Why is my face still dry after applying a mask? What should I do if my face is particularly dry in winter?

Facial mask is an efficient skin care product that can quickly hydrate and moisturize our skin, especially in the dry winter. If we don’t moisturize our skin, our facial skin will become very dry and even peel. So let’s do this if our skin is dry in winter.

Some girls are worried recently that their faces are still dry even after applying a facial mask. In fact, this has nothing to do with the mask. It is very likely that there is a problem with the skin care steps. Let's take a look.

Why is my face still dry after applying a mask?

1. Overhydration makes the skin sensitive

Sensitive skin is a type of skin that appears thinner, easily turns red and has red bloodshot eyes, and is easily irritated by environmental factors, seasonal changes, and facial care products.

Sensitive skin is formed because skin cells are damaged, resulting in decreased skin immunity, thinning of the stratum corneum, and insufficient skin moisturization. Ultimately, the skin's barrier function is too weak to resist external stimuli, and the skin is often overly excited by external stimuli.

In daily life, many women have facial skin problems and they think they need to moisturize their skin. Their methods are often to spray spray all day long or apply facial masks every day. In fact, this is wrong.

"Excessive hydration can also weaken the skin barrier and easily lead to skin sensitivity." Damage to the skin barrier structure will not only cause excessive evaporation of skin moisture, but also make the skin susceptible to invasion by bacteria and chemicals, making the skin dull and losing its ability to protect itself.

2. Hydration ≠ Moisturizing. The key to moisturizing is to "lock in moisture"

In life, we often meet many girls like this. They carry a bottle of xx brand spray with them and spray it on their face every few minutes. After spraying, their skin instantly becomes moisturized and smooth. But after a few minutes, the skin will return to its original shape. Apparently, constantly spraying on the mist is not moisturizing.

"Thinking that hydration is moisturizing is a big misunderstanding of moisturizing." Hydration is not the same as moisturizing. "Hydration" and "moisturizing" of the skin are two different concepts. Simply "hydrating" can only temporarily relieve dry skin, but cannot prevent water loss.

3. Not following the correct "moisturizing" method

The human skin not only needs water, but also oil. If you only replenish water, it will eventually evaporate and can only maintain moisture for a short time.

Only when hydrating the skin and forming a protective film on the skin surface that absorbs water and prevents moisture loss can the skin be maintained in its best condition for a long time, and this can be called "moisturizing". Therefore, the key to moisturizing is to "lock in moisture".

"If you frequently spray and apply facial masks without paying attention to locking in moisture, your skin will become drier and more sensitive." Moisturizing products such as moisturizing lotion and moisturizing cream have the function of locking in moisture.

Therefore, the correct way to moisturize is to apply moisturizing lotion or moisturizing cream after spraying, applying a facial mask or moisturizing, so as to "lock" skin moisture and keep the skin hydrated.

What to do if your face is particularly dry in winter

1. If your skin is dry in winter, you can hydrate it by using a moisturizing mask. The weather is dry in winter and the skin will also be drier, so you should use a moisturizing mask frequently to moisturize your skin. The moisturizing mask used in winter has simple ingredients, is less irritating to the skin, and gently cares for the skin.

2. Wet compress with lotion is also an effective way to relieve facial dryness. When taking care of your skin, first pour the lotion on the cotton pad, and then use the cotton pad to apply wet compress to the dry areas of your face. When applying a wet compress, choose a lotion that does not contain alcohol so as not to irritate the skin.

3. Eat less spicy and irritating foods to avoid dry skin. Spicy and irritating foods can easily cause inflammation and accelerate the loss of moisture from the skin. Eat more vegetables and fruits in your daily diet to supplement some vitamins.

4. Good sun protection is also an effective way to improve dry skin in winter. Although the winter sun is not so glaring, ultraviolet rays still exist. Sun protection is also needed in daily life to avoid the irritation of ultraviolet rays to the skin.

5. When taking care of your skin in winter, you need to use more moisturizing skin care products. Skin care products used in summer are generally more refreshing, but in winter, in addition to hydrating the skin, skin care products also need to be sufficiently moisturizing to prevent skin moisture loss and avoid dryness of the face.

Therefore, no matter how many skin care products you use, you still need to drink more water and apply sunscreen in your daily life.