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During a cold winter like these days, if your skin is exposed to heater air all day, it can feel tight, sting, and in severe cases even become itchy. At this time of year, many people feel so much dryness that they wonder if their skin has always been this bad. Winter skin dryness is often not simply a matter of the surface drying out, but a problem caused by the rapid loss of moisture within the skin. Today, let’s look at some tips for dry skin care.
Why skin becomes dry
People often divide skin into dry skin and oily skin, but the main reason we actually feel dryness is a lack of moisture in the epidermal layer rather than the oil on the skin’s surface. When the moisture inside the skin becomes insufficient, the skin increases sebum secretion to compensate. This creates what is commonly called inner dryness, where the surface looks shiny but the inside feels tight. If this condition continues for a long time, excess sebum can clog pores and lead to inflammation or skin trouble, which is often described as an imbalance of oil and moisture. This problem can occur in everyone, regardless of whether they have oily or dry skin.
How to care for dry skin
For dry skin, strengthening the skin barrier and supplying moisture are the most important priorities. In daily life, basic care such as getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, and avoiding harsh cleansing is important, but in reality, it can be hard to keep up with all of these consistently. In such cases, care or procedures that help restore the oil-moisture balance in a short period of time may be useful. Representative examples include skin booster procedures such as Rejuran Healer or Skin Botox, which directly supply moisture to the inner skin, as well as LDM care, which helps moisture penetrate through ultrasound without injections. It is also important for dry skin to choose an occlusive moisturizer that can help retain moisture and apply it sufficiently.
How to care for oily skin
Even if you have oily skin, moisture care is no less important than it is for dry skin. In fact, oily skin often has surface sebum that interferes with moisture absorption. In such cases, peeling care that removes dead skin cells and impurities first can be helpful. Representative examples include PHA peeling and Lhalpeel. After clearing away surface barriers, it is necessary to supply moisture through skin boosters or LDM, and finish with a moisturizer that is lighter and fresher than what is used for dry skin.
The key to winter skin care is whether you can replenish and protect moisture according to your skin type. If the surface is only shiny while the inside 계속 feels tight, it is necessary to check the moisture condition inside the skin rather than simply adding more moisturizer. Combining care suited to your skin type with appropriate supplementary procedures can help maintain a much more comfortable and stable skin condition even in winter. If you have any questions, we recommend getting a consultation to determine the right direction based on your skin condition.
