16 Dec
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4 Signs Your Skin Is Dehydrated & How To Fix It

Does your skin feel more flaky and sensitive than usual? Has your natural glow been zapped by your complexion? If this sounds like the condition of your skin, it may be dehydrated. Here are the top signs of dehydrated skin and our recommendations on how to fix them.

What is the difference between dry and dehydrated skin? | 4 signs of dehydrated skin | How to fix dehydrated skin

What is the difference between dry and dehydrated skin?

Dry and dehydrated skin have many of the same signs and symptoms, but they're actually quite different. Here's a quick breakdown of how these two skin care problems differ:

Dry skin

Dry skin is classified as a skin type and is inherited through your genetics. Skin Inc defines dry skin type as one that is prone to insufficient production of the skin's natural oils. Dry skin can also be associated with hormonal imbalances or an underactive thyroid. This can slow down your skin's production of sebum and contribute to a dry and dull complexion. While your dry skin type cannot be genetically modified, adding oily products to your skin care routine can improve its appearance.

Dry skin

Dehydrated skin, on the other hand, is a skin condition. It is caused by external influences (weather and seasonal changes), unhealthy diet (lack of fresh produce) and lifestyle choices (alcohol or caffeine consumption). All of these factors reduce the water content of your skin, which leads to a less supple appearance. One important finding is that dehydration is characterized by a lack of water – not oil; even oily skin types can dry out. Fortunately, dehydrated skin is temporary and can be alleviated through a combination of topical treatments and lifestyle changes.

4 signs of dehydrated skin

Not sure if you are dealing with dryness or dehydration? Here are four tell-tale signs that you have dehydrated skin:

1. Itchy skin

Have you ever returned from a ski vacation or a day at the beach and felt the relentless need to scratch yourselves? External elements such as wind and extreme temperature changes can draw moisture away from the outer layer of the skin and cause a tense, itchy feeling. This is often accompanied by peeling, regardless of the amount of oil on the surface of your skin.

2. Increased sensitivity

One of the biggest consequences of dehydrated skin is an increase in sensitivity. If the moisture barrier of your skin is disturbed, it cannot protect itself properly against external environmental influences. As a result, irritants such as bacteria and pollution can penetrate the outermost layer, making symptoms such as redness, itching, and irritation worse.

3. Matte skin

Overall, does your skin look dull and tired? Dehydration affects your skin's ability to perform important functions such as cell turnover. Without adequate hydration, your skin will not lose its outermost layer often enough and dead cells will build up on its surface. This contributes to clogged pores, congestion, and a dull complexion.

4. Fine lines & wrinkles

“Gently pinch the skin on your cheek. If it looks like you have fine lines, you are dehydrated, ”advises skin care professional Joanna Vargas. Dehydrated skin often shows accelerated signs of aging; In contrast to laugh lines or crow's feet, however, these wrinkles appear as a network of tiny, triangular folds.

How to fix dehydrated skin

Before we outline a skin care routine, let's first explore some other lifestyle tips that might help you.

1. Avoid caffeine and alcohol

Caffeine and alcohol are two of the worst culprits for dehydrated skin. Both substances are diuretics that affect the health of your skin by breaking down the water content. And alcohol doubles in size by inhibiting the production of the hormone vasopressin, which is essential for rehydration. If you can't imagine getting through the day without your morning latte, don't be afraid: one to two cups of coffee a day and a glass of alcohol in the evening are generally accepted.

2. Best products for dehydrated skin

To repair dehydrated skin, you need to address your skin care routine and overall health. This means hydrating from the inside out as well as treating the dehydration topically.

3. Buy a humidifier

You may need to add moisture to the air and turn off the air conditioner. Humidifiers are usually very quiet and work in the background by evaporating water through a heating element. They create steam that is released into the air, creating moisture and moisture to help people with dehydrated skin.

4. Skip harsh facial scrubs

Exfoliating is a safe way to lighten dull, dehydrated complexions, but if you have dehydrated skin, we recommend avoiding gritty scrubs, which could irritate the skin. Healthy skin takes 25 days to naturally renew itself, and dehydrated skin takes longer. Proper exfoliation speeds up skin cell turnover by removing dead cells from the surface to reveal the new, healthy cells underneath. We've recommended a gentler skin care exfoliating option below.

A routine for dehydrated skin

To repair dehydrated skin, you need to address your skin care routine and overall health. This means hydrating from the inside out as well as treating the dehydration topically.

