This article is a step-by-step guide to help you to take care of your dry skin. It also includes some suggested products that make your skin look better and healthier and to say goodbye to itching and redness!

Contents of the article: 

• What is dry skin?
• What causes dry skin?
• Remedy for dry skin: hydration
• 9-step-beauty routine for dry skin:
  1. Remove makeup
  2. Cleanse softly
  3. Tone dry skin
  4. Hydrate deeply
  5. Nourish 
  6. Normalise sebum production
  7. Protect your skin from sun and other conditions
  8. Makeup for dry skin
  9. Exfoliate gently
• Zero Waste routine: find out more on our Wonder Pop Collection
• Spring Kit Beauty Routine
• Conclusion

What is dry skin?

Skin is one of the most important organ in our body: it protects us from external environmnet by acting as a shield against pathogens and toxic substances. It is essential to take care of it properly.

In the same way as our body needs water to be hydrated, so does our skin.

When our skin is dry, it is fragile, thin and looks dehydrated. When we experience dry skin, we feel it tight when we touch it. A high level of dehydratation could lead our skin to itching and chapping. 

Full-body can experience such issue, but in general it affects skin face, hands and leges.

What causes dry skin?

Dry skin can be caused by several factors. Among them, we can say that an unhealthy diet and a poor hydration are the main ones.

Dry skin can also be caused by the weather conditions of the place we live in or by genetics. Eventually, some pathologies like hypothyroidism are held responsible for dry skin.

Remedy for dry skin: hydration

The right amount of water within our organism can be carried through a correct diet and hydration throughout the day, and also by following a specififc beauty routine.

Right levels of hydration help to:

• Make the natural aging process slow, in particular the premature skin aging, the presence of first wrinkles and first signs of skin elastosis. Having an hydrated skin both makes your skin more elastic and makes wrinkles look less deep. 
• Fight the presence of dead skin cells and to say goodbye to a dull and lackluster skin. A right level of hydration makes your skin glow!
• Free your skin from toxins that often cause itching and irritating, which are very frequent in cases of dry skin. 
• Rebalance sebum production. Even if it can sound paradoxal, having a dry skin makes it more likely to have imperfections. Keeping your skin hydrated helps to balance sebum production by making it less likeable to irritations and redness.

9-step-beauty routine for dry skin

The goals of a beuty routine designed for dry skin are mainly three: to hydrate, to soften, and to re-establish hydrolipidic balance of your skin.

You can achieve these goals thanks to using the right products and by being perseverant and constant, your skin will soon and easily be glowing and velvety! 

Let's find out what are the 9 steps of a beauty routine for dry skin.

1. Remove makeup

Coming back home from a long day, it is essential to remove makeup and blemishes from your skin befor applying every other product. In order to properly absorbe all the nourishing elements, the skin must be free to breathe again.

Try not to use cleansing wipes since they are not able to clean your skin in-depth and to remove properly all the blemishes that deposit on your skin daily. 

Our Lemon Balm Make Up Remover Lotion is a foam lotion very easy to use but very efficient. It removes also darkest makeup without damaging natural defenses of the skin amd by letting it soft and glowing.
It is made of natural ingredients and it is free from surfactants. It contains Lemon Balm Constitutional Water that has extraordinary calming and soothing qualities; hyaluronic acid that hydrates the skin and makes it glow; active extract of Black Venus rice and natural antioxidants; Vitamin E and Marigold, which is a locally sourced ingredient, pamper your skin.

To better collect makeup and blemishes we suggest you massage your face before removing it.

For removing makeup softer, we suggest you use your Lemon Balm Make Up Remover Lotion with our Bamboo make up remover wipe or our organic cotton pads.

If you are looking for a zero waste alternative, try Hip Hip Burro! Concentrated cleansing face Butter it contains coconut and shea butter that make this product nourushing, emollient and elasticizing. It suits dry, sensitive and mature skins. Coconout Oil makes yoru skin soft and smooth, while protecting it from external agents. Thanks to its anitoxidants, Vitamin E prevent your skin from accumulating oxidative stress caused by free radicals. It is very easy to use: wet your face with water and apply a small amount of butter. As soon as it touches water, Hip Hip Burro will turn into a soft cream that doesn't leave greasy residuals on your skin. It removes also waterproof makeup.

