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2 days ago
Mature dry or dehydrated skin
Okay all my dry and or dehydrated mature skin friends- watching all the sales. Who is buying what? Also, how do you know if your skin is dehydrated?
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My Skin Story
2 days ago
Okay all my dry and or dehydrated mature skin friends- watching all the sales. Who is buying what? Also, how do you know if your skin is dehydrated?
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Use products from Anua, and also drink plenty of water
@Gabking1217 Such a great question, especially right now during sale season! 🛍️ I don’t have strictly desert-dry skin either, though I’ve definitely noticed with aging (and especially after moving up north to a colder climate!) that my skin produces much less sebum than it used to. For me, the dead giveaway for dehydration (lack of water) versus dryness (lack of oil) is the immediate post-wash 'tightness' test: if I wash my face—even with plain water—and don't mist or apply a hydrating toner within seconds, I immediately feel my skin pulling. I’ve noticed that if I build a solid hydrating sandwich in the morning (layering humectants like hyaluronic acid/glycerin under a good barrier cream), I can keep a healthy, comfortable sheen all day long. On days when indoor heating gets brutal and my skin starts losing water midday, I keep a bi-phase/emulsion-style mist at my desk that combines water-binding humectants (multi-molecular hyaluronic acid, rice ferment, panthenol) with lightweight barrier lipids (squalane, shea butter, ceramide NP, cica), it stops water evaporation on the spot without feeling greasy. Are you mostly eyeing richer creams for the sales, or hydrating toners/essences to layer underneath? 💦🧴
I've bought this (and other products) on sale and waiting for delivery, especially to layer in the winter 🛒❄️ Dr. Althea 147 Barrier Cream: 4 ceramides, multi-weight hyaluronic acid, squalane, and soothing guaiazulene (and completely fragrance-free!) to stop indoor heating from sucking the water out of my face
@Mariacasino okay so on that wash face test, it takes a few minutes (like 10-20) before my face starts to feel a little pull not whole lot. Is that dehydrated or just dry?
@Gabking1217 also, what mist/spray do you think would be good?
@Gabking1217 Usually, pure dehydration (lack of water) hits almost instantly... within 30 to 60 seconds of patting your face dry, it feels like shrink-wrap. A mild pull that creeps in after 10–20 minutes leans much closer to true dryness (lack of surface lipids/sebum)! Because mature, dry skin naturally produces less oil, your skin holds onto water fine at first, but once that trace post-wash moisture evaporates, there isn’t enough natural lipid film left on top to keep it cushioned. Because you need lipids + water rather than plain water (which can actually evaporate and make dry skin feel tighter!), look for milky, cream-in-water, or bi-phase mists rather than standard watery toners: Aestura AtoBarrier 365 Cream Mist: Basically a rich ceramide barrier cream pulverized into a weightless, fragrance-free mist. It deposits actual ceramides and lipids so your skin stays soft for hours. Laneige Cream Skin Cerapeptide Refiner (with the spray pump top): A milky toner-moisturizer hybrid packed with ceramides and peptides, super comforting for dry, mature skin. Pairing a milky mist underneath your moisturizer—or spritzing it midday over makeup—gives dry skin that missing lipid cushion right away! 💦🧴
What @Mariacasino said :) Also, my skin looks dull and very fine criss-cross, crepey lines show up when I gently push the skin together, and they fade once I moisturize. Oh, and products I normally use without issues start to sting. As for products, I’m not shopping for anything because I seriously have way too much (I did just buy Purito Retinol Retinal 2000 NAD+ Serum to use in a few months when I rebuild the tolerance because apparently I have a problem with sticking to my ‘no new products’ decisions 😂)
AESTURA Atobarrier 365 Body Cream helps my dry skin so much. I went to the dermatologist to confirm what I've known all along. My skin appears drier than friends who are older than I am. My stylist had commented the same about my scalp health too. I've experienced slightly flaky skin on my lower cheeks in winter.
@Chou I see you have a lot of different shampoos. Which ones do you prefer or would you recommend? I dont think my scalp is dry. I have Labo H currently.
Signs that my skin is dehydrated: redness, irritation, tight feeling, skin loses plump feeling, enlarged pores, increase in oil in t-zone, and crepey skin in places were I normally don't experience that. Washing my face feels unpleasant and my skin feels like it's burning up in the few seconds it takes to start applying toner. For dehydrated skin, I throw a basic toner at it that doesn't contain exfoliants (or minimal amounts) and lots of ingredients so I can layer it without overloading the skin. Then I only do one layer of serum, which tends to be richer. In terms of treating dehydration from the inside, I find that adding an extra piece of fruit helps more than adding more glasses of water. The natural electrolytes and antioxidants and water volume provide greater benefits. Drink water when you're thirsty. Eat fruit to plump your skin.