1. Wash with a gentle detergent and lukewarm water

The best way to cleanse dehydrated skin is with a gentle cleanser and lukewarm water. Choose detergents that are free from harsh chemical additives and artificial fragrances that can draw soothing moisture out of the skin and increase sensitivity. At Eminence Organics, we select only the best organic ingredients and keep our skin care products free of harmful chemicals such as parabens, petrolatum, mineral oils, propylene glycol and sodium lauryl sulfate. To cleanse dehydrated skin, we recommend using a product like Wildflower Cleansing Balm or Stone Crop Cleansing Oil, which gently melt away impurities, moisturize the skin and leave no residue.

2. Apply an essence

Skin care that you shouldn't do without – especially for dehydrated skin – is an essence. This K-Beauty staple maximizes hydration, replenishing moisture, and protecting skin from the drying effects of environmental stressors. Facial essences are packed with deeply moisturizing and antioxidant ingredients that work wonders on dehydrated skin. Take our birch water cleansing essence as an example. This light essence contains snow and reishi mushrooms to moisturize the skin and neutralize the drying and aging effects of free radicals.

3. Use a hyaluronic acid serum

Hyaluronic acid is extremely effective in replenishing dehydrated skin. As a humectant, this miracle active ingredient helps to bind and store moisture and keeps the skin soft and cozy. According to ELLE, hyaluronic acid has the ability to hold up to six liters of water and "acts like a magnet for moisture, helping your cells to store as much of it as possible so your skin feels and appears hydrated, plump and healthy". At Eminence Organics, we infuse botanical hyaluronic acid into deeply moisturizing serums like our Strawberry Rhabarb Hyaluronic Serum and Firm Skin Acai Booster Serum.

4. Use a gentle scrub

As mentioned earlier, avoid harsh peels that contain pearls or sugar. Instead, opt for a gentle scrub like our strawberry-rhubarb dermafoliant, which uses rice and chickpea flour to gently remove flakes and dead skin. Strawberry is a natural detergent and astringent that contains salicylic acid. Salicylic acid exfoliates and removes impurities to lighten the appearance of the skin and shrink the appearance of pores.

5. Protect the outer layer of your skin

The judges aren't sure if drinking eight glasses of water a day will dramatically improve the hydration of your skin. Dermatologist Joel Schlessinger Explains Reader's Digest, "Drinking water all day is great for your body, but that moisture doesn't really reach your skin unless you're extremely dehydrated." The key is to keep water from leaving your skin by keeping the moisture barrier intact and healthy. One of the best ways to achieve this is with a topical treatment like our Marine Flower Peptide Night Cream. This rich formula contains botanical peptides (from rice protein) which means that it is plant-based and naturally derived. Jojoba oil locks in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss so you can expect a change in your skin with a more hydrated, firmer look.

We also recommend our Lotus Detoxifying Overnight Treatment, which uses jojoba oil to lock in moisture and prevent transepidermal water loss.

Is your skin dry or dehydrated? We'd love to hear your lifestyle or skin care tips and tricks to keep your skin looking its best. Let us know in the comments below and join the conversation on social media.

This post was originally published in March 2016.

28 Aug
Blog

The Two Ways to Fix Your Mobility

I get it. It hurts when you move so try to limit the amount you move so you don't suffer as much. It's a natural response. And your brain counts on it. Let's talk about why your mind is betting on you to do this, and what the sneaky bastard is doing.

The first thing you can do to improve your mobility is to use pain as a warning.

1. Increase your freedom of movement

I will start with that. Your brain loves you We really love you and don't want you to get hurt. But much like a toddler and a puddle of mud, they cannot trust you to make the right decisions.

To keep you safe and alive, the main role of the brain is protection and survival. To do that it has to be a little annoying at times and make some tough decisions. You might want to run, lift, swim, or whatever you want to do, but the brain needs to step in, be a mama-bear and stop you.

Remember, your brain's priorities do not match your priorities. With that in mind, let's talk about mobility. Subject to mechanical restrictions, It is your brain that stops your mobility gains. It's true.

Let me tell you why There are generally two reasons why your brain restricts your mobility:

  1. Strength in a position or reach
  2. Lack of use

Think about it. If you're weak in one range or position, why the hell would your brain let you go there if you can't get yourself back? If your mind thinks for even a second that you are unsafe at a certain distance or position and there is a risk of getting hurt, it will stop you. Guess how it's going to stop you? That's right by hurting yourself.

Pain is a warning. Pain is the best tool your body can use to pay attention to what your brain is telling you. and it uses it to draw attention to boo-boos and keep you from doing something that is going to hurt you.

How do we get healthy in our range of motion so that the brain lets us go there? Well the answer is bit by bit. You have to earn your mind's trust and that will happen as you build strength. Remove this exercise from the mobility reset program.

The L-Sit to Tabletop is the perfect confidence-building exercise between you and the big, squishy thing above.

