What is Dehydrated skin?

11th of July, 2024

Dehydrated skin is a condition where the skin has limited or a lack of moisture in the intracellular system of the skin. When skin lacks moisture it will feel tight leading to irritation, and sometimes flakiness and dry lines along with a rough texture.

The good news is that dehydration can be rectified quite simply and quickly. Our top tips are as follows –

1. Drink more water!
2. Temporarily avoid any foaming cleansers. Instead try a cream cleanser like our Ultra Soothing Cleanser.
3. Gently exfoliate to remove flaky dead skin cells so that rehydration of new cells can begin. Avoid anything too aggressive as this can irritate skin. Our Micro-fine Daily Exfoliant is the perfect gentle exfoliator.
4. Apply a hydrating face masque twice a week. Our Soothing Masque is very hydrating as well as soothing.
5. Apply a serum containing hyaluronic acid such as our Age Resist Hydrating Serum.
6. Lock in moisture and protect skin with the perfect moisturiser. We have a huge range of moisturisers but for very dehydrated skin we recommend our Soothing Moisture Cream which is rich and nourishing but won’t block pores.
7. Finally treat yourself to a facial at least four times a year. Your therapist will assess your skin and give it the TLC it needs to keep it glowing and radiant