Dermatologists recommend using lotions that won’t dry your skin out, especially if your skin is already dry. Charcoal, for example, will dry out the top layer of your skin and make your skin scaly and flaky. Hydration can help improve the health of your skin if you are clinically dehydrated. Drinking more water than your body needs, might not help with the way your skin looks, but the jury is still out on that one.

Key Takeaways:

• If you have very dry skin, you’ll probably want to avoid certain ingredients and products for the sake of preserving your skin’s already fragile hydration balance.
• There are a variety of factors that play into one’s skin type, so the precise cause of one person’s dry skin may be different from someone else’s.
• Lifestyle factors also play a role. Swimmers, for instance, have to work harder to fight dryness because of the chlorine in pool water.

“Lekus is adamant about avoiding kaolin, charcoal, salicylic acid, and tea tree oil — all of which work to absorb the skin’s natural oils”

Read more: https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/hydrate-dry-skin#Dont-forget-to-tackle-the-skin-from-the-neck-down,-too