Moisturising your skin is essential for keeping it healthy and beautiful. By adopting a skincare routine suited to your skin type, avoiding common mistakes and considering beauty treatments to boost hydration, you can keep your skin soft, supple and radiant all year round.
Our skin is our first shield against external aggression. Sun, wind, pollution, stress... our skin is put to the test every day. To keep it supple, radiant and healthy, good moisturising is essential. But how do you properly moisturise your skin? What are the best practices to adopt and the mistakes to avoid? Read on for expert advice on how to keep your skin perfectly hydrated.
Before getting to the heart of the matter, it's essential to understand why skin hydration is so important. The skin is made up largely of water. It plays a crucial role in protecting us from the elements. However, it loses water on a daily basis through a process known as insensible water loss. When this loss is not compensated for, the skin becomes dry, dull and can even crack, leading to the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.
Well-moisturised skin is more supple, more elastic and more resistant to damage. Hydration helps maintain the skin barrier in good condition and prevent the signs of ageing. It also helps to soothe irritation and reduce redness.
Every skin type has specific hydration needs. Choosing the right product is crucial to getting the best results. Here are some tips for choosing the right moisturiser for your skin type.
Moisturising dry skin
Dry skin tends to lack sebum and moisture. It is often rough, flaky and can be tight or itchy. To moisturise dry skin, we recommend using a cream rich in nourishing ingredients such as shea butter, argan oil or hyaluronic acid. These ingredients help to retain water in the skin and strengthen its protective barrier.
Moisturising oily skin
Oily skin produces more sebum than necessary, which can lead to clogged pores and breakouts. Many people with oily skin mistakenly think that they don't need to moisturise their skin, but this is a mistake. Use a light, non-comedogenic moisturiser that regulates sebum production without clogging pores. Look for products containing salicylic acid, tea tree extract or hyaluronic acid.
Moisturising combination skin
Combination skin is characterised by an oily T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) and dry cheeks. It's important to use a balancing moisturiser that hydrates without weighing the skin down. Opt for a gel-cream that offers long-lasting hydration while matifying the skin.
Moisturising sensitive skin
Sensitive skin reacts easily to cosmetic products and environmental factors. It is often prone to redness, irritation and itching. To moisturise sensitive skin, choose a hypoallergenic, fragrance-free product with soothing ingredients such as aloe vera, chamomile or panthenol.
Moisturising your skin is more than just applying a moisturiser. Certain habits can have a detrimental effect on your skin's hydration. Here are some common mistakes to avoid:
As well as a good home care routine, certain beauty treatments can help to improve skin hydration in a deeper, longer-lasting way.
Hydrafacial treatment: the treatment Hydrafacial is designed to deeply cleanse, exfoliate and hydrate the skin. This vortex technology removes impurities while infusing the skin with moisturising serums. This treatment is ideal for all skin types, even the most sensitive.
Hyaluronic acid injections: thehyaluronic acid is a substance naturally present in the skin that can retain up to 1000 times its weight in water. Hyaluronic acid injections help to restore lost volume and improve skin hydration from within. This treatment is particularly effective in filling in wrinkles and fine lines and giving the skin a plumped-up appearance.
Mesotherapy: the mesotherapy involves injecting a cocktail of amino acids, vitamins, minerals and hyaluronic acid into the dermis for intense, long-lasting hydration. This treatment also stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, improving the skin's firmness and elasticity.
Skinboostes: the Skinbooster is a hyaluronic acid injected directly into the skin. The particles of this gel are very small, which hydrates the skin without adding volume.
Article written by Dr Romano Valeria
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