DONT BE FLAKY
Dehydration is the root cause of many skin concerns. Supercharge skin with moisturising masks at least once a week.
A lack of hydration not only robs skin of radiance, but is also often the root cause of many other skin issues, such as uneven tone and texture. Dehydrated skin can appear scaly or irritated too, with lines and wrinkles looking more obvious. How do you smoothen the texture and restore the glow?
Parched skin benefits from the use of a hydrating overnight mask such as HERA’s Aqua Recharging Sleeping Mask and Fresh’s Rose Deep Hydration Sleeping Mask, especially if you sleep in an air-conditioned room. Sleeping masks form a hydrating veil over skin while you sleep, preventing transepidermal water loss, or water loss through evaporation, which can exacerbate the look of fine lines and wrinkles. In particular, mature skin, which tends to lose water more easily, will benefit from these overnight masks, which improves the barrier function of skin. For three-in-one action, try Chanel’s Le Blanc Healthy Light Creator Mask, which simultaneously cools, hydrates and brightens, for glowing skin come morning. If the prospect of waking up with product smeared all over your pillowcase doesn’t sound appealing, there are masks you can rinse or tissue off, such as Eve Lom’s Radiance Transforming Mask, which uses a natural alpha-hydroxy acid to exfoliate without dr ying out skin. Quick-absorbing leave-on treatments are another option. ■