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Dry skin has areas of flakiness, particularly around the nose and cheek area. The skin is also prone to very fine lines, but don't worry, these are only dryness lines and do tend to disappear when you apply a nourishing product to the area. Dry skin can also feel uncomfortably tight after cleansing.

Causes of Dry Skin

Dry skin is caused by a lack of natural oil (sebum) and moisture in the skin. Unfortunately, due to this lack of protective oil the skin does show signs of ageing sooner than other skin types. Your skin is made up of around 70% water, but as the skin cells travel up through the dermis and epidermis towards the surface much of that water content evaporates. If too much water evaporates the skin becomes parched and as a consequence the natural oils are depleted and less water is held in the skin. 

Dry Skin Triggers

You may have a natural predisposition to dry skin but it can also be triggered by some of the following:

Irritating Products

Do watch out for harsh products such as anti-ageing treatments and products targeted to soothe breakouts. These strong products can be real culprits.

Extremes of Temperatures

Extreme hot or cold water can injure skin cells, causing skin to dehydrate and cause surface capillaries. Please be very wary of facial treatments that involve any extremes of temperature, they really aren't necessary and can cause a whole lot of problems!

Finding The Perfect Potion To Treat Your Skin

To find out which products are best suited to this skin type just click on Skin Type III/Dry Skin.
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  • HOME
    • NEW TO THE RANGE?
    • FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND
    • MY STORY
    • BEAUTY PRESCRIPTION
    • THINGS I DON'T DO!
    • BEFORE YOU ORDER
    • ALL ABOUT YOU! >
      • DESPATCH & DELIVERY
      • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • Blogs
    • SIGNATURE FACIALS
    • CONTACT BEAUTY HQ
  • YOUR SKIN
    • WHAT'S YOUR TYPE? >
      • SKIN TYPE TEST
    • YOUR SKINCARE PLAN >
      • SKIN TYPE I
      • SKIN TYPE II
      • SKIN TYPE III
      • SKIN TYPE IV
      • SKIN TYPE V
      • SKIN TYPE VI
    • CLEANSING 101 >
      • MORNING CLEANSE
      • EVENING CLEANSE
    • FACIAL MASSAGE 101
    • SENSATIONAL SKIN BRUSHING
    • SOOTHING AROMA BATH RITUAL
    • BLISSFUL BODY MASSAGE
    • SKINCARE ENCYCLOPEDIA >
      • ACNE
      • AGEING
      • COMBINATION
      • DRY
      • OILY
  • FACE POTIONS
    • CLEANSE >
      • STEP ONE >
        • BORAGE & BARBERRY CLEANSING OIL - SKIN TYPES I,III,IV & V
        • CHAMOMILE & MALLOW CLEANSING OIL - SKIN TYPES V & VI
        • PALMAROSA & ECHINACEA CLEANSE BALM - SKIN TYPES I & II
      • STEP TWO >
        • ROSE & WILLOW SKIN TINCTURE - SKIN TYPES I,II,III & IV
        • MANUKA & LIQUORICE SKIN TONIC - SKIN TYPES V & VI
    • PROTECT & TREAT >
      • FACE BALMS >
        • BLOSSOM DAY BALM - TYPE I
        • RADIANCE DAY BALM - TYPE II
        • BEDEW DAY BALM - TYPE III
        • REVIVIFY DAY BALM - TYPE IV
        • CHERISH DAY BALM - TYPE V
        • VIOLA DAY BALM - TYPE VI
      • FACIAL OILS >
        • BALANCE FACIAL OIL - TYPE I
        • PURE FACIAL OIL - TYPE II
        • SOOTHE FACIAL OIL - TYPE III
        • REJUVENATE FACIAL OIL - TYPE IV
        • CALM FACIAL OIL - TYPE - V
        • HELICHRYSUM FACIAL OIL - TYPE VI
      • BANISH BLEMISHES >
        • BREAKOUT CALM BALM - TYPE I, II, III, & IV
        • GREEN CLAY RESCUE MASK - TYPE I & II
        • SOS BLEMISH REMEDY - TYPE I, II, III & IV
      • EYES >
        • CUCUMBER & CORNFLOWER COOLING EYE BALM - TYPE I, II, III, IV & V
      • LIPS >
        • IRRESISTIBLE KISS BALM
      • RESCUE >
        • HYDRATE >
          • NEROLI & MELISSA SUPER SKIN HYDRATOR- TYPE I, II, III, IV & V
        • RESTORE >
          • ROSE OTTO HEALING BALM - TYPE I, II, III, IV & V
        • SOOTHE >
          • BORAGE & CALENDULA SKIN BALM - ALL TYPES
  • BODY POTIONS
    • NOURISH BATH >
      • FENNEL & ANGELICA NOURISH BATH
      • LAVENDER & LOVAGE NOURISH BATH
      • GERANIUM & HYSSOP NOURISH BATH
      • FRANKINCENSE & BUCKTHORN NOURISH BATH
      • YARROW & MEADOWSWEET NOURISH BATH
    • NOURISH BODY LOTIONS >
      • FENNEL & DANDELION NOURISH LOTION
      • LAVENDER & MULLEIN NOURISH LOTION
      • GERANIUM & PERIWINKLE NOURISH LOTION
      • FRANKINCENSE & MARJORAM NOURISH LOTION
      • YARROW & CHRYSANTHEMUM NOURISH LOTION
    • HEAVENLY BLISS BATH >
      • ROSE GERANIUM HEAVENLY BLISS BATH
      • YLANG YLANG HEAVENLY BLISS BATH
    • HEAVENLY BLISS BALM >
      • ROSE GERANIUM HEAVENLY BLISS BALM
      • YLANG YLANG HEAVENLY BLISS BALM
    • BODY BALMS >
      • SHEA SALVATION BALM
      • HOPS & MYRRH NURTURING HAND BALM
      • SWEET FENNEL FRESHENING FOOT BALM
    • GORGEOUS LEGS >
      • JUNIPER LEG SPRAY
      • BRAZILIAN LEG GLOSS
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