Everything You Need to Know About Dehydrated Skin

Before we dive into what happens when our skin becomes dehydrated, let's first discuss the difference between dehydrated and dry skin. Though easily conflated, the two aren't one in the same.

"Dry skin is a skin type, and generally lacks natural oil production. Dehydration simply means that your body is losing more water than it's taking in," explains celebrity esthetician Natalie Aguilar. "Unlike dry skin, dehydrated skin is easily treatable. Drinking water and modifying our lifestyle can bring that bouncy glow back into our skin. I always say, 'You are what you eat and you feel what you drink!'"

Conversely, dry skin is trickier to "treat" since it's a type. It heavily relies on emollients, oils, and creams to protect the skin's barrier from further moisture loss and to provide relief from irritation, tightness and flakiness. Even though drinking plenty of water doesn't have much influence on dry skin, it is still extremely important to keep our body hydrated.

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