Many people think that only dry skin is peeling, but actually, whether it is oily or dry skin or whatever else, it can be rough, flaky and discolored due to lack of water. I have talked about water supply on this blog many times, you can read the article about water supply for skin HERE. But the problem must emphasize this important issue because it is a dry season.
1. Why Is Skin Dehydration And Dehydration?
Many articles suggest that drinking a lot of water increases skin hydration, but the fact that you drink anything will not help your skin retain water. Poor water retention due to damaged or weakened skin barrier, let alone 2 liters of water a day but drinking 10liters will not help moisturize the skin, because if the skin barrier is not healthy, how much water If you drink it, it will evaporate.
Imagine this: The cells on the surface of the skin are lined up like bricks, connected by mortar (ambient fat, also known as lipid membrane) forming a wall called a row skin barrier. When the mortar is weakened or decomposed, the bricks (skin cells) will be crushed to create a gap, so that the wall (skin barrier) will not be able to hold water anymore.
2. Limit Skin Dehydration
One thing that not everyone knows, is that soaking the skin in water reduces the amount of water of the skin. Studies show that long-term immersion in water (such as bathing, swimming, etc.) dehydrates the skin because it destroys the durability of the skin barrier, especially hot water and chlorine water (common). in hotels, swimming pools). So for those with dry skin, you should only take a quick bath or shower (5-10 minutes) with warm warm water. After bathing, use a soft cloth to absorb water on the skin, apply body lotion (body lotion / body cream) as soon as the skin is still moist (moist, not moist), because oil in the moisturizer Moisture will create a film to help keep water on the surface of the skin from evaporation, thereby helping the skin to absorb that amount of water.
Those who think that you have to dry skin to apply nutrients is completely wrong. For facial skin, too, after washing your face, use a washcloth to absorb less water and start skincare immediately by applying / spraying toner (non-alcoholic) to make the skin absolutely moisturized.
3. Skin Hydrating Should Use Facial Cleanser?
There are many cleansing products, but to be easy to distinguish, I will divide them into 2 types: cleanser creates (many) foam and cleanser with little / no foam.
Foaming cleansers often contain a highly alkaline detergent (soap) that makes the skin dry and dehydrated. So for this type of skin, you should use a cleanser with little or little foam. These are usually in the form of creams or gels, the percentage of water in gel cleansing products is relatively high, so when using, you will feel cool, gentle and not dry after washing your face. Even if you are oily, if your skin is oily due to lack of water, you should not use any other type of foaming wash for oily skin. (The problem of cleanser I will talk more clearly in the article about oily skin – dry skin is linked at the end of this article)
A few suggestions for your reference:
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
Ciracle Anti-blemish Tea Tree Wash
Burt’s Bees Soap Bark & ​​Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream
Olay Total Effects Cream Cleanser
Avene Cleanance Gel Soapless Cleanser
Thorakao cleanser (cow’s milk, turmeric, cucumber …)
4. Effective Skin Water Supply Ways:
a. Mineral spray:
I’m not saying all kinds of mineral sprays. Mineral sprays whose composition is only mineral water are not the perfect choice for this skin type. When you spray mineral water on your face, the skin will appear moist and cool just after spraying, after a few minutes will always evaporate and bring the whole water on the skin evaporating with the notes -> the skin will lose more water. So, for dehydrated skin you should use a humectant spray (like grape juice, aloe vera, etc.), which will absorb moisture into the skin and retain water instead of evaporation.
A few suggestions for your reference:
Caudalie Grape Water Spray
Innisfree Aloe Revital Mist
The Face Shop Aloe Fresh Soothing Mist
If your skin is sensitive, you can only use or prefer to use benign mineral sprays that contain “fresh” mineral water and do not contain other miscellaneous substances (such as Avene, La Roche Posay or Evoluderm …) ) there is a way for them to work, by creating a “trap” that draws water into the skin. You will create a “trap” by applying a layer of toner, lotion or gel / moisturizer containing humectant to the skin first, then spray the mineral, so obviously the mineral water will be kept on your skin without flying away. futile. That is also the reason why cosmetic brands always recommend you to spray minerals after skincare or makeup hehe.
b. Sheet Mask Or Lotion Mask:
You can use makeup remover or buy compress masks to make lotion mask. You apply a mask after washing your face, and should do once a day. The way to make a lotion mask is very simple: