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My Favourite Skincare for Dry & Dehydrated Skin
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items My favourite skincare for keeping dry and dehydrated skin feeling soft, comfortable and properly hydrated. I’ve included everything from gentle cleansers and hydrating toners to serums, moisturisers, barrier care and SPF. These are the kinds of produ...
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Gentle & Hydrating Cleaners
Toners & Hydrating Essences
Hydrating & Barrier Serums
Moisturisers & Barrier Care
Dry Under-Eye & Lip Care
Hydrating SPF
Gentle & Hydrating Cleaners
My favourite cleansers for getting my skin properly clean without leaving it feeling tight or stripped. These are great for dry and dehydrated skin when you want something gentle that leaves your skin feeling soft, fresh and comfortable after cleansi...
A staple in my routine when I want my skin to feel properly clean without that tight, stripped feeling afterwards. It’s gentle, creamy and leaves my skin feeling comfortable and hydrated, making it a great everyday cleanser when dryness is a concern.
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
I love this as the first step of my evening routine. It helps remove sunscreen and the day’s buildup while leaving my skin feeling soft rather than stripped. I especially like it when my skin is feeling dry because it has such a comfortable, nourishi...
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Huile Lavante Cleansing Oil AP+
A lovely option when you want a cleanser that feels fresh and lightweight but still gentle on the skin. It cleans without giving that squeaky-clean feeling I try to avoid when my skin is dry or dehydrated.
BYOMA Creamy Jelly Cleanser
Toners & Hydrating Essences
The extra hydration step I love adding after cleansing. These toners and essences help give my skin an instant boost of moisture and prep it perfectly for the serums and moisturisers that follow.
A lightweight step that’s really easy to layer into a routine when my skin needs some extra hydration. It feels refreshing and soothing without being heavy, and I love using it before my serums to help keep my skin feeling soft and comfortable.
Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner
I love an essence when I want to add hydration without piling on another heavy cream. This one has a unique texture but leaves the skin feeling really hydrated and gives it that plumper, dewier appearance I look for when my skin feels dehydrated.
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
A lightweight hydrating layer that fits really nicely between cleansing and serums. I like products like this when I want to build hydration in thin layers rather than relying entirely on a rich moisturiser at the end.
Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water Toner
Hydrating & Barrier Serums
My go-to serums for giving dehydrated skin that extra boost. I look for ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides and peptides to help my skin feel hydrated, plump and supported while keeping my skin barrier happy.
One of my favourites when hydration and barrier support are the priority. It absorbs beautifully without feeling overly heavy and leaves my skin feeling fresh, soft and hydrated. I especially like the addition of ceramides for a routine focused on dr...
Anua 7 Rice Ceramide Hydrating Barrier Serum
One I reach for when I want that plump, hydrated skin feeling. It layers easily into my routine and works particularly well underneath moisturiser, helping my skin look fresher and feel much more comfortable when it’s dehydrated.
La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Suractivated Serum
A great all-round serum when I want hydration alongside peptides in the same step. I like using this as part of a routine focused on keeping my skin looking smooth, plump and healthy without needing loads of separate products.
The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum
This is the sort of serum I’d reach for when hydration is the main goal. It’s designed around hyaluronic acid and vitamin B5 and fits perfectly into a routine where I want to layer hydration before sealing everything in with moisturiser.
Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense
Moisturisers & Barrier Care
These are the products I reach for to lock in hydration and keep my skin feeling soft and comfortable. From everyday moisturisers to richer barrier products, they’re especially useful when my skin feels dry, tight or needs some extra TLC.
One of those simple moisturisers I keep coming back to. It feels lightweight but still leaves my skin properly moisturised, and I love that it contains ceramides. It works really well over my serums without making my routine feel excessively heavy.
CeraVe PM Facial Moisturising Lotion
A really comforting moisturiser for times when my skin needs something gentle and hydrating. I like this when my skin feels more sensitive or dry because it focuses on giving the skin moisture without turning my routine into something overly complica...
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Soothing Cream
One of my favourite products to reach for when my skin needs some extra TLC. It’s richer than my everyday lightweight moisturisers and is especially useful when certain areas feel particularly dry or my skin barrier needs some extra support.
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5 Multi-Purpose Repairing Balm
This is my final-step product when moisturiser alone just isn’t cutting it. I use a small amount to help seal everything in, especially on areas that get particularly dry. It leaves my skin feeling protected, soft and much more comfortable by morning...
CeraVe Advanced Repair Ointment
A proper no-fuss moisturiser for when my skin needs something richer. I like this particularly when lightweight lotions aren’t quite enough, and the creamy texture makes it a great option for keeping dry skin feeling moisturised and comfortable.
CeraVe Moisturising Cream
Dry Under-Eye & Lip Care
I don’t forget the smaller areas that can get dry too. These are my picks for keeping my under-eyes and lips feeling hydrated, smooth and comfortable, especially when they need a little extra attention.
One of my favourite dedicated eye products. It feels lightweight and hydrating around the under-eye area, and I like having a targeted product here because dryness can make the area look less smooth and more tired.
Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Ginseng + Retinal
A really useful one to have around when my lips start feeling dry or uncomfortable. It gives them a protective, moisturised feeling without being ridiculously sticky and is an easy addition to a routine focused on preventing dryness.
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume Lips
Hydrating SPF
Daily sun protection without the dry, heavy sunscreen feeling. These are my picks for high SPF protection that still feels comfortable and hydrating on the skin, making them much easier to reach for every single day.
One of my favourite everyday SPFs because it combines high sun protection with the hydrating finish I prefer. It blends nicely into my skin without an obvious white cast and leaves it feeling soft rather than giving me that dry sunscreen feeling.
CeraVe Invisible Hydrating Sunscreen SPF 50
A lovely choice if you hate sunscreens that feel thick, dry or uncomfortable. It has more of a moisturising skincare feel, which makes it especially appealing when my skin is dehydrated and I still want high everyday sun protection.
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF50+
I’d choose the hydrating version of Anthelios for this list because it fits the whole purpose perfectly. It gives very high sun protection while being designed with drier skin in mind, so you don’t have to sacrifice comfort just to wear SPF every day...
La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Hydrating Suncream SPF 50