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A good moisturiser should be the star of most skincare routines, but it’s especially important for those with a dry skin type. Characterised by a lack of oil and an impaired ability to retain moisture, dry skin needs more help than most when it comes to soothing, smoothing and locking in hydration.
While dryness as a skin type cannot be ‘cured’ (and nor should it need to be), there are plenty of ways you can supplement the surface, making it feel softer and look radiant.
When choosing the best moisturiser for your dry skin, it’s important to consider the three core ingredient categories: humectants, emollients and occlusives. Humectants, like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, are your hydrators, pulling in moisture and locking it into the top layers of the skin. Emollients, such as shea butter, work to soften, smoothing over the cracks in the barrier. Think of them as the ’grout’ that holds the tiles, or skin cells, together. Finally, occlusives are the barrier, sealing everything into the skin. They may make those with oily skin shudder, but occlusives are a valuable ally for anyone looking to balance dryness. Keep an eye out for olive, jojoba and squalane oils.
If you're slathering on your favourite cream and still not quite satisfied hydration-wise, there area couple of tricks you can employ. Firstly, try applying a hyaluronic acid serum to damp skin before layering on your moisturiser. This will help lock the moisture into the top layers of the skin, reducing scaly patches and making fine lines look plumper.
For optimal hydration at night, consider calling on a face oil to supercharge your moisturising efforts. An occlusive oil will further seal in the hard-working ingredients in your moisturiser, preventing trans-epidermal water loss, which is naturally higher at night.
Below, see our verdict on the best moisturisers specifically for dry skin.
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1ICE Ceramide Moisturizing Cream
Sunday Rileycultbeauty.co.uk
£60.00
Anyone with very dry skin will be sold at first sight of Sunday Riley’s heaviest hydrator. Thick as buttercream (and deliciously scented), this pale-yellow cream is one of the most cosseting things you can apply to thirsty, uncomfortably tight skin. Shea butter, squalane and ceramides feature at the top of the ingredients list, meaning it’ll bring a depleted barrier swiftly back from the brink, taking down redness and flakiness in the process.
2Nutritic Intense For Dry Skin
La Roche-Posaylookfantastic.com
£17.00
A go-to for sensitive types, this rich cream relieves feelings of tightness and delivers long-lasting hydration. It’s creamy without feeling greasy, and sinks in seamlessly to leave skin feeling calm and resilient.
3Lait-Creme Concentre
Embryolisse Laboratoriescultbeauty.co.uk
£20.00
A staple in many a backstage make-up kit, this cream not only works brilliantly as a deeply moisturising salve, but acts as a stellar primer for make-up too. If you find your foundation tends to look cakey or powdery as the day goes on, try applying this first.
4Hydraluron Intense Moisture Lotion
Indeed Labscultbeauty.co.uk
£24.99
No-nonsense brand Indeed Labs makes to-the-point products that really deliver. This one contains skin-clearing salicylic acid and humectant hyaluronic acid, alongside shea butter to soften and squalane to seal in all that new hydration.
5Moisturizing Renewal Cream
ReviveSpace nK
£140.00
Regular night-time exfoliation is especially important for dry skin types, as the natural exfoliation process is often slower. If you’re looking to target dull skin or scaly patches, Revive’s glycolic-acid based cream is ideal.
Rather than simply removing dead skin cells, it replenishes too, using the brand's signature Nobel Prize-winning epidermal growth factors, which stimulate cellular regeneration. With regular use, skin will look plumper and feel fresher.
6Ceramidin Cream
Dr. Jart+cultbeauty.co.uk
£35.50
This cult favourite is designed to give dry, scaly skin back its 'bounce'. It contains five different forms of ceramides to replenish a depleted barrier, increasing moisture retention while calming irritation.
7Resist Skin Restoring Moisturiser SPF50
Paula's Choicefeelunique.com
£34.00
With broad-spectrum sun protection and a hit of antioxidants, this is a brilliant all-in-one daytime SPF moisturiser for dry skin. Emollient shea butter, barrier-building niacinamide and brightening liquorice all feature too, yet it remains gentle enough for sensitive and even rosacea-prone skin.
8Squalane + Omega Repair Cream
Biossancecultbeauty.co.uk
£49.00
The Biossance line is based around sugarcane-derived squalane: a stabilised version of squalene, which is actually a core component of skin’s natural sebum. This means it can be absorbed without the risk of clogging pores, and easily utilised to bolster moisturisation. (The ‘skin-identical’ make-up also means it’s ideal for acne-prone types, as it won’t clog pores.)
Squalane is the second highest ingredient in this hard-working cream (after water), meaning you’re getting a good concentration of the good stuff. Follow that with shea butter, jojoba esters and hyaluronic acid, and you’ve got a zero-filler powerhouse for thirsty skin.
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