Dry skin and dehydrated skin are two completely different concepts. If you have dry skin, there is no need to worry, but dehydration needs to be treated.
Dry skin
Dry skin is no big deal, it’s completely natural. It’s like oily or combination skin, only dry. Such skin is thin, dull, tends to peel and sometimes looks dull. This is all because the skin contains little oil.
How to combat
You can’t get rid of dry skin once and for all: You’re born with it, there’s nothing you can do about it. But it is easy to give it a healthy look: you need to use moisturizing creams and masks, apply cream after showering and use cosmetics that suit your skin type (read the labels carefully!).
Dry skin is often confused with dehydrated skin, but the latter is characterized by pronounced wrinkles and visible blood vessels. Dehydrated skin is a different story.
Dehydrated skin
Any skin can become dehydrated, and it is no longer a type, but a temporary condition. Why does the skin get like this? Firstly, because it contains too little water. Insufficient hydration not only affects the general condition of the body, but also the appearance. Infrequent skincare also plays a role: hydration is a must, especially in fall and winter. Seasonal factors that promote skin dehydration include hypothermia, dry air and over-enthusiasm for natural tanning and sunbeds.
In addition, frequent alcohol consumption, smoking, stress, lack of sleep, poor diet and natural ageing can also cause dehydration.
And if you can’t escape old age, you should change your diet and give up bad habits. Dehydration needs to be treated because it leads to loss of elasticity, wrinkles, redness, general discomfort and even itchy skin.
