The Best Hydrating Facial Treatments: Revive Dry Skin in Summer
Summer brings the joy of sunny days, outdoor adventures, and relaxing by the water. However, it also comes with unique challenges for our skin. Heat, humidity, sun exposure, and air conditioning can make our skin dry and lifeless. Understanding the importance of hydration, both internally and externally, is crucial to keep your skin glowing all summer long.
Our skin, the body's largest organ, acts as a barrier against external factors like heat, UV rays, and pollutants. To function effectively, it needs to be well-hydrated. Hydration maintains skin elasticity, promotes a healthy complexion, and supports skin cell regeneration. Without proper hydration, the skin becomes dehydrated and can even worsen conditions like acne and eczema.
Benefits of Receiving a Hydrating Facial:
Hydrating facials combat stress, aging, environmental damage, and dry, flaky skin. They benefit almost every skin type and promote a youthful, healthier complexion by addressing hydration and nourishment needs.
Replenish Lost Moisture
Hydrating facials replenish lost moisture in the skin. Daily activities like harsh cleansing, over-exfoliating, and exposure to sun, heat, or air conditioning can deplete our skin’s moisture. These facials restore vital moisture, reduce wrinkles caused by dryness, and alleviate dry, flaky skin.
Rejuvenate Dull Complexions
Our skin sheds many dead cells daily, which can accumulate and cause dull skin. Proper hydration and moisturization combat this, and most hydrating treatments include some form of exfoliation, whether physical, chemical, or both.
Maintain Ideal pH Balance
Hydration helps maintain our ideal pH balance, protecting from environmental pollutants like smoke or dust particles. Regular hydrating facials can prevent common issues such as blemishes or acne flare-ups caused by pores clogged with bacteria or impurities from excess sebum production associated with dehydration.
Combat Signs of Aging
Hydrating facials help combat signs of aging by keeping your skin's elasticity and reducing fine lines. Dehydrated skin can show early signs of aging, like decreased elasticity and more wrinkles. Without enough moisture, your skin can't function properly, leading to premature aging. Keeping your skin hydrated helps it perform better and reduces the signs of aging.
Restore Skin Moisture
Restoring skin moisture is essential, especially during summer when high temperatures and humidity strip away natural oils. Hydrating facials infuse moisture, improving skin texture and tone, and can help with pigmentation while healing sun damage. When our skin is well-moisturized, it feels smoother and more elastic. However, without enough water, our skin can lose its usual suppleness and elasticity.
Even Out Skin Tone and Texture
Hydrating facials help brighten the skin and improve its overall appearance by addressing dryness that leads to a dull tone and rough texture. Extremely high temperatures can cause uneven skin tone and hyperpigmentation. Heat causes the blood vessels to dilate, triggering inflammation that can exacerbate conditions like eczema, dermatitis, and rosacea. This can also activate melanocytes, causing them to produce more pigment.
The Best Hydrating Facial Treatments
Treatment #1: Dermaplaning
Dermaplaning is a fast and effective way to get your skin glowing for summer. This process removes dull, dehydrated skin and vellus hairs (peach fuzz), revealing a smoother complexion. By exfoliating the skin, dermaplaning allows other skincare products to penetrate deeper, enhancing their effectiveness and creating a natural glow. Plus, while you might not need much makeup in the summer, dermaplaning also makes it go on smoother if you do. ☺ However, it’s important to have it done by a qualified aesthetician to avoid skin damage. Our dermaplaning also includes an enzyme peel that further helps to achieve the ultimate glow.
Treatment #2: Oxygen Facial
Oxygen facials are a fantastic way to rejuvenate your skin. This treatment infuses your skin with vitamins and minerals, helping it repair from damage while also hydrating it. The oxygen boosts the levels within your skin cells and improves blood flow from the deeper layers to the surface, breathing new life into your skin and slowing down the aging process. The oxygen is usually combined with vitamins, nutrients, botanicals, and minerals, making these nourishing extracts penetrate deeply and work more effectively. That's why we always include oxygen treatment in our Signature Bespoke Facial.
Other Ways to Keep Skin Hydrated During the Summer
Stay Hydrated
Drinking plenty of water is essential for skin hydration. While it doesn't directly hydrate the skin, it helps maintain overall hydration levels. Water also flushes toxins, which can improve skin. Try to drink eight glasses of water a day and bring a reusable water bottle with you.
Always Wear a Daily SPF
Extreme Protect SPF 30 — $80.00
Protect your skin from UV rays by wearing sunscreen daily. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen, like Circadia Light Day Sunscreen or iS Clinical Extreme Protect with an SPF of 30 or higher to prevent sun damage and hyperpigmentation. If you're prone to pigmentation, keeping your face shaded with a hat can also help your skin from getting overheated while you're outside during extra sunny days—even if you're wearing sunscreen. If you are exposed to the sun for more than 2 hours, make sure you're re-applying sunscreen to protect your skin against harmful rays.
Don’t forget Exfoliation
Summer can be a catch-22 for your skin: it can feel both dry and oily due to heat and humidity. Exfoliation is key for all skin types, as it helps remove dead skin cells and keeps pores clear from sweat, oil, and debris. Oily skin can also be dehydrated, making exfoliation even more important. Find the right exfoliant for your skin type and start slow, increasing frequency as your skin adjusts. And remember, don’t overdo it and never use exfoliators and retinol on the same night to keep your skin happy and irritation-free.
Our recommendations include iS Clinical’s Tri-Active Exfoliating Mask, Environ’s Hydrating Clay Mask and Tri Bio-Botanical Revival Mask.
Stay Consistent with Your Skincare Routine
Consistency is key to healthy skin. Use products that hydrate and protect your skin, such as serums like Environ’s Botanical Infused Moisturizing Toner with antioxidants and toners, and moisturizers and masks with hyaluronic acid like iS Clinical’s Hydra-Intensive Cooling Mask. These ingredients work together to maintain hydration and provide essential nutrients to the skin.
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Harness the Power of Antioxidants
Antioxidants and physical coverings are our next line of defense against the sun during the summer. Antioxidants work great in tandem with sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays, which can cause premature skin aging, wrinkles, and even skin cancer. By neutralizing the free radicals produced by the sun, antioxidants prevent damage to your skin cells.
The Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is one of the most powerful antioxidants for the skin, suitable for every skin type, even the most sensitive. Effective Vitamin C products penetrate deeply into the skin, promoting elastin and collagen synthesis, preventing hyperpigmentation, and brightening the skin for an even, glowing complexion without causing irritation or sun sensitivity. Using products like iS Clinical Pro Heal Serum, Super Serum, and Reverse C from Circadia ensures maximum absorption and effectiveness, enhancing your skin's overall health and radiance. Incorporating these Vitamin C products into your skincare routine can keep your skin healthy and radiant all summer long.
JE'DERM’s Facial Treatments Are Bespoke Based on Your Skin’s Needs!
Signature Bespoke Facial is our hallmark at JE'DERM Skin Atelier. This tailored facial is customized to the client's skin type and concern. In the summertime, we emphasize rehydration. Dehydration creates a thin layer of dead skin cells that must be exfoliated before hydrating the skin to ensure the ingredients reach the living cells. In our all-inclusive treatment, microdermabrasion is a staple for exfoliation, and we include oxygen treatment, LED light therapy, and sometimes ultrasound treatment to address dehydrated skin.