Everyone’s skin differs in the way they cope with certain products, specific routines, and their surroundings. Dry climates remove a key component that many skin types thrive on, moisture.
Like plants, your skin needs water to thrive. It generates a protective barrier, plumps your skin—keeping it tight and young—and it flushes toxins away. Living in a drier location sucks the moisture from your skin, causing many irritations, from itchiness and inflammation to cracks and skin lesions. Here are three key skincare tips for keeping your skin in top shape in a dry climate.
Amp up Hydration: Combine Serums and Moisturizers
Serums and moisturizers make a great tag team. Implementing both into your skincare routine offers many benefits. Serums are basically like daily supplements for your skin. They come in many forms but feature rich nutrient content that boosts, lightens, or hydrates your skin. They penetrate the surface, reaching the main production and control center of your skin, the epidermis.
Moisturizers remain on the surface. They seal in hydration—and other nutrients—and create a thin barrier. Putting on a serum and locking it in with a moisturizer amps up your hydration. It keeps your skin from drying out in a dry climate.
Soothe the Skin: Sign Up for Red Light Therapy
Dry skin causes many issues, especially for those with eczema and psoriasis. Red light therapy has many skincare benefits. It soothes some side effects of dryness, such as inflammation and itchiness. It also promotes elasticity in the skin and further helps nutrients penetrate deeper into the epidermis. Incorporating red light therapy at home or signing up for professional treatments soothes your dry skin, boosting it to withstand the dry climate better.
Bring Back Moisture: Invest in a Humidifier
Although you can’t control your outdoor climate and get the humidity to roll in on command, you can control your indoor environment. Reintroduce moisture into the air with a humidifier.
Keeping your surroundings comfortably humid stops the air from stealing a sip from your skin. It reverses the roles. Your skin absorbs excess moisture in the air. Humidifiers keep you and your surroundings hydrated. They will also make your indoor plants very happy.
No matter your skin type, extreme dryness affects everyone. Stay hydrated and happy with these skincare tips for living in a dry climate. Keep your skin in top shape to look and feel your best throughout the years.
