Dermalogica for Dry skin

 As the words suggest, dry skin is when your skin is lacking in oil. The sebaceous glands produce lipids (oil) which sits on the surface of the skin and holds together dead skin cells which form a barrier protecting the skin beneath it. When there is a lack of oil (lipids) being produced by your sebaceous glands, it causes the barrier to collapse. The lipids act as a kind of glue between the cells holding the barrier together. Once the barrier is weak, irritants, dirt and pollutants can easily find their way into the layers of skin beneath, triggering sensitivity and soreness. Hence the reason why dry skin can bring about sensitivity, inflammation and patches of dry, flaky skin – dead cells shedding.

Dehydrated Skin

Dehydrated skin means a skin which is lacking in water. This can be as a consequence of areas of dry skin – an impaired lipid barrier. It does not just mean dirt and pollutants, etc., can get in, but that water can escape. The process is commonly referred to as ‘trans epidermal water loss’. The upshot of this is the deeper skin layers end up being dehydrated. There can be some confusion about dehydrated skin appearing the same as mature skin. Generally, this occurs because it causes wrinkles and fine lines, and in mature skin, deeper lines. Please take a moment to consider what happens to a grape when you leave it in the sun. As the water evaporates, it shrivels and eventually becomes a raisin. Okay, so thankfully the result might not be so apparent on your skin, but it may start to form fine silvery lines, have an uneven texture and begin to appear hollow and dull. The reason for this is with the loss of moisture, so too there is loss of plumpness and health of your skin.

Shirley recommends:

  • Cleanser: Precleanse Balm, Intensive Moisture Cleanser

  • Exfoliator: Daily Microfoliant

  • Toner: Multi-Active Toner

  • Eye Treatment: Bio-lumin C Eye Serum, Intensive Eye Repair

  • Moisturiser: Intensive Moisture Balance (AM), Super Rich Repair (PM)

  • Targeted Treatment: Phyto Replenish Oil or Bio-lumin C Serum

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