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What is the Difference between Dry and Dehydrated Skin?

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What is the Difference between Dry and Dehydrated Skin?
November 2009

Simple!
Dry Skin is a lack of oil production in the skin while dehydrated skin is a lack of water. All skin types (even oily) can be dehydrated, especially in the dryer winter months.

What does dehydrated skin look and feel like?
Dull, devitalized, ashen - like a balloon that has begun to lose air and needs to be plumped up.

What does dry skin look and feel like?
Tight, itchy, flaky, pronounced fine lines or redness.

For Dry and Dehydrated Skin, our biggest mistake is stripping the skin of what little protective moisture and oil content we have during the cleansing process. Be careful not to over-wash and use a gentle cleanser like Eminence Stone Crop Gel Wash which doubles as an eye makeup remover.

For Dry Skin, instantly nourish and bring back moisture while restoring strength to damaged fibers and reinforcing skin's own protective barrier with Dermalogica's Super Rich Repair Moisturizing Cream.

Dehydrated Skin needs Kinerase Hydraboost which is a unique mineral-infused formulation that utilizes 25% Hyaluronic Acid to attract 1000 times its weight in water to your skin's thirsty cells. This deeply penetrating hydrator puts an end to dehydration, promotes elasticity, and plumps up fine lines and wrinkles.