skin, it would be a shame for it to evaporate into the air. Fortunately, you can prevent water loss through your skin by applying an ingredient that seals in moisture.
Our favorite moisture-locking ingredient is jojoba oil. It is an all-natural option that’s not known to cause skin irritation. Applying it to the skin can create a moisture barrier and help maintain hydration.
Nourishing Biologicals for Plump & Dewy Skin
Dehydrated skin can lead to uneven texture and a less-than-glowing appearance. As a result, your outer layer of skin may feel and look less than its best.
Fortunately, it’s a temporary condition caused by a loss of skin moisture. This means that dehydrated skin can be addressed with a moisture-replenishing skincare routine.
At Nourishing Biologicals, our specially formulated products include Nobel Prize-winning growth factors to help you achieve firmer, brighter-looking skin.
If you have dehydrated skin, an ideal skincare routine should include gentle cleansing and exfoliation. In addition, drinking water and choosing quality skincare products can help add moisture to the skin. Plus, a moisture-locking barrier can help control your skin’s hydration.
So what are you waiting for? Head to Nourishing Biologicals today!
Sources:
Thyroid Hormone Action on Skin | PMC
Hyaluronic Acid: A Key Molecule in Skin Aging | PMC
Jojoba Oil: An Updated Comprehensive Review on Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Uses, and Toxicity | PMC
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