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Dry Skin Care: Nourish and Hydrate Your Skin Naturally

right care routine is essential for maintaining soft, hydrated, and healthy skin. In this article, we’ll explore some effective tips for managing dry skin while introducing two wonderful products from HerVeda — Herbal Glycerine Soap and Liquid Glycerine — which will help you achieve naturally nourished and moisturized skin.

What Causes Dry Skin?

Dry skin occurs when your skin lacks the necessary oils and moisture to stay hydrated. Factors that can contribute to dry skin include:

– Cold or dry weather

– Harsh soaps or cleansers

– Hot showers

– Ageing or genetics

– Lack of hydration

To combat these factors, it’s important to follow a skincare routine that includes gentle, nourishing products that restore moisture without stripping your skin’s natural oils.

HerVeda’s Solution: Glycerine Soap and Liquid Glycerine

Glycerine is a natural humectant that draws moisture from the environment into the skin, making it an excellent ingredient for dry skin. HerVeda’s products are thoughtfully formulated to provide deep hydration and long-lasting softness.

1. HerVeda Herbal Glycerine Soap

HerVeda’s Herbal Glycerine Soap is a perfect choice for anyone suffering from dry skin. This soap is:

– SLS-Free and Paraben-Free, ensuring no harmful chemicals that irritate the skin.

– Packed with herbal ingredients that soothe and nourish the skin.

– 100% Vegetarian, making it an eco-friendly choice.

It provides a gentle yet effective cleanse while locking in moisture, leaving your skin soft, supple, and glowing . Use it daily for a refreshing cleanse without drying out your skin.

2. HerVeda Liquid Glycerine

For an added layer of hydration, HerVeda’s Liquid Glycerine can be a game-changer for your dry skin. This multi-purpose product can be used in several ways:

– Mix a few drops with your moisturizer to boost hydration.

– Apply directly to dry patches on your face, elbows, knees, or heels.

– Use as a base for DIY hydrating face masks or toners.

Glycerine helps seal in moisture, offering long-lasting hydration and smoothness. With consistent use, you’ll notice a dramatic improvement in your skin’s texture and overall health.

Dry Skin Care Routine

Follow these steps for a simple, effective dry skin care routine:

1. Gentle Cleansing: Use HerVeda Herbal Glycerine Soap daily for a hydrating cleanse that won’t strip your skin of its natural oils.

2. Moisturize Right After Washing: After your shower or face wash, apply a rich moisturizer, and for an extra hydration boost, mix in HerVeda Liquid Glycerine.

3. Hydrate from Within: Drink plenty of water throughout the day , and include foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (like nuts and seeds) to support healthy skin from the inside out.

4. Protect Your Skin: Apply sunscreen even in winter, as UV rays can still damage and dry out the skin

Why Choose HerVeda?

HerVeda combines the wisdom of Ayurveda with the therapeutic power of natural herbs to create products that are both effective and safe. With HerVeda, you’re choosing a sustainable, eco-friendly, and holistic approach to skincare that aligns with nature’s healing principles.

By incorporating HerVeda’s Herbal Glycerine Soap and Liquid Glycerine into your routine, you’re on your way to soft, hydrated, and healthy skin! Embrace the natural path to wellness with these beautifully crafted products. Your skin will thank you!

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Skin Care Ingredients Explained

Skin care products such as toners, serums, and moisturizers are truly effective only when they contain three specific types of ingredients. Your skin is hungry for these must-haves, and here’s what they are and why they are so important.

What are the best skin care ingredients?

We’ve been asked countless times which ingredients are the best for skin. People always want us to narrow it down to just a few ingredients, but it’s not that simple. We totally agree that such a list would make things a lot easier, but it won’t help you have the best skin of your life.

Skin is the body’s largest organ. It also is complex and intricate, and so requires far more than one or two great ingredients to thrive and look younger. Think of it like your diet: Broccoli and green tea are healthy for everyone, but if those foods were all you consumed, you’d soon be unhealthy. Just like the body requires several types of foods and nutrients to maintain itself each day, so does our skin.