2. Cleanse softly

A great skin care routine always starts with proper cleansing: to choose the right cleanser is crucial, particularly for dry skin with itching and redness!

A strong product that cleans too deeply can alterate the hydrolipidic balance film thus irritating your skin and making things worse. Dehydration, dryness and irritations could in fact increase.
It is way better to use gentle cleansers that can be easily rinsed and to choose products with a slightly acid pH (between 4.5 and 5.5) that allow skin cells regeneration and normalise sebum production. For example, you can try our No Sress Solid Soothing face soap, thought to cleanse dry and sensitive skins. As soon as it touches water, it turns into a gentle cream that cleanses, nourishes, and hydrates the skin without attacking it.

Another product that can be used is Mirtilla Cleansing Mousse it contains Constitutional Water of Blackberry and it is enriched with organic acids and natural antioxidants, which all protect micro-capillary circulation, a real blessing for couperose. It also has Hyaluronic acid that hydrates and lights your skin, active extract of Black Venus rice, which is enriched with minerals and natural antioxidants, and Marigold extract, which is a locally sourced ingredient that has soothing effects!

Here it is a recommendation: try to avoid no-rinsing products that may obstruct pores. Try instead to use warm water to remove all the blemishes and eventually, use cool water to allow pores to close.

For those who have dry and sensitive skin it is recommended to double cleanse once a week: it is a technique that comes from Korean skin care and that allows to deeply cleanse your skin in two steps: 

1. Oil-based cleanse: it reacts "by affinity". For example, try to use Hip Hip Butter or Lemon Balm Make Up Remover.
2. Foam-based cleanse: it reacts "by contrast". For example, try to use Mirtilla Cleansing Mousse. 

Read this article to find out more about double cleansing.

3. Tone dry skin

Right after having cleaned the skin, it is essential to re-establish its natural balance by using toners and hydrolats.

Choose alcohol-free toners: this ingredient stays very little on the skin as it soon evaporates. By doing so, it leaves the skin even dryer and makes things worse.

The best solution is to choose hydrolats and toners:

• Blackberry Constitutional Water, enriched with organic blackberry, hyaluronic acid and active extract of Black Venus rice, is the right product for those who want a fresh and glowing skin.
• Organic Orange Blossom Hydrolate tones, soothes, and regenerates skin cells. It suitable on dry skin and it can be used for its calming and soothing properties that have effects on our nervous system. 

4. Hydrate deeply

Having a dry skin means that your skin is more likely to dehydrate. This is why it is essential to dedicate a step of your beauty routine to hydration!

The best approach would be to use products that can penetrate the superficial layer of the skin and be absorbed into the deeper layers, so that they can plump and smooth the skin.

Multiple molecular weight Hyaluronic Acid is perfect for those who need to keep the skin hydrated with a product that acts deeply. Since it is composed of various molecular weights mixed together, it can reach every layer of the epidermis, ensuring an intense moisturizing, plumping, wrinkle-lifting effect, and an immediate and long-lasting tightening effect, which would not be possible with high molecular weights alone, as is often found in the most common products on the market.

We suggest you use it as a daily toner (you can apply it even under sunscreen!) by mixing it with your face lotion, byt you can use it as an eye-contour gel and as a plumping lip gel, by applying some drops on the interested areas and dabbing until fully absorbed.

Another serum that is perfect for dry skin is the Bioactive Anti-pollution serum it contains a special mix of natural antioxidant actives designed to purify the skin from toxins and pollution. It protects the natural beauty of your skin by defending it from pollution and aging. Bioactive Anti-pollution serum helps your skin cells regenerate during the night.
 

5. Nourish

If by hydrating the skin we bring water back, when we nourish the skin we give it its hydro-lipidic film that it needs. Nourishing ingredients are rich, oily and buttery, all qualities that make them perfect for dry or mature skins.

