How To Tell If You Have Dry or Dehydrated Skin

Tight, lacklustre, withdrawn skin? This is often a tell a tale sign that your skin isn’t performing at its optimal and it can be down to 2 concerns – you’re experiencing either dryness or dehydration, and yes the two aren’t the same thing. Many people get the two confused and this is why our practitioners weigh in on the difference between the two.

DRY SKIN vs DEHYDRATED SKIN
On the surface, the skin looks dull, tight, irritated and in some cases flakey and this down to having dry skin. Dry skin is defined as having a lack of oil-producing glands that provide your skin and body with the lubrication it needs. As the enzymes on the skin’s surface aren’t able to function properly it means that dead skin sits on the surface, giving way to uneven texture and an onslaught of concerns. Made worse by environmental conditions such as the weather or hot water – dry skin can become extremely sensitive and irritated towards the changes that it is surrounded by. Dehydrated skin on the other hand simply lacks the water it needs to function.
Dry skin, as a skin type, lacks oil and moisture, dehydrated skin, as a skin condition, lacks water – it is important to note that you can still have dehydrated and oily skin (the two are commonly linked).