OUR BEST MOISTURISERS FOR DRY SKIN
SKINCAREFinding the best moisturiser for dry skin can transform tight, flaky complexions into soft, hydrated skin. Whether it's the colder months taking their toll or your skincare routine needing a refresh, dry skin is one of the most common skin complaints. If your skin could do with a little TLC right now, here's how to spot the signs of dry skin and understand what causes it, plus how to treat it effectively.
Hydrating Dry Skin: Key Takeaways
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Look for a mix of humectants, emollients, and occlusives to
repair your skin's natural moisture barrier and seal in hydration. - Apply your moisturiser twice daily to slightly damp skin right after cleansing to lock in maximum hydration.
- Use formulas for your face and body, opting for non-comedogenic creams for your complexion and richer, thicker butters for your limbs.
- Understand that dry skin lacks oil while dehydrated skin lacks water, meaning even oily complexions can experience dehydration and need a hydrating serum.
- Upgrade to a thicker barrier cream in the winter to protect your skin from the drying effects of cold weather and central heating.
What Causes Dry Skin?
Dry skin is most commonly caused by cold weather, low humidity, and a weakened moisture barrier, though factors like ageing, dehydration, and harsh skincare products can also play a role. You can read more about seasonal dryness in our article, How to Keep Skin Hydrated in Cold Weather. It's not just the cold though - hot and humid environments can draw moisture away from the skin, leaving it gasping. When your skin's natural moisture barrier is compromised, it may struggle to retain water, often leading to that tight, uncomfortable feeling. Dehydration, poor nutrition and irritants can all also cause your skin to become dry or scaly. Over time, skin loses its ability to retain water, so you may find skin appears thinner and less plump simply from getting older, too. Irritants can even include soaps and body washes that contain certain ingredients more likely to strip moisture from your skin, so it's important to be aware of what you're putting on your face and body to keep your skin barrier healthy and hydrated.How to Treat Dry Skin on the Face
One of the most effective ways to treat dry skin on the face is typically to use a deeply hydrating moisturiser with barrier-repairing ingredients like ceramides, squalane, and hyaluronic acid. Look for humectants like hyaluronic acid to draw moisture in, emollients like squalane to soften and smooth, and occlusives like shea butter to seal hydration in place. The most effective face moisturisers for dry skin will typically combine all three for lasting comfort and relief. Regularly moisturising not only helps to reduce patches of existing dry skin but also discourages new ones from forming. You can find out more information about further products such as serums for dry skin in our article, How to Hydrate Dry Skin.Best Moisturisers for Dry Skin
Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream
Old price €45.00 New price €27.00
Ultra Facial Advanced Repair Barrier Cream
If you're looking for the best moisturiser for very dry, sensitive skin, we recommend starting here. Our intensive barrier cream provides instant barrier repair and relief for dry and very dry skin. This powerful formula is designed to help relieve and repair dry, sensitive skin. It's formulated with Colloidal Oatmeal and Beta-Glucan to help protect and soothe even irritated skin. It features a unique Advanced Barrier Technology that mimics your skin's natural protective layer to help support the moisture barrier and visibly reduce redness caused by dryness. It helps transform rough skin, leaving it feeling soft, smooth and healthy looking. Our powerful barrier cream helps to relieve skin dryness up to 10 surface skin layers deep to support skin barrier recovery.
Midnight Recovery Omega Rich Botanical Night Cream
A 98.6% naturally derived night cream that visibly plumps and restores radiance by morning.
One size available
50 ml
Old price New price €58.00
Midnight Recovery Omega Rich Cloud Cream
This botanical night cream is one of our best moisturisers for dry skin that needs overnight restoration, helping to relieve dryness and replenish your skin's protective lipid barrier. This cloud-like, lightweight cream is infused with Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids and our proprietary blend of rejuvenating botanicals. The rich cream feels light and includes nourishing seed oils and antioxidant-rich flower oils that sink right into the skin, delivering visible radiance. Suitable for all skin types including sensitive skin, this cloud-like cream will help to balance moisture levels and combat dry patches.
Ultra Facial Cream
Discover our #1 face cream formulated for all skin types, even sensitive skin, to strengthen your skin's moisture barrier for softer, smoother skin and up to 72-hour hydration. Refill format available.
Old price New price €43.00
Ultra Facial Cream
If you have dry skin and are seeking an everyday hydrating moisturiser, this lightweight formula delivers serious moisture without heaviness. Our Ultra Facial Cream boasts up to 24-hour long-lasting hydration and soft, smooth, healthy-looking skin. Enriched with a combination of glacial glycoprotein (a moisture-binding ingredient) and olive-derived squalene, this formula balances your skin's hydration levels, fighting against moisture loss even in extreme humidity. The quickly absorbed, lightweight formula has an ultra-light texture that's loved by many, making this one of our bestselling moisturisers.
Treating Dry Skin on the Body
As well as the face, dry skin most frequently occurs on the hands, feet, knees and elbows - generally, the areas of your body that are most exposed to the elements. Cracked heels and dry skin on the feet are also common because of daily wear and tear - whether that's ill-fitting shoes or standing for too long - and also because you have fewer oil glands here than around the rest of the body. Just like your face, the skin on your body typically benefits from rich, deeply hydrating formulas that contain nourishing ingredients like shea butter, squalane, and natural oils.
Best Body Moisturiser For Dry Skin
For the best body moisturiser for dry skin, we recommend our Crème de Corps, a nourishing body butter packed with a high concentration of skin-nurturing ingredients such as shea butter and avocado oil, with a non-greasy, hydrating finish. Best Body Moisturiser For Dry Legs: Creme De Corps Whipped Body Butter is a luxurious, air-whipped formula with Shea Butter and Jojoba Butter that delivers deep hydration and natural shine. A nurturing blend, it also contains Soy Milk and Honey and seals in surface moisture for up to 24 hours. Best Body Moisturiser For Dry Hands: Care for dry hands with our Ultimate Strength Hand Salve, this rich and conditioning hand cream. Formulated with Avocado Oil, Eucalyptus Oil and Sesame Seed Oil, this nourishing hand moisturiser for dry skin leaves hands feeling soft, conditioned and cared for.
