The importance of cleansing to keep skin hydrated
Removing make-up and cleansing skin is the basic step for returning your skin to a balanced state, so that it becomes radiant again. There are two good reasons to follow a carefully chosen hydrating cleansing ritual.
1. Cleaning skin without dehydrating it
Cleansing products that are adapted to your skin type shouldn’t create or aggravate any possible dehydration problems. Forget aggressive cleansers that strip. Choose a gentle one that respects your skin’s natural balance, or even better, that contributes to hydrating it.
2. Prepare skin for care products
The performance of any care products you use, serums or creams, depends largely on your skin’s state of hydration. Cleansing well means creating the optimal conditions so that your skin fully benefits from any active ingredients that you apply afterward.
It’s better to choose make-up removal and cleansing products that don’t dehydrate your skin, but that are effective at eliminating:
- unwelcome residues (cosmetics, perspiration…),
- excessive oils (sebum, pollution…),
- and impurities (pollution, dust…).
BIODERMA’s HYDRABIO H2O micellar water is specially formulated for thirsty skin lacking in hydration. It cleans, removes make-up and hydrates skin while respecting the hydrolipidic film and maintaining balance. Skin is clean, without any greasy film, ready for a hydrating cream that you apply just after.
Does dehydrated skin need to be exfoliated?
Gentleness and moderation are the two keywords for this essential part of your care routine.
Exfoliation eliminates impurities as well as dead cells that block pores and disturb the skin’s normal functioning. It’s a phase that prepares skin well so that it fully benefits from hydrating creams. Exfoliating dehydrated skin every day can, however, weaken and sensitize it.
