The Best Skincare Routine for Dry Skin
Struggling with dry skin? Your current skincare routine could be in the prep and all wrong for your skin type!
The cause of dry, rough skin can have many culprits: cold, dry weather, excess sun exposure, hard water, as well as using too-harsh skincare products that can leave your face feeling tight, flaky or rough.
Here’s the good news: reworking your skincare regimen to feature gentle, hydrating, and highly effective products will help replenish your skin’s moisture and leave you with a glowing, smooth, and radiant complexion. The best place to start when selecting ideal skincare for dry skin is by looking at product ingredient lists. Selecting formulas that are enriched with hydrating hyaluronic acid, peptides, ceramides will help replenish lost moisture to dry, thirsty skin.
So, what’s the best dry skincare routine for dry skin? We’ve got you covered with this easy day-to-night routine featuring e.l.f. skin’s cult-favorite Holy Hydration! skincare collection. Consider it your new go-to step-by-step lineup of cleansers, moisturizers, SPF, eye cream, face mask to help improve the look and feel of dry skin.
Double Cleanse Your Skin
A cardinal rule we won’t budge on: always remove your makeup before bed. Whether you were rocking a full face of makeup or just the basics for your Zoom call, make sure the day’s look is totally off before you hit the pillow to help prevent breakouts and bacterial growth. Reach for our unique Holy Hydration! Makeup Melting Cleansing Balm, which transforms into a nourishing oil-milk hybrid when you add water. It works to easily melt away makeup (even waterproof!), leaving dry skin feeling, smooth, clean, and plump with hydration.
Once you’ve removed any makeup, it’s time to wash your face. If you have dry skin, it’s important to select a hydrating cleanser that can effectively wash away dirt and impurities without stripping your skin or disrupting its moisture barrier.
Gently Exfoliate Your Skin
e.l.f.'s gentle peeling exfoliant is a fantastic addition to any skincare routine, especially for those with dry skin. This mild yet effective product is designed to be used a few times a week, providing a gentle exfoliation that removes dead skin cells and impurities without causing irritation. Its gentle formula helps to unclog pores and improve skin texture, leaving your complexion looking refreshed and radiant. For those with dry skin, this exfoliant is particularly beneficial as it helps to slough off flaky skin while maintaining the skin's natural moisture balance.
Add Hydrating Skin Treatments
After cleansing and exfoliating, it’s time to add some moisture back into the skin. Look to facial mists, toners, and serums to give you that surge of hydration and target and skin concerns such as dry, flakey areas.
We recommend starting with a few sprays of the Holy Hydration! Coconut Mist to refresh and rehydrate the skin. Then, reach for our Thirst Burst Pore-fecting Toner to gently exfoliate and hydrate the skin. Formulated with pore-refining 2% BHA and 1% hydrating hibiscus complex, this toner is an essential for smooth, healthy-looking skin. Follow up your toner, with Holy Hydration! Thirst Burst Drops. These gel serum will help to give your skin that burst of hydration, while also leaving skin looking bright and glowy. No dry skin around here!
Find the Moisturizer that Works Best For Your Skin
So, you ask: what’s the best moisturizer for dry skin? Our Holy Hydration! Face Cream is the hydrating holy grail of your skin’s dreams, and needs to be added to your nightly routine stat. The fast-absorbing formula is bursting with hyaluronic acid for a plump complexion, niacinamide to help minimize pores and even out skin tone, squalane to improve skin’s balance and elasticity, and vitamin B5 soothe and deeply hydrate dry skin.
Incorporating a daily face moisturizer into your daily routine that delivers at least SPF 30 protection locks moisture in and is a must for shielding your skin. Our Holy Hydration! Face Cream - SPF 30 is a moisturizer-sunscreen hybrid, working to nourish, soften, and protect your skin while delivering non-greasy, lasting hydration to the face. The lightweight, quick-absorbing formula is infused with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and peptides to brighten, plump, and replenish lost moisture—just a few added perks for dry skin!
If you and your skin have fragrance sensitivities, try our Holy Hydration! Face Cream - Fragrance-Free for the same hydrating benefits without the scent.