Not only does the movement help you build range by asking the brain to do the job of achieving a great position on the flat end, it also gives you the power to:

And coordination creates comfort that creates trust. Do you understand what I mean?

Try it here:

2. Strength and stability are critical to mobility

That brings me to the second thing. Use the areas you currently have.

One of the truest things I've ever learned about the brain-body connection is if you don't use it, you lose it. Your brain doesn't want to devote time or space, and that means neurons doing crap that it doesn't use.

It doesn't matter if you were an Olympic gymnast. If you don't switch to the areas you have often, you will lose them. To make this more understandable:

  • If you sit at a desk all day, lie down and never move your spine in any other direction, what do you think will happen? You will end up in a hunched posture, an inability to straighten or rotate your back, and pain.
  • This is how the brain sees it. We haven't arched or twisted our spine in weeks. So do I still have to dedicate space on the brain map to this ability? Damn no, not me. I'm going to use these neurons for something else.

If this sounds like you, try this spine wave exercise from the Mobility Reset program. See if you can move your spine the way you should be.

So what I'm saying is this. To be mobile, or to build mobility, you need to develop the strength and stability in the areas that the brain needs to get there.

And you have to couple that with the frequent use of these areas, otherwise your brain will rob you of the ability to use them. It comes down to using a joint like a joint and using it often.

Both exercises are from our mobility reset program.

28 Aug
Blog

The Two Ways to Fix Your Mobility

I get it. It hurts when you move so try to limit the amount you move so you don't suffer as much. It's a natural response. And your brain counts on it. Let's talk about why your mind is betting on you to do this, and what the sneaky bastard is doing.

The first thing you can do to improve your mobility is to use pain as a warning.

1. Increase your freedom of movement

I will start with that. Your brain loves you We really love you and don't want you to get hurt. But much like a toddler and a puddle of mud, they cannot trust you to make the right decisions.

To keep you safe and alive, the main role of the brain is protection and survival. To do that it has to be a little annoying at times and make some tough decisions. You might want to run, lift, swim, or whatever you want to do, but the brain needs to step in, be a mama-bear and stop you.

Remember, your brain's priorities do not match your priorities. With that in mind, let's talk about mobility. Subject to mechanical restrictions, It is your brain that stops your mobility gains. It's true.

Let me tell you why There are generally two reasons why your brain restricts your mobility:

  1. Strength in a position or reach
  2. Lack of use

Think about it. If you're weak in one range or position, why the hell would your brain let you go there if you can't get yourself back? If your mind thinks for even a second that you are unsafe at a certain distance or position and there is a risk of getting hurt, it will stop you. Guess how it's going to stop you? That's right by hurting yourself.

Pain is a warning. Pain is the best tool your body can use to pay attention to what your brain is telling you. and it uses it to draw attention to boo-boos and keep you from doing something that is going to hurt you.

How do we get healthy in our range of motion so that the brain lets us go there? Well the answer is bit by bit. You have to earn your mind's trust and that will happen as you build strength. Remove this exercise from the mobility reset program.

The L-Sit to Tabletop is the perfect confidence-building exercise between you and the big, squishy thing above.

Not only does the movement help you build range by asking the brain to do the job of achieving a great position on the flat end, it also gives you the power to:

And coordination creates comfort that creates trust. Do you understand what I mean?

Try it here:

2. Strength and stability are critical to mobility

That brings me to the second thing. Use the areas you currently have.

One of the truest things I've ever learned about the brain-body connection is if you don't use it, you lose it. Your brain doesn't want to devote time or space, and that means neurons doing crap that it doesn't use.

It doesn't matter if you were an Olympic gymnast. If you don't switch to the areas you have often, you will lose them. To make this more understandable:

  • If you sit at a desk all day, lie down and never move your spine in any other direction, what do you think will happen? You will end up in a hunched posture, an inability to straighten or rotate your back, and pain.
  • This is how the brain sees it. We haven't arched or twisted our spine in weeks. So do I still have to dedicate space on the brain map to this ability? Damn no, not me. I'm going to use these neurons for something else.

If this sounds like you, try this spine wave exercise from the Mobility Reset program. See if you can move your spine the way you should be.

So what I'm saying is this. To be mobile, or to build mobility, you need to develop the strength and stability in the areas that the brain needs to get there.

And you have to couple that with the frequent use of these areas, otherwise your brain will rob you of the ability to use them. It comes down to using a joint like a joint and using it often.

Both exercises are from our mobility reset program.

