Unlike dehydrated skin, which lacks water, dry skin is skin that lacks lipids, in other words oils. The hydrolipidic film no longer functions properly and moisture evaporates more easily. It is therefore essential to nourish your skin to restore suppleness and radiance. We’re here to explain everything to you.
When your skin is starving, you can feel it. Your skin feels tight and itchy, you don't feel good about yourself (so to speak).
But you can also see it as your skin tends to get drier in winter, those small, dry, rounded, slightly pink patches.
It also looks "wrinkled", red patches may appear during the day, the skin is thinner, your complexion looks dull...
All good reasons to give your skin what it needs.
Learn more about the signs of dry skin
I feel that my skin is feeling tighter and tighter so before I get to the point of scratching, I choose instead to use a cream to moisturise it.
Dry skin is skin that lacks lipids. What does this mean in practical terms?
Our epidermis could be compared to a wall.
In this wall, our cells are the bricks and lipids act as a kind of intercellular cement. They ensure the cohesion of the cells. They help to maintain the skin’s moisture barrier, limit water loss and aid in protecting against external aggressors.
As you can see, if this cement is missing, the skin is more porous and less protected.
This is why you should not simply moisturise but nourish your skin when you experience dryness.
A: Protected skin 1: Hypodermis B: Porous skin 2: Dermis 3: Lipids 4: Epidermis 5: Normal moisture barrier 6: Dry skin barrier
Major solutions for tricky skin concerns. In the case of particularly dry skin, a nourishing product is necessary. Whether for your face, hands or legs, a cold cream will work intensively.
A quick tip: these creams are perfect for very dry areas that are often forgotten: heels, elbows, cuticles, etc. or to protect against the cold in winter.
A balanced diet also contributes to healthy skin:
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