Dehydrated Skin? How to Treat and Nourish It
No matter how many rotations you’ve made around the sun, your skin deserves to feel as young on the outside as you do at heart. So many people suffer from dehydrated skin. In fact, many people don’t realize that there’s a difference between dry skin and dehydrated skin.
When we start prioritizing the health of our skin, we might notice some shifts in our comfort, confidence and love for ourselves. Our skin often reflects our state of mind. So when we’re exhausted, not taking care of ourselves and distracted by life‘s many hurdles, our under eyes and aging signs take that on.
The Difference Between Dry Skin Vs Dehydrated Skin
Dry skin and dehydrated skin are absolutely in need of similar things. They’re kind of like cousins in that they’re in the same family but they require different support. There are a few small steps you can take just in the way you interact with your skin, outside of products, that will help you stay connected to its state of being.
For one, they need attention to detail.
What Is Dehydrated Skin?
People with dehydrated skin experience a lack of water so great that their skin becomes thirsty for moisture. This can happen to anyone regardless of your skin type. People with oily and combination skin can also experience dehydration. It is often the result of a compromised barrier layer, which is there to protect the skin. The barrier layer can become damaged for many reasons such as sun exposure, environmental changes, wrong or overuse of products.
While chugging water will not prevent dehydrated skin from occurring, it’s still important to make sure that you’re getting your daily water intake.
Being hydrated on a foundational level sets the rest of your routine up for maximum success.
What Is Dry Skin?
If you suffer from dry skin, your sebaceous glands may be struggling to produce the proper amount of oils. This affects the skin barrier’s ability to retain moisture and the protection against aggressors.
Checking To See If Your Skin Is Dehydrated
Since elementary school, we’ve been learning tips and tricks that have made our lives just a little bit easier. From times tables to splitting the large bag of popcorn, we’ve been afforded some solid hacks that we’ll carry deep into our old age.
In this case, checking your skin to see if it is dehydrated is an easy process, and an important one at that. Bound to end up on your list of secret “how to’s”, let’s talk strategy for dehydrated skin.
How Can You Tell If Your Skin Is Dehydrated?
In a typical scenario, many people find out that their skin is dehydrated when a colleague or family member states the classic, guaranteed to make you roll your eyes, “you look tired today.” We’ve all been there. It’s less about us wearing makeup and more about just how loud our dark circles and wrinkles become when they’re in dire need of hydration.
If your skin is dehydrated, it will tell you by being itchy, triggering dry mouth, sunken eyes and your fine lines.
How To Test Your Skin For Dehydration
You can test your skin for dehydration by pinching a small portion of your skin on your cheeks and forehead. If you are noticing some wrinkling, creepiness and your skin doesn’t bounce back quickly, you are experiencing dehydration and it’s time to take action.
How To Treat Dehydrated Skin
Dehydrated skin benefits greatly from a few treatment options. Ceramides and glycerin are at the top of that list, and this goes for dry skin as well. Combined with anti-aging ingredients like Vitamin A (retinoids) and niacinamide, your skin will begin to show you just how much it appreciates the care it’s receiving.
Lifestyle And Diet Habits To Look Out For
As soothing as hot showers may be, they do more harm than good when it comes to skin health. Hot water strips away the skin’s natural oils and the protective sebum that keeps our barrier intact.
Everything in our bodies on a chemical level is affected by the food we consume. So just as much as external factors like moisturizers and hydrators can impact your skin, internal factors can too.
Eating vegetables and fruits that are water dense can help combat dehydrated skin. Being mindful of alcohol consumption, as well as coffee, can also support hydrated skin. Utilizing sunscreen, a hydrating cleanser, exfoliants, toners and serums can help restore dehydrated skin to its dewy, supple state.
Products To Use In Your At-Home Skincare Routine
In between your regular appointments with your esthetician, a little DIY action never hurt anybody. Setting up your at home routine is the hardest step, but the easier you make it, the more future you will thank you.
At home, using exfoliators and masks can help reinvigorate your skin. Serums, toners and cleansing lotions are must-haves to stock in the medicine cabinet. And it doesn’t stop there. There are endless combinations of moisturizers, peptides and antioxidants that can change the trajectory of the health of your skin.
Seek Treatment From An Esthetician At JE’DERM Skin Atelier
If you’re considering stocking your at home skin care cabinet with some high-quality products that address dry and dehydrated skin, JE’DERM skin atelier has you covered. Connect with us today to schedule a consultation with an esthetician. We cannot wait to walk alongside the journey toward healthy, radiant skin with you.