Mirtilla Nourishing Face Cream is composed of 5 vegetable oils that are able to satisfy even dryest skins. Argan oil, baobab oil, jojoba oil, olive oil and macadamia oil regenerate and nourish your skin, while Vitamin E and shea butter gently pamper it. It also contains hyaluronic acid, active extract of Black Venus rice and Constitutional Blackberry water.

Nourishing Argan and Shea facial cream has Argan oil, a fraction of unsaponifiable olive oil and shea butter, all regenerating and nourishing ingredients that will make your skin soft and smooth.

Its texture is sumptuous but light, easy to assimilate. The extracts of chamomile, cypress, and witch hazel, with natural antioxidant, toning, and elasticizing properties, make this product particularly suitable for mature, stressed, or couperose-prone skin with diffuse redness.

6. Normalise sebum production

It may seem paradoxical, but even dry skin needs to rebalance sebum production. Especially as you age, your skin loses elasticity, sebum-regulating mechanisms work less efficiently, and the skin becomes dry.

To rebalance this situation, you can periodically use intensive, remineralizing, and sebum-regulating treatments that can smooth the skin and restore its natural balance.

The peel-off remineralizing and sebum-regulating face mask is a simple but precious preparation of rice powder and diatomaceous algae. Rich in vitamins, minerals, and natural antioxidants, it is the perfect mask for all skin types! While it is excellent when used alone, it becomes a beauty miracle when prepared with the addition of serums and/or the right active water for you! One pouch will be enough for 2-3 applications.

Once a week, you can also use a No Stress Soothing Face Mask: it is a concentrated mask, ideal for delicate and easily irritated skin. So, it's ideal for dry facial skin with itching and redness! It provides immediate relief, protects capillaries, and deeply nourishes. Thanks to its rich composition, it takes care of the skin and protects it from external attacks and irritations. It contains the best soothing, calming, and regenerating actives like soothing calendula, rice powder, and zinc oxide for calming redness and irritations, rosehip oil, and rosehip extract for regeneration and elasticity. The icing on the cake? Its packaging is totally zero waste!

7. Protect your skin from sun and other conditions

Dry skin is more likely to the arrival of wrinkles and premature aging because, as we've seen, it lacks hydration and often nourishment too.

Excessive sun exposure without protection would only worsen skin dryness, leading to the development of deep wrinkles and sunspots.

It would be ideal to use a protective face cream with moisturizing, nourishing, and anti-aging properties, not only at the beach but, especially for fairer skin types, also in the city.

Bio Pro Day Face Cream, with its silky and lightweight texture, contains only the latest-generation mineral filters and a blend of precious plant phyto-complexes, offering high protection against UVA and UVB rays while defending the skin from oxidative stress.

It contains very low molecular weight hyaluronic acid to tone and hydrate the skin, natural polysaccharides to stimulate collagen production, constitutional cranberry water, and vitamin E with extraordinary antioxidant action, and bisabolol to enhance its soothing and calming effects.

8. Makeup for Dry Skin

Applying makeup to dry skin is not easy because the makeup lasts for only a few hours before it starts flaking, highlighting fine lines and worsening dryness. Not only that, but makeup, if not suitable for this skin type, can also cause itching and redness to increase.
For this reason, we recommend always opting for a BB Cream as a makeup base. A BB Cream is a multifunctional cream that can even out skin discolorations, cover redness, skin blemishes, and small wrinkles, making the complexion uniform in a single step while effectively countering the progressive skin dryness.

• Like a Dream BB Cream, with pomegranate, witch hazel, jojoba, and hyaluronic acid, is a true beauty treatment that not only provides a uniform complexion and radiant skin but also helps prevent skin aging. It's suitable for all skin types (dry, combination, or oily) in it comes in three shades (Fair, Sand, Beige) that blend perfectly with any skin tone. 

Its lightweight texture ensures easy and fast application, making it perfect for those who don't like heavy makeup and want a 100% natural look. Its medium coverage neutralizes redness and imperfections, providing a naturally matte, even, and extremely smooth effect without highlighting creases and flaky areas.

