{"title":"Dryness \u0026 tightness","description":"\u003cp\u003eDry and dehydrated are not the same problem, and the difference decides what will fix it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDehydrated skin is short of water.\u003c\/strong\u003e It feels tight after cleansing, looks dull by mid-afternoon, and fine lines read deeper than they are. Any skin type can be dehydrated, including oily skin. Humectants — hyaluronic acid, sodium PCA, glycerin — pull water into the upper layers and fix it quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDry skin is short of lipids.\u003c\/strong\u003e It flakes, feels rough rather than tight, and gets worse in winter and in hard water. Humectants alone make it worse, because there is nothing holding the water they attract. Dry skin needs occlusives and emollients: shea and cocoa butter, jojoba, argan, ceramides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people who describe their skin as dry are both. The routine that works treats them in order — a humectant serum on damp skin, then a cream with enough lipid content to keep it there. Applying the cream to dry skin, or skipping it entirely because it feels heavy, is why the tightness comes back by evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things make it worse and are easy to miss. Water that is too hot strips lipids faster than any cleanser. And cleansing twice a day when you have not worn sunscreen or make-up removes more than it needs to — once at night is enough for most dry skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive any change three weeks. Barrier repair is slow, and the first week of a better routine often looks like nothing is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/elurelia.com\/collections\/dryness.oembed","provider":"Elurelia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}