Is your current skincare regimen not doing much to help with the dry and flaky patches that keep appearing on your face? Keep reading as Lavelier explains how to build the perfect skincare routine for dry skin.
Understanding Dry Skin
While you may be well aware of the fact that your skin is dry, do you know exactly why this is? When dealing with anything skin-related, it always helps to first figure out the cause so that you can tailor your approach based on this.Â
In terms of dry skin, this is a natural skin type, meaning that many people are born with it. It’s often linked to having smaller sebaceous glands, meaning that the skin doesn’t produce enough sebum to keep itself moisturized. This also creates thinner skin and a weaker skin barrier.
Aging can play a big role in dryness too. As you grow older, sebum production declines. Even those who have oily skin in their youth often find themselves with dry skin in their later years.Â
The environment can contribute to dry skin as well. Cold and dry weather conditions strip moisture from the skin while UV exposure accelerates aging and the dryness that comes with it.Â
Creating a Hydrating and Moisturizing Daily Skincare Routine
There’s no denying that dry skin, along with the subsequent dullness, roughness, and flaking, can be frustrating to deal with. However, with the right daily skincare routine, you could soon restore a soft, supple, and dewy complexion:
A Cleanser is the First Step
The first step of every skincare routine for every skin type is to cleanse. This removes the layer of dirt, oil, pollutants, and other environmental toxins that coat the skin’s surface. Not only does this save your skin from the free radical damage that those impurities would have caused if they had delved deeper, but it also allows for better absorption of the moisturizing ingredients that you’re going to be applying later.Â
However, with dry skin types already dealing with a vulnerable skin barrier, you need to be careful about the cleanser that you use. Unlike people with oily or combination skin, your skin type doesn’t have much, if any, excess oil to remove. This means that the cleanser you use should be very gentle so as not to strip your skin’s precious moisture and sebum reserves.Â
The best way to tell whether or not a cleanser will do that is by looking at its ingredient list. Avoid formulas containing sulfates. Instead, look for gentle cleansing agents, like the coconut-derived surfactants in the Lavelier Oceana Breezy Facial Cleanser. This moisturizing formula can be used on dry skin both day and night.
Apply a Hydrating TonerÂ
Although a toner isn’t an essential skincare product, adding one into your skincare routine could do wonders for your dry skin. Yes, some toners are known for how they dry up the skin, but others boast hydrating properties that can really benefit your skin post-cleanse.Â
Toners are also a great way to prep your skin for the rest of your routine. They rebalance the pH level of the skin’s surface, which leaves the skin feeling more receptive to other skincare products.Â
If you’re looking for a toner that’s suitable for dry skin, give the Lavelier Oceana Pure Balance Toner a try. With a blend of aloe vera leaf juice, cucumber fruit extract, and coral seaweed extract, it’s intensely hydrating. At the same time, chamomile extract will soothe the feeling of inflammation to ensure that your skin barrier feels calm and content.
Follow Up With a Hydrating Serum
When dealing with dry skin, it’s always best to hydrate the skin in layers. Each new layer pushes the subsequent one in. This helps the skin to feel hydrated on a deeper level.
Serums are incredibly useful for boosting the skin’s moisture levels. Although they may look like lightweight products, they’re actually highly concentrated. Their light nature makes it easier for the skin to absorb them, which is why people often choose to layer a couple of different serums.
When dealing with dry skin, look for serums that contain humectants – these are ingredients that bind moisture to the skin. Sodium hyaluronate, aloe vera, and glycerin are all examples of powerful humectants…and they can all be found in Lavelier’s Seagrass Instant Glow Serum. This set also contains a face mask and a moisturizer that dry skin will love.
Lock the Moisture in With a Rich Face Cream
By this point, you’ve applied a variety of hydrating ingredients to your skin. However, the problem with dry skin is that it doesn’t produce enough sebum and, therefore, has a weaker skin barrier. With the skin barrier not functioning optimally, all of that moisture that you’ve just given to your skin will soon evaporate away.
This is where a moisturizer comes in. The richer the cream you use, the thicker a barrier it will form between your skin and the environment around you.