19 Aug
Blog

Fix Dry Skin With Acne & More: How To Pair Your Skin Care

In an ideal world, we only have one skin problem (or the ultimate daydream – zero) at a time. Realistically, however, we are battling our skin care problems on all fronts, especially when it comes to acne. Sometimes you treat a wayward pimple while dealing with dry or sensitive skin. Other times, clear up your current acne patch while dealing with the look of old, darker acne scars. Regardless of the situation, your skincare routine can turn into a multitasking nightmare.

With the Acne Advanced Treatment System, it's easy to combine a system that treats moderate to severe acne with other products from Eminence Organic Skin Care. Not only can you tackle more than one skin care product at a time, but you can combine this collection with some of your old favorites. Here are three ways in which you can use the Acne Advanced Treatment System in conjunction with other Eminence Organics products.

Fix your skin with advanced acne pairings

Acne & dry skin

You'd think dry skin types get a clear pass when it comes to acne, but dry skin can also be prone to breakouts. While oil is the number one culprit in causing clogged pores that lead to acne, other factors also cause blemishes, including dead skin cells, makeup, and just general dirt and bacteria. Because of all of that Different causes of acne, dry skin can be just as prone to breakouts as other skin types.

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Eminence Organics Acne Advanced 3-Step Treatment System

Acne Advanced Treatment System

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In addition to being vulnerable to blemishes, dry skin can treat them as well Chemical skin care products can further dry out the skin. Unlike many harsh acne treatments, the Acne Advanced 3-Step Treatment System – Acne Advanced Cleansing Foam, Acne Advanced Clarifying Masque, and Acne Advanced Clarifying Hydrator – uses powerful natural and botanical ingredients to gently treat active acne and dry out the complexion avoid. If you need extra moisture for your problem skin, Katy Muenter – Product Development Lifecycle Manager for Eminence Organics – recommends combining probiotic moisturizer with clear skin with the Acne Advanced Collection. Katy says, "This best-selling moisturizer can be a great extra layer on top of the Acne Advanced Clarifying Hydrator, providing a boost of moisture while promoting the appearance of clear skin." Another pro tip, add a thicker layer for extra moisture for particularly dry areas .

Acne & sensitive skin

It's easy to get into a vicious circle with acne and sensitive skin. How health explains, overreactive skin can easily become inflamed, which is particularly prone to acne. And when breakouts attack sensitive skin, acne treatments tend to be harsh and further irritate that temperamental skin type. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, Acne and sensitive skin often go hand in hand, leading to more breakouts and an increasingly sick complexion.

Break the cycle by turning to organic, non-irritating formulas combined with a treatment for sensitive skin. The Acne Advanced Treatment System uses encapsulated Salicylic acid for maximum results without stressing the skin. Encapsulation helps salicylic acid deposit evenly and slowly remove dead skin cells over time, ensuring the skin looks calm and less irritated. After you've cleansed the skin with the Acne Advanced Treatment System, use the award-winning Calm Skin Arnica Booster Serum. This extra strong booster serum is enriched with arnica, chamomile and lavender and is a natural solution for sensitive skin. By combining the Akne Advanced Treatment System with the Arnica Booster Serum for calm skin, you will be particularly sensitive to your sensitive skin and let it appear balanced and calm – a perfect combination for sensitive skin with acne.

Acne & scars

Often times, the worst part of acne isn't the breakout itself, but the result. When acne heals from inflammation, a protein called melanin is released, which stains the skin. Dark scars or spots appear, the color of which can range from pink to black. Appearance depends on skin tone, with dark skin tones often suffering from deeper and longer-lasting dark spots.

The Acne Advanced Treatment System – special Acne Advanced Clarifying Hydrator – works against skin conditions associated with acne, especially the appearance of dark spots due to scars. Acne Advanced Clarifying Hydrator is an ultra-light mattifying lotion that contains zinc hyaluronate and arbutin, two ingredients that help reduce the appearance of irritated skin and fade the appearance of scars.

Increase the powerful effects of this hydrator with Bright Skin Targeted Treatment, an intense product that can be applied directly to problem areas. The licorice root extract, Punarnava and turmeric treatment also includes Gigawhite ™, a proprietary blend of skin-lightening alpine plants. By combining the Acne Advanced Treatment System with the Bright Skin Targeted Treatment, this combination improves the appearance of dark spots and evens out the complexion.

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Eminence Organics Bright Skin Targeted Treatment
Targeted treatment with fair skin

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If you're battling acne with additional problems, combining your favorite products with the Acne Advanced Treatment System is a fantastic solution to rebalancing your skin on multiple fronts. Discover the system and these effective combinations in your area Eminence Organics Partner Spa. Given current events, we recommend that you follow the latest guidelines from local health authorities before planning a visit.

Which pairing would you like to try? Let us know in the comments below or join the conversation on social media.

This post was originally published in October 2018 and has been updated for accuracy and completeness.