Dry Skin

Dry skin lacks oil rather than water, so it feels rough and tight, flakes, and rarely looks shiny. It needs the lipids it cannot make enough of: ceramides, cholesterol, squalane and richer emollients, sealed in over a humectant. Hot showers, foaming cleansers and low humidity all make it worse. Dry is a skin type you are born with, which is why it is managed rather than fixed.