While you’ll still need a relatively light cream during the day to save weighing your skin down (the Lavelier Moisture Allure Cream would be great for this), go all out with a thick cream in the evenings. This is when moisture loss is at its highest, so you’ll need to do a good job of locking moisture in overnight if you want to wake up with a soft and dewy complexion. A formula like the Lavelier Oceana Restorative Night Moisturizer will do just that.Â
Sun Protection is a Must During the Day
One part of your skincare routine that needs to be prioritized is sun protection. It’s often easy to forget about this step, especially in the middle of winter when it’s cloudy and cold outside. However, the sun’s UV rays wreak damage year-round. They suck moisture out of the skin while also weakening the skin barrier even further, which is definitely not what your dry skin needs!Â
You have a few options when choosing a sunscreen. A dedicated sunscreen always works well, but many find that these formulas can leave the skin looking pale or feeling uncomfortable. With dry skin particularly prone to this, you’d be better off with a sunscreen that also boasts plenty of moisturizing properties.Â
The Lavelier Divine Day Defense SPF 30 does this well. Not only does this broad-spectrum formula protect against both UVA and UVB rays, but it’s also brimming with hydrating ingredients and antioxidants. Like any sunscreen, you’ll need to reapply it every couple of hours, but with this formula, reapplications feel like a treat rather than a chore.Â
An Evening Face Oil Can Help With Severe Dryness
If you have severely dry skin, you may want to consider adding a face oil to your evening skincare routine. Why? Because face oils are great for locking in moisture. Yes, your moisturizer will do this to an extent, but layering a face oil over your moisturizer will strengthen that seal even more to leave your skin’s moisture reserves feeling even better protected.Â
With some oils being richer than others, choose your face oil wisely. Some of the best oils for dry skin are:
- Rose hip oil, which is packed with antioxidants.
- Jojoba oil, which is quite light, making it a good starter oil.
- Avocado oil, which is quite rich and intensely hydrating due to its fatty acids.
- Coconut oil, which is also an exceptionally rich oil.
Enhancing Your Skincare Routine With Weekly Extras
Exfoliate With Caution
With dry skin being prone to flaking and peeling, exfoliation can make a huge difference. It will safely slough off those dry and rough skin cells to reveal the fresher and more luminous cells beneath.Â
With that said, exfoliation needs to be carried out with caution on dry skin. Use an exfoliator that’s too harsh or exfoliate your skin too often, and you’ll only end up making the dryness even worse.Â
When exfoliating dry skin, a gentle touch is essential. Explore the option of exfoliating with peeling gels, like the Lavelier Oceana Refining Coral Peel. It will remove dead skin cells without causing any irritation or damage to your skin.Â
Boost Moisture With a Mask
One great way to give your skin some intense moisture is with a face mask. Like serums, face masks are known for being highly concentrated. The right mask can make a huge difference to your complexion.Â
What sort of mask would dry skin benefit from the most? Look for one that contains plenty of hydrating and moisturizing ingredients, like the Lavelier Seagrass Cymosilk Masque. It’s a leave-on formula that, when used overnight, will have your skin glowing by morning.Â
Try a Weekly Skincare System
Last but not least, let’s talk about skincare systems. These are skincare sets where each product is designed to be used alongside the other. They complement each other in a way that really enhances the visible results you see.Â
The Lavelier Blue Algae Beauty Skincare Duo is the perfect example of a skincare system that would really benefit dry skin. Designed to be used once a week, this set consists of a powder and a concentrate/serum. Both are full of skin-quenching ingredients, including sodium hyaluronate, shea butter, aloe vera, and niacinamide. Not only will it leave your dry skin feeling much smoother and silkier, but it will also work to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, discoloration, and other skin imperfections.Â
Caring for Dry Skin With Lavelier
Dry skin becomes so much easier to care for when you have a good skincare routine to follow, making it worth putting some time and effort into creating the perfect regimen. Go with the steps that we’ve shared above, and you should start to see some improvements in the dryness you’re battling very soon.Â
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