Dry Skin: A Skincare Guide with Natural Cosmetics

How Do I Know If I Have Dry Skin?

Dry skin is one of the most common skin types among Finns. You can usually identify dry skin by these signs:

• Dry skin tends to feel tight and requires rich, highly moisturizing products.
• Most facial oils remain on the skin's surface without being properly absorbed.
• The skin's surface may feel rough or itchy, and it may easily become red or flaky.

Are you unsure about your skin type? Identify your skin type with this easy test.

Why Is It Important to Care for Dry Skin?

The skin needs a balanced combination of water and oils to stay healthy. The skin naturally contains water, which is influenced by sufficient water intake. The outer layer of the skin is largely made up of oils, or lipids, whose purpose is to lock moisture into the skin and prevent it from evaporating. Environmental conditions, such as humidity and weather, affect the skin's condition, and many people in wintery Finland suffer from skin imbalance and dryness.

Proper care of dry skin is essential. If the natural lipid layer of the skin's outer layer is disrupted, water evaporates, and the skin dries out. Dry skin causes fine lines, flaking, and even itching. Excessive dryness may predispose the skin to inflammation because the natural defense mechanism of dry skin is compromised.

Easy 4-Step Routine for Dry Skin

1. Gentle Cleansing

Dry skin enjoys rich, moisturizing, and gentle cleansing products.

To avoid skin irritation, stay away from cleansers designed for oily skin.

Try, for example, the softly foaming Honey Milk soap or the Balm To Milk cleansing cream designed for all skin types, which helps cleanse the face of both makeup and impurities.

2. Extra Moisture from Toner

Toner effectively brings extra moisture to dry skin.

Spray rose water on your face and press it deep into the skin layers. If desired, you can layer several layers of toner on your skin until it feels elastic.

Our favorite for dry skin is Rose Floral Water organic rose water, which moisturizes, soothes, and softens all skin types.

3. Lock in Moisture with Serum or Moisturizer

Hyaluron & Probiotics serum is an excellent choice for immediate intensive hydration. It is suitable for all skin types, especially dry, surface-dry, and sensitive skin, enhancing the absorption of other products.

When water-based products are applied to the skin before thicker products like facial oils, they also absorb better.

Bilberry Moisture Cream is a lightweight and nourishing day cream containing wild bilberry seed oil, making it a great moisturizing product under makeup and, with facial oil, a night cream.

4. Lock in Moisture and Protect the Skin with Facial Oil

A high-quality facial oil helps lock moisture into the skin, makes the skin soft, and protects the skin's surface from environmental damage.

Our favorite is Arctic Beauty Oil, designed to soothe mature and dry skin.

Sensitive skin enjoys the problem-solving Rosehip Intensive Treatment Oil.

Only Quality Plant Oils

The most important element in caring for dry skin is moisture-binding ingredients like natural plant oils.

A quality plant oil does not clog pores like mineral oils used in conventional cosmetics; instead, it contains ingredients and fatty acids that maintain and care for the skin's condition.

If you are looking for simple and even sensitive-skin-friendly facial oils, excellent options include:

• Argan Oil for hair, body and face
• Rosehip Intensive Treatment Oil
• Northern berry seed oils (bilberry, lingonberry, and sea buckthorn)

Additional Tips for Caring for Dry Skin

• If your skin is extremely dry, you can also apply an intensive moisturizing balm or salve after your skincare routine.
• If you want to use fewer products at once, we recommend a minimal routine for dry skin, including toner, serum, and facial oil.

A skincare routine alone is not enough if you want to care for your dry skin as well as possible. Ensure sufficient, varied nutrition, and especially hydration—those with dry skin should drink plenty of water and green tea!

Fatty acids also affect the skin's condition, so make sure to get enough omega-3 fatty acids.

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