If your face often looks and feels tight, flaky or dull, you may be dealing with dry skin—and the right routine can make all the difference.
Discover our complete morning and night skincare routine for dry skin, plus expert tips and product recommendations to help you keep skin nourished, hydrated and glowing all day.
What is dry skin—and how can I tell if my skin is dry?
Dry skin naturally produces less sebum than other skintypes, which means it struggles to hold onto the oil and moisture it needs to stay soft, hydrated and radiant.
While dehydrated skin is simply lacking water, dry skin can often be genetic or tied to a compromised skin barrier. The skin barrier is responsible for holding moisture in and keeping pollutants and irritants from damaging skin.
Common signs of dry skin include:
• Tightness after cleansing
• Rough or flaky patches
• Dull or uneven texture
• Visible sensitivity
What is the best skincare for dry skin?
Dry skin can feel tight, flaky or dull—especially in harsh climates or chillier seasons. A gentle dry skin routine can help restore moisture, strengthen the skin barrier and bring back your healthy glow.
Morning Skincare Routine for Dry Skin
1. Cleanse with a Moisture-Rich, Cream-Based Cleanser
Choose a gentle, non-stripping cleanser that helps preserve your skin’s your natural oils.
Our Best Cream Cleanser For Dry Skin: Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser
Why You’ll Love It: This luxe cleanser gently cleans, calms and softens skin while helping preserve its moisture barrier.
How to Use It: Lather up a small amount of cleanser with wet hands. Massage the cleanser gently onto face in circular motions. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
2. Apply a Hydrating Treatment Lotion
A moisture-rich treatment lotion or toner hydrates and primes your skin for better absorption of the products that follow.
Our Best Treatment Lotion For Dry Skin: Soft Clean Infusion Hydrating Essence Treatment Lotion
Why You’ll Love It: This soothing, plumping treatment lotion delivers immediate and long-lasting hydration to dry, delicate skin. Formulated with Waterlily Flower Extract and our Amino Acid15 Complex, it enhances moisture levels within the skin’s surface for lasting comfort.
How to Use It: Apply a few drops to your fingertips or a cotton pad, then gently massage over your face.
3. Use a Nourishing Serum
Opt for a face serum designed for deep hydration and barrier repair.
Our Best Serum For Dry Skin: Advanced Night Repair Serum
Why You’ll Love It: This multi-tasking serum provides powerful skin-renewing benefits. Formulated with Hyaluronic Acid and other advanced moisture boosters, it helps draw moisture into the skin and seal it in for up to 72 hours of continuous hydration.
How to Use It: Apply a single dropper of serum to your entire face. Smooth gently all over your face and neck and allow it to absorb completely.
4. Layer a Rich Moisturizer
Choose a cream moisturizer that locks in hydration without feeling greasy on the skin.
Our Best Moisturizer For Dry Skin: Revitalizing Supreme+ Youth Power Creme
Why You’ll Love It: This rich, indulgent moisturizer delivers deep hydration and melts comfortably into the skin with no oily feel. Powered by Cactus Stem Cell Extract and Hyaluronic Acid, it helps strengthen and nourish while providing up to 72 hours of moisture.
How to Use It: Apply a quarter-size amount of this moisturizer all over your face and neck.
5. Finish With Sunscreen
UV exposure can worsen dryness and accelerate visible signs of aging. Always use SPF as the last step of your morning routine and reapply throughout the day.
Our Best SPF For Dry Skin: Perfectionist Pro Multi-Defense Aqua UV Gel 50
Why You’ll Love It: This water-light antioxidant sunscreen hydrates for 8 hours, strengthens the skin’s barrier, and helps fight against visible damage from indoor/outdoor pollution, free radicals and other environmental stressors.
How to Use It: Apply a generous amount of sunscreen all over your face and neck.
How do I cure dry skin on my face overnight?
You can’t completely fix dry skin in a single night, but the right nighttime routine and consistency can leave it looking and feeling noticeably more supple by morning.
Nighttime Skincare Routine for Dry Skin
1. Start with a Gentle Cleanser
Remove dirt, sunscreen and makeup using a gentle cleansing balm or oil.
Our Best Cleansing Balm For Dry Skin: Advanced Night Cleansing Balm
Why You’ll Love It: This buttery balm cleanser transforms into a cleansing oil as you massage it into your skin. It gently removes makeup (even longwear or waterproof formulas) without stripping skin or disturbing its moisture barrier.
How to Use It: Warm the cleanser between your fingertips and massage it gently over dry skin. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
2. Re-Apply Your Treatment Lotion
Repeat this step at night with Soft Clean Infusion Hydrating Essence Treatment Lotion to prep your skin for the rest of your routine.
3. Don’t Skip Night Serum
Your go-to serum can be used AM and PM for optimal benefits. Apply Advanced Night Repair Serum at nighttime for an extra boost of hydration and radiance—plus additional overnight benefits.
4. Add In A Night Cream
Try a night cream to deeply hydrate skin and help support nighttime repair.
Our Best Night Cream For Dry Skin: Revitalizing Supreme+ Night Power Bounce Creme
Why You’ll Love It: This luxe nighttime moisturizer works while you sleep to plump and deeply hydrate the skin. Powered by our CollaNight-8™ superblend—featuring eight powerhouse ingredients—it helps support natural collagen.
How to Use It: Apply a quarter-size amount of this night cream all over your face and neck.
General Skincare Tips for Dry Skin
Choose Lukewarm Water
Hot water strips natural oils, which can worsen dryness.
Avoid Harsh Exfoliation
Over-exfoliating can damage the skin barrier. Use a gentle exfoliant 1 to 2 times per week.
Opt for Barrier-Friendly Ingredients
Dry skin benefits from hydrating, soothing ingredients like Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin and Squalane.
Stay Hydrated
While drinking water alone can’t fix dry skin, maintaining proper hydration can help improve its overall look and feel.
Protect Your Skin From Harsh Weather
Cold, windy climates can quickly strip skin’s moisture. Use a rich, cream-based moisturizer to help lock in hydration.
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