Dry skin: how to resolve a chronic skin condition and fight the dryness of your facial skin

Dry skin shows a chronic condition: dryness. An annoying feeling that can last all over the year, creating a sort of discomfort.

Which are the commons symptoms?

Dry skin may looks tired, dull, without tone and elasticity, easy to break.
Unlike the oily skin, this skin type has a lack of sebum production. Our body naturally produces this hydrating superficial oil layer, that in normal situation should guarantee the right facial hydration, holding the water deep, while in case of dry skin doesn’t happen.

What trigger dry skin?

Like others skin type, reasons can vary: genetics, age (skin ageing causes skin dryness), hormonals changes, particular meteorological conditions (wind-sun-cold), excessive sun exposition or to tanning lamps, medications and at last, but not less dangerous, the use of too aggessive cosmetic products.

The result?

Skin reduces its defenses and its damaged exterior natural barrier doesn’t hold the water as it should do, making the skin dry and tight.

How to restore the skin balance naturally?

The skin needs to be repaired to boost the cell turnover with nourishing oils and rich of fats to strengthen it deeply and giving it the necessary humidity.
See in detail how to create Step-by-Step a suitable skincare routine dedicated to who suffer from dry skin.

Cleanser

With this skin type, detersion it’s a beauty routine step that you should do only once a day, in the evening, using gentle natural products, avoiding aggressive ingredients like surfactant (SLS, SLES) and synthetic fragrances.
Use cleansers oils or cream cleansers, which include natural hydration factors to nourish the skin.
Make a proper use of tab water that, with a 7 alkaline pH, can cause dryness. Avoid excessively long washes and with too hot water.

Moisturize

The loss of hydration it’s the first symptom of dry skin.
To restore the natural skin pH (between 4,2 and 5,5) it’s better focusing on rich moistorizing creams which have natural actives ingredients, so elements added to do a specific function, for example:

• Avena Sativa Kernel Extract (from the famous hydrating and lenitive properties, it’s a real defender of damaged skin).
• Gluconolactone (plays an important role in skin hydration and cell renewal).
• Citric Acid (a natural controller of skin pH).

Sometimes dry skin has similar condition to sensitive skin, like cases of inflammation.

Stay away from potentionally hyrritating ingredients and allergens (like alcohol, fragrances and some essential oils).
Prefer natural ingredients useful to reduce the inflammatory state, like the Bisabol, a component of chamomile essential oil, which has calming and lenitive benefits.
So if you search it in a beauty product take a closer look at the bottom of the ingredient list (INCI), a small quantity is enough.

Treatments

The absence of oil in dry skin makes it literally undressed of its natural oil. In addition to the moisturiser apply a facial oil to your evening beauty routine, for a highly nourishing treatment that will release its benefits during the night.

Such as in sensitive skin, avoid the practice of aggressive physical exfoliants such as facial scrubs and exfoliation beauty tools. Choose a chemical exfoliant (AHA) based on fruit acids.

TIP

Dehydration and smoke can dry the skin. Drink at least 1,5 L of water per day and don’t smoke. These factors will make the difference against skin dryness . The beauty of the skin starts from the inside!

3-Step Skincare Routine

Find out a simple yet effective basic skincare regimen for dry skin.
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