9. Exfoliate gently

In acomplete routine for dry, itchy, and red skin, don't forget the exfoliation phase. It can be done using mechanical scrubs for more superficial exfoliation or chemical peels for deeper exfoliation. After exfoliation, the skin will appear regenerated, smoother, and more radiant, ready to receive all the active ingredients that will nourish it. Exfoliation can be done once a week or once a month:

• Wonderscrub: It's a gentle exfoliating gel that regenerates the skin with mechanical movements. You can use it once a week instead of cleansing or before applying face masks. It contains all the vitality of pomegranate, a superfruit rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and precious minerals. It fights dullness, removes dead cells, and invigorates the skin.
• Nice to Meet You - Face & Hand Scrub Mousse: This is a highly concentrated mousse scrub for the face and hands, with a soft but compact texture. It exfoliates gently, removing dead cells and pollution to make the skin more radiant from the very first application (and handshake!). It offers a 2-in-1 exfoliation: cane sugar provides the first, very light exfoliation by eliminating the top layer of dead cells and erasing dullness. Biodegradable cellulose beads provide the second, deeper exfoliation, removing remaining dead cells and stimulating cell turnover. Its packaging is entirely zero waste: the outer box is made of recycled cardboard, while the inner container is made of biodegradable and recyclable PLA in organic waste.
• AHA Peeling: It's a monthly treatment for deep cleansing and regeneration with high cutaneous tolerability, making it suitable for sensitive, red, and dry skin. It consists of a skillful mix of natural alpha hydroxy acids (concentration at 5% from Italian fruit acids), making the formula gentle yet highly effective. It promotes skin renewal from the outside by accelerating natural cell turnover and from the inside by nourishing and protecting deeper layers. After 6 days, the skin is renewed by 83%. 
  How to use: Apply it to your face, leave it on for 10 minutes, and then rinse it off. The treatment should be repeated once a day for 6 days, once a month. On the days when you apply the peeling, it is not recommended to perform other types of exfoliation. Simply wait 1 week to 10 days before resuming facial scrubbing once a week.

Zero Waste Routine: find out more on our Wonder Pop Collection

Is your priority to treat your skin well while having a minimal impact on the planet by avoiding plastic bottles? The solution can be found in the Wonder Pop Line!

This collection from La Saponaria has been designed to provide you with a completely zero waste beauty routine, consisting only of solid products. The cosmetics in the Wonder Pop line are almost entirely water-free, with plastic-free packaging and a high concentration of active ingredients.

Each of these products has been formulated to meet the needs of different skin types, without harming the environment.

Spring Kit Beauty Routine

A complete skincare routine for dry and sensitive skin can be found in the Spring Beauty Routine Kit, composed of seven products.

Here you'll find everything you need to build a facial routine that nourishes the skin, prepares it for summer, and banishes dullness. The perfect routine to awaken your senses, sweep away negative thoughts, and make your skin shine again!

The spring beauty routine includes 4 phases:

1. Exfoliation phase with the antioxidant facial scrub.

2. Intensive treatment phase: prepare a remineralizing mask with 10 grams of white clay, 5 drops of glyceric extract of red grape, and 10 ml of rose hydrolate.

3. Deep hydration phase with pure hyaluronic acid to be used on the face like a serum and the Aloe and Argan facial moisturizer.

4. Sun protection phase with the Pro Day anti-aging face cream with SPF 30.

The package includes these products, all in full-size versions:

❤️ Wonderscrub (100 ml)

💜 Aloe and Argan Face Cream (50 ml)

💙 Hyaluronic Acid (30 ml)

💚 White Clay (100 gr)

💖 Rose Hydrolate (100 ml)

💓 Glyceric Extract of Red Grape (30 ml)

💛 Pro Day Face Cream with SPF 30 (50 ml)

Conclusion

In this article, we have explained what dry skin is, its causes and symptoms, and how to take care of it with a complete beauty routine, from makeup removal to makeup.

Proper nutrition and hydration during the day are essential to combat dry skin, but it's crucial to complement them with suitable skincare.

By choosing natural and quality cosmetics, you ensure that you're taking care of your skin with ingredients that are good for both you and the environment.

La Saponaria believes in the power of nature, creating high-quality eco-organic cosmetics supported by an eco-sustainable supply chain, with a commitment to minimize its impact on the environment. Find out more on our entire line of conscious cosmetics!