Dry Skin Basics

Dry skin can be a difficult skin type to deal with. It's not only hard to heal, but it often feels tight, itchy, and uncomfortable. However, with the right products and attention, dry skin can be transformed and feel soft, satiny, and glowing. Here are the facts about dry skin and how you can give it the care it craves.

What causes dry skin?

If your skin is dry, you know it. You probably have rough, flaky patches, your skin feels tight and itchy, and it's often irritated and red.

Dry skin is simply dehydrated skin, and it suffers from two things: a lack of moisture and insufficient lipids to hold that moisture in the skin. It might not have enough moisture because you live in a very dry environment, or your lifestyle exposes you to drying conditions, such as being outdoors in the sun and wind or working in an office with aggressive forced-air heating.

You may also have trouble keeping moisture where you need it because your skin doesn't make enough of the natural lipids it needs to seal in the moisture and keep your skin comfortable and supple. Skin can also lose the lipids it needs if you use harsh, drying cleansers that strip away those precious natural oils.

Whatever the reason for your dry skin, the best way to care for it remains the same: cleanse it gently, drench it in moisture, and soothe it with healing lipids and nourishing oils.

Build a skincare routine for dry skin

There's no one-and-done solution for dry skin, but you can make a big difference in how it looks and feels with an effective routine. With the right steps and the appropriate products, you can give your skin what it needs and transform it.

Step 1: Gentle Cleanser

It's important to start your routine with clean skin because if you don't, impurities will prevent the other products you use from doing their job. However, a harsh cleanser will make your skin even dryer than it started, so choose your cleanser carefully. Our Fresh Start Cleanser is a gentle, sulfate-free cleanser that will sweep away impurities but pamper your skin. It has mint to calm irritation, so you can start your routine with clean, pampered skin.

Step 2: Add Hydration

A hydrating toner gives your skin the boost of moisture it needs. Our Fresh Hydrating Mist is packed with botanicals to calm irritation and encourage cell turnover.

Step 3: Seal in Moisture with Lotion

At this point, smoothing an emollient lotion onto your skin will seal in the moisture it needs so it stays soft and hydrated all day. One option is our Ultra Hydrating Lotion, which is rich with rose water to soften, vegan hyaluronic acid to deeply moisturize, and nourishing carrot seed oil to hold onto precious hydration. It's full of antioxidants to fight damage and help your skin heal, including vitamin C, CoQ10, and alpha-lipoic acid.

If your skin is extra dry or needs a healing boost, opt for a richer cream, such as Velvet Dew. This extra healing cream is full of hemp extract, as well as jojoba and avocado oils. It supports the skin barrier with silk peptides and carefully selected essential oils. White willow bark cools inflammation.

Step 4: Protect and Pamper with a Nourishing Oil

Not all skin types react well to a facial oil, but dry skin usually drinks it in. Deep C Restore Oil contains oil-soluble vitamin C and vegan squalene to protect and heal dehydrated skin.

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At Botanical Rush, we are committed to bringing you the highest quality skin care packed with ingredients you can trust. Dry skin requires extra love and attention, and our line of products will help you give it the care it needs. You deserve silky, soothed skin, and we'd love to help you get there. Try our line of products for dry skin and see the difference it makes!