What your skin needs to have in abundance, every day, are three categories of ingredients, regardless of your age or skin type. These categories are antioxidantsskin-replenishing ingredients, and skin-restoring ingredients. Each group includes dozens of amazing ingredients that can provide amazing benefits. Shopping for leave-on products that contain a range of these ingredients is the only useful approach to improving your skin’s appearance, and in ways your skin will love.

According to board-certified dermatologist Dr. Beth McLellan, “I always encourage my patients to look for quality ingredients – a highly effective skin care regimen doesn’t have to be overly complicated if you know what to look for.”

Antioxidants

Antioxidants are ingredients that intercept problems in the environment and then, through a complex process, stop, or at the very least lessen, their visible impact on skin. That means you’ll see fewer signs of aging and a more vibrant, healthier-looking skin tone.

There’s no shortage of antioxidants available—most occur in fruits and vegetables, others are from vitamins or made in a lab (something we call “designer antioxidants”). Both natural and lab-made antioxidants benefit skin—and you cannot begin using them too soon. Going back to the food analogy: Antioxidant-rich blueberries are good for you at age 20 and continue to be just as good for you as you move into your 40s, 50s, and beyond.

Antioxidants work via different pathways and on different types of environmental threats to your skin, which is why we advise using products that contain a potent mix of antioxidants, not just one or two.

Paula’s Choice Skincare includes complex blends of natural and lab-made antioxidants in many of our leave-on products, especially our serums and anti-aging boosters.

For details on the numerous ways daily use of antioxidants can help skin and which ones we like best, see our article Top Five Reasons to Add Antioxidants to Your Skincare Routine.

Skin-replenishing ingredients

Skin-replenishing ingredients help fortify and revive skin’s surface, supplying long-lasting infusions of hydration. This stunning benefit helps skin look and feel soft, smooth, and supple. With ongoing use, skin-replenishing ingredients help skin resist moisture loss and maintain an enviably smooth, plump appearance, just like when we were younger. Dr. McLellan explains, “Over time skin loses its natural ability to maintain moisture, so I always recommend a hydrating moisturizer to improve patients’ overall skin texture and appearance.”

There are fewer skin-replenishing ingredients than there are antioxidants (the field of antioxidants is truly immense), so we list some of the most well-researched skin-replenishing ingredients here:

  • Hyaluronic acid
  • Sodium hyaluronate
  • Ceramides
  • Glycerine
  • Fatty acids
  • Cholesterol
  • Glycosaminoglycans
  • Sodium PCA
  • Amino acids
  • Sphingolipids
  • Salicylic acid
  • Glycolic acid

Skin-replenishing ingredients are found in all types of products, from facial cleansers to eye creams. Paula’s Choice Skincare includes a wide range of these ingredients in our products, especially in our toners and moisturizers.

Skin-restoring ingredients

Skin-restoring ingredients have a special ability to care for skin’s surface in a way that helps transform it to appear noticeably younger. These ingredients can bring about a renewed feeling of firmness and, over time, a more even-looking complexion.

Skin-restoring ingredients also help improve dull skin tone, rough texture, and soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles—including deep wrinkles. They work beautifully with antioxidants and skin-replenishing ingredients to give aging, lackluster skin the total package of what it needs to look younger and more radiant on numerous levels.

Well-researched examples of skin-restoring ingredients include anti-aging superstar retinol, niacinamide, peptides, linoleic and linolenic acids, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (found in green tea), and adenosine. Paula’s Choice Skincare uses skin-restoring ingredients in many of our anti-aging formulas, including our retinol products and brightening products.

If you keep antioxidants, skin-replenishing ingredients, and skin-restoring ingredients in mind as you shop for skincare products, you’ll be ahead of the game. These are the best ingredients for helping your skin look better in every way imaginable.

Learn more about skin care ingredients.

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Journal of Functional Foods, November 2021, pages 1–9
Scientia Pharmaceutica, June 2021, ePublication
Farmacia, June 2020, pages 129–134
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 2015, page 28; July 2014, pages 177–184; and November 2012, pages 1013–1024
Aging Research Reviews, January 2015, pages 8–21
Dermatoendocrinology, July 2012, pages 253–258
Dermatologic Therapy, May-June 2012, pages 229–233, and Volume 17, Supplemental, 2004, pages 49–56