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Skincare for dry skin
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items 🧴I don’t get acne but surely dry, eczema-prone skin. Here’s how I keep moisturized like a baby!
Sections
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Step 1: Hydrating Acids🧬
Step 2: Oils/Lipids🥮
Step 3: Moisturizers☁️
Step 4: Other ideas💡
Step 1: Hydrating Acids🧬
Hydration station
I did an entire presentation on the impacts of this moisturizer. Expensive but South Korean royalty in terms of ingredients derived from native plants. There are many sites that claim to sell this at discount, but the ingredient lists are not the sam...
BEYOND Phyto Aqua Face Cream 1.7fl oz
This is great for keeping everything light-weight. It actually will sting for .5 seconds but settles in very nicely, especially with other acids. Use before applying oils and other serums or else it will be entirely ineffective. Don’t use with Vitami...
Amino Acids + B5 Water-Based Serum For Skin Hydration
This is part of your acid bases, such as amino acids. Use them together before locking in with plant-derived squalene and close it all out with beef tallow or a moisturizing cream.
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with Ceramides)
Get rid of eye bags!! For nighttime or morning when your face is bare. Wait a few minutes before applying most acids, though I do immediately without irritation. Can use with oils and squalenes no problem. Will sting slightly but this means it’s digg...
Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% Brightening Formula
I feel the serums keep my skin too tight when dried, so I use this cream version instead on eczema patches.
COSRX Snail Mucin 92% Face Moisturizer 3.52oz
Step 2: Oils/Lipids🥮
Lock your acids in with squalene. The true dry skin solution.
This is my holy grail for immediate relief. I kid you not that only a little needs to be applied and it stays on thick and smooth. I keep it on in the sun without fear of getting that aquaphor allergy. Use after applying light serums and acids, as th...
Transform Your Skin & Hair with 100% Plant-Derived Squalane
Great alternative to the Ordinary squalene. This has five stars and is direct from the company.
Radiance Stem Cell + Squalane Day Cream | Natural Skincare
Definitely a different concept compared to a regular squalene. People like this for having less ingredients, reducing risk of irritation or inflammation, while still supporting the normal nourishing properties. Almond oil could be replaced by avocado...
Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Supple Skin Oil - L'Occitane
Step 3: Moisturizers☁️
Always moisturize last!
Whipped beef tallow beats the rest. After trying multiple, Nifeishi is the best option. Find one made in Ireland or Korea for best results - in my opinion. If it’s not whipped, the consistency will prove a low quality that doesn’t lock in as well. Th...
Amallow 100% Grass Fed Beef Tallow Skin Care
Do NOT get this version of whipped tallow. It is light and gooey, the entirely wrong consistency.
Hearth and Homestead Handmade Whipped Tallow Balm
The phytoceramide version of The Ordinary’s moisturizer is the best option. It is thick and creamy, not nearly as light as the plain version. It honestly feels like sunscreen. Very healing!
Natural Moisturizing + PhytoCeramides: Strengthen Skin Barrier
Get the 18 oz for better pricing. Largest size I’ve found.
Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion for Dry Skin
If you need to lock skincare in, I actually recommend aquaphor over other petroleum. It might feel heavier than using none, but if you are getting active, are prone to sweating, etc. it is perfect. Just avoid before suntanning or you might swell up. ...
Aquaphor Healing Ointment, Skin Protectant
Step 4: Other ideas💡
I use these at night to keep my skincare locked in around wrinkles. The rolls are not massive so I would buy two at a time, which lasts me over a month.
Silicone Scar Sheets 1.6” x 120” Roll
This is La Roche’s best cleanser. The glycerin will stay on afterwards, unlike most cleaners that I feel tighten skin. The Ordinary cleanser, for example, is not nearly as sufficient for instant relief.
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Cleansing Oil - suitable for double cleansing? What to ...
My mother uses this red light therapy. This is easily the most cost-effective solution, though the most popular brand is Omnilux.
Stimulated collagen production, specifically for 30+ individuals, which inevitably helps with healing your sensitive sk...
Megelin LED Red Light Therapy Face Mask: Enhance Skin Health at Home
Get those lipids deep in your skin barrier! If I could afford this I would use it non-stop. Perfect for actually getting skincare absorbed. Every review I’ve watched, I see users genuinely reduce wrinkles and retain moisture so evidently. The 4 model...
Foreo
Use as an ointment for healing properties and for cracked skin. It’s not just a sealant but also moisturizes, unlike Aquaphor. I don’t love the subtle smell of beeswax.
Bag Balm
Surprisingly amazing for cooling sunburn and for overheated skin (after a hot shower)
VapoRub™ Cough Suppressant and Topical Analgesic Medicated Ointment
Spraying mist with hyaluronic acid, sea water, glycerin, etc. Great for barrier protection.
Pai Skincare Century Flower™ Barrier Defence Mist 100ml