What is Hydration?

Healthy skin is hydrated skin. But why? Let’s start with water, which accounts for approximately 60% of the human body and is essential to nearly all processes in the body, including the biggest organ, your skin.

So what is skin? It’s your primary layer of defense against UV rays, bacteria, infection, water-loss, temperature, and chemicals to name a few. Keeping your skin healthy not only benefits function but also appearance.So what is skin? It’s your primary layer of defense against UV rays, bacteria, infection, water-loss, temperature, and chemicals to name a few. Keeping your skin healthy not only benefits function but also appearance.

Key Benefits of Hydration

Protects the skin from UV damage like sunburns.
Helps control oil production and breakouts.
Keeps the skin plump and youthful looking.
Supports lipid barrier function which prevents water loss.
Helps deliver nutrients and detox your skin.

Your body has built-in hydration mechanisms to keep your skin protected and healthy. However, they don’t always work optimally, get disrupted by external factors, AND can impact all skin types, even oily skin.

So How Does Dehydration Happen

Dehydration isn't just about forgetting to drink water — several factors can leave your skin craving fluids. Disrupters to your skin barrier and function can lead to water-loss, so even if you hydrate enough for a whale, your body may not be holding onto that hydration.

common culprits

Not drinking enough water throughout the day
Excessive exposure to dry or windy weather (hot OR cold)
High caffeine or alcohol intake
Environmental pollutants and toxins
Certain medications or medical conditions
Air conditioning (yep)
Hot showers
Stress & lack of sleep

Understanding which causes you identify with can help you take proactive steps to keep your skin hydrated and healthy. Now let's dive into why dry skin isn't the same as dehydrated skin.

Dry Skin ≠ Dehydrated Skin

Though easily confused, dry skin and dehydrated skin have distinct differences. Dry skin has low sebum (oil) production whereas dehydrated skin is lacking water. You can also have dry and dehydrated skin for double trouble. Both can benefit from proper hydration and a strong, nourished skin barrier.

Types of Moisturizers

Emollients

Fill the cracks in your skin barrier with fatty substances, known as lipids and help lock in moisture while soothing your skin.

Humectants

Help your skin barrier bring in water from lower layers and from the environment.

Occlusives

Oil based moisturizers that create a barrier over the skin to block water loss from your skin’s outer layer (epidermis).

Protein Rejuvenators

Proteins that replenish essential proteins that can help revitalize the skin (examples: collagen, keratin, and elastin).

Key Ingredients to Support Hydration

A powerful antioxidant that promotes collagen production, elasticity, reduces fine lines, and helps heal the skin barrier.

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Vitamin B5 (Humectant and Emollient)

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FIND MY SKIN TYPE

aged Skin

Typically well-balanced, normal skin is neither too oily nor too dry. It appears clear, smooth, and free of major skin concerns.

While hydration is still important for normal skin, it may require less intensive moisturization compared to other skin types.

Dry Skin

An under production of oil that disrupts the skin barrier’s integrity. It can often feel tight or rough and may appear dull, flaky, or irritated/itchy.

Hydration is crucial for dry skin as it replenishes lost moisture, soothes irritation, and helps restore skin barrier function.

Oily Skin

Understanding which causes you identify with can help you take proactive steps to keep your skin hydrated and healthy. Now let's dive into why dry skin isn't the same as dehydrated skin.

Hydration is crucial for dry skin as it replenishes lost moisture, soothes irritation, and helps restore skin barrier function.

Sensitive Skin

Prone to reactions such as redness, itching, or stinging in response to various triggers, sensitive skin requires gentle, soothing hydration.

Non-irritating, fragrance-free moisturizers can help calm and hydrate sensitive skin without causing further irritation or inflammation.

Combination Skin

With characteristics of both oily and dry skin, combination skin features an oily T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin) while other areas, such as the cheeks, may be drier.

This skin type can present a unique challenge as it requires hydration to balance moisture levels across different areas of the face without exacerbating oiliness in the T-zone.