10 ways to fight dry facial skin

Dry facial skin is quite common and usually not a serious condition. But, by avoiding it, you can help preserve the beauty and health of your skin, especially in winter.

Aside from aesthetics, your skin plays a vital role as a protective barrier, which is why it's important for you to keep it healthy. Read on and discover how you can enjoy soft, supple, healthy facial skin at any time of the year.

What makes facial skin dry or dehydrated?

Dry facial skin occurs when the protective barrier that keeps the skin hydrated gets broken down, which can happen when there’s a lack of sufficient water in the epidermis, one of the skin’s upper layers.

Anyone, regardless of age or skin type, can experience dry or dehydrated skin at times. However, as we age, our skin tends to dehydrate more easily. This is due to a number of changes, including a gradual slowing of skin-cell renewal.

Other factors can also cause dry facial skin:

  • Environmental factors, like cold or dry weather, pollution or excess exposure to the sun;
  • Smoking and alcohol use;
  • Hormonal changes, like menopause;
  • Lack of proper hydration after cleansing;
  • Use of cleansers or soaps with certain ingredients, like perfume;
  • Showering or bathing in water that’s too hot;
  • Certain types of in-home heating;
  • Certain medications;
  • Stress or lack of sleep.

Dry skin can also be accompanied by other symptoms, like itching, burning or a tight sensation, redness, flaking (peeling skin), loss of elasticity, or skin that’s rough to the touch. In extreme cases, the skin’s barrier could be compromised, as is the case with cracked or chapped skin. Dry skin can also aggravate more serious skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis and rosacea.

How to moisturize dry facial skin?

There are countless ways to prevent dry facial skin. Here are 10 easy, healthy habits you can adopt daily to help keep your skin properly hydrated throughout the year.

1

Use gentle skincare products

Wash your face twice daily, morning and night, using gentle cleansers that are free of fragrances, soaps and alcohol. Read the labels to ensure your facial-care products don’t contain harsh or irritating ingredients that can lead to dry skin. Micellar waters are a good choice.

2

Moisturize your skin daily

By moisturizing your skin daily, you can help maintain the integrity of your skin and prevent the discomfort caused by dehydration. After your shower or bath, avoid rubbing your skin dry. Instead, get in the habit of gently patting your skin dry with a towel. Then use a fragrance-free moisturizer, and reapply it as needed throughout the day. Ask your pharmacist or beauty specialist for product recommendations.

3

Prevent dry skin by changing your eating habits

Another excellent way to help prevent dry, dehydrated skin on a daily basis is by following Canada's Food Guide. Choose a widely varied and balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and fish, which contain specific nutrients, like vitamin B5, vitamin E and unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids—all of which play an important role in keeping your skin properly hydrated.

4

Drink plenty of water

Drinking plenty of water every day helps keep your skin well hydrated, supple and healthy. Plus, you should avoid drinking beverages with too much sugar or caffeine on a regular basis because they can also dehydrate your skin.

5

Try to quit smoking

It can be hard to quit smoking. But there are numerous health benefits, like an improvement in the appearance and condition of your skin! Smoking affects your skin's moisture levels and causes other skin damage, like accelerating the aging process, so the sooner you quit, the better you’ll look (and feel)!

6

Moderate your alcohol consumption

Drinks that contain alcohol, (just like drinks with too much sugar or caffeine) have a dehydrating effect on your skin. What’s more, alcohol can interfere with proper sleep, which is essential for regenerating your skin. So, moderating your consumption of alcohol is a good way to care for your skin and your overall health!

7

Protect your skin from the sun

Preventing dry skin also means getting proper protection from the sun's UV rays, even when it’s cloudy, and even in winter! Make sure you use a sunscreen with a solar protection factor (SPF) of at least 30, and remember to apply it 20 to 30 minutes before you go out in the sun.

8

Try using a humidifier

Using a humidifier is often recommended during winter to help prevent dry skin when the level of humidity in your home is less than optimal.

9

Protect your skin from environmental harm

You can fight the conditions that can cause dry skin by adopting these simple and practical daily habits:

  • In winter, your hands are more sensitive to dryness, which can cause chapping and discomfort. So, protect the skin on your hands with gloves when it’s cold out and when you’re working outdoors or with harsh products.
  • Wear a scarf and warm, protective clothes when it’s cold or windy out.

10

Take fewer and shorter showers and baths and use cooler water

Water that’s too hot can also dry out your skin. So, we recommend taking quick baths or showers using slightly cooler water. What’s more, washing once a day is generally enough to stay clean.

Treating dry skin with facial oils and creams

We recommend using oils, creams or moisturizing lotions that contain lipid-rich, repairing ingredients. You can also apply nourishing masks that remove dead skin cells and prepare your epidermis to absorb your other skincare products more easily.

Your pharmacists are here to help!

No matter what your age, your skin type of your current health, you should speak to your pharmacist for help with preventing and treating dry facial skin.

Read our beauty tips for daily ways to maintain healthy facial skin.

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10 ways to fight dry facial skin

Here are 10 practical tips to help you fight a dry face and keep your skin looking beautiful and more importantly, healthy, no matter what the season!
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