Dehydration is a water problem, not an oil problem. Oily skin can be dehydrated, which is why the two are constantly confused.
Water loss through a compromised stratum corneum raises transepidermal water loss. The barrier lipids and natural moisturising factors that hold water are depleted or disrupted.
Dry skin lacks oil and is a skin type. Dehydrated skin lacks water and is a condition — temporary, acquired, and reversible. Treating dehydration with heavier oils often does nothing.
Barrier status, current regimen and actives, procedure frequency, environmental exposure, and whether tightness and reactivity accompany the dullness.
Humectant and barrier-supporting approaches, delivered while the skin is receptive. Reducing what is stripping the barrier matters as much as what is added.
If the cause is an over-active regimen or too-frequent procedures, the honest answer is to reduce those first.
Dehydration is a water problem, not an oil problem. Oily skin can be dehydrated, which is why the two are constantly confused.
Dry skin lacks oil and is a skin type. Dehydrated skin lacks water and is a condition — temporary, acquired, and reversible. Treating dehydration with heavier oils often does nothing.
Barrier status, current regimen and actives, procedure frequency, environmental exposure, and whether tightness and reactivity accompany the dullness.
If the cause is an over-active regimen or too-frequent procedures, the honest answer is to reduce those first.
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