Take action against dehydrated skin!
Celebrity hair and makeup artist Brendan Robertson has over 13 years experience in the Beauty industry.
Starting out his career at prestigious Sydney hair salon “Synergy” he then moved on to hair and makeup for magazines such as Elle, Grazia and Cosmopolitan. His clients have included Nicole Kidman, Sharon Stone and Girls Aloud among others.
Brendan is available for personal hair and makeup sessions and lessons. Please contact Brendan.Robertson@wearethecity.com for more details.
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Brendan Robertson, WATC’s Beauty & Hair editor provides you with his professional advice to tackle dry skin.
The devil is in the dryness and our environment places a lot of stress on our skin from day to day. If it’s not the sun’s deadly says then it’s free radicals causing pollutants or harmful cosmetic ingredients. One of the biggest environmental concerns is dryness stemming from climate-controlled spaces such as the home, office or airplane cabin. Heated or cooled air is usually very low in relative humidity and can literally suck the water right out of your epidermis. Dermatologists used to think that dry skin was caused entirely by a lack of oily film on the surface of the skins. We now know that it’s due to water loss from the skin’s outer layers and to the inability of moisture to move from the deeper layers to the surface. This results in surface dryness and can lead to premature ageing or other skin conditions.
Some helpful ways to avoid dry skin are:
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Drinking your 8 glasses of water everyday and eating loads of water rich fruit and vegetables.
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Eating foods rich in essential fatty acids. these help maintain your sebum production and therefore your skins natural barrier against water loss.
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Not over heating your home or sleeping under a heavy duvet. A humidifier is a great way to keep the air moist. Ever notice how great your skin feels after a steam at the gym?
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Keeping your showers and baths warm, not hot.
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Unfortunately alcohol is a huge factor in dry skin, so if you are going to have a few drinks then try to match each unit with a glass of water.
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Or use some of these great producst essentially formulated for dry skin and some to keep your hair in great condition too.
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Brendan’s Top Product Recommendations
Dior Hydraction Creme Sorbet (£35) instantly and deeply moisturises normal and combination skin types with Dior’s soothing Aquacapt Complex that reinforces the skins natural moisture reserves to keep the skin hydrated all day long.
Bobbi Brown Hydrating Face Cream (£29) ultilises Algae Extract and Kukui Nut Oil to nourish and replenish moisture. A lightweight but rich cream, skin feels instantly soothed and smoothed.
The Hydrating Eye Cream (£25) comes in a very nicely packaged matching miniture jar. Working with Avocado and Jojoba Oils it provides intense hydration while remaining ”light as souffle”.
Dermalogica as always have a myriad of products to provide your skins needs. Super Rich Repair £46.20) is a heavy weight cream containing powerful peptides to stimulate collagen production. It acts as a salve to fight cold and dry environmental conditions whilst restoring the skins natural lipid barrier. The mother of all moisturisers!
Dermalogica Hydrating Booster(£42.20) can be used alone or added to your moisturiser to hydrate tissues, smooth skin and improve skin suppleness. Hyaluronic acid, which holds up to 1000 times its weight in water, improves elasticity and hydration.
If you prefer a medium-weight cream Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream(£24.60) is light enough for daily use though still softens and smoothes normal to dry skin. Plant extracts hydrate and oxygenate while silk amino acids and egg oil smooth and heal.
Dermalogica Hydrating Mask(£25.80) is a cocktail of calming botanicals and antioxidant vitamins, which restore critical moitsture to dry skin. Containing bitter orange, hops, cucumber and arnica it’s almost good enough to eat. It’s gentle enough to use on the eye area and it great for refreshing the skin before a night out, or after one for that matter.
If having a moisturiser that works well under makeup while still treating dry hydrated skin then Mac Moisture Lush(21.50) will be your firm favourite. This densely hydrating face cream provides instant moisturisation while creating soft and luscious skin.
Benefit Dear John Cream(£26) uses marshmallow root, vitamin E and sodium hyaluronate to moisture, protect and strengthen skin. It’s like a “moisture magnet” and promises to put the lustre back into your skin.
Dr Murad was on eof the first dermatologists to launch his own brand of skincare. His Soothing Lip Therapy(£9.50) is the perfect remedy for dry, chapped lips. Beta Hydroxy Acids smooth away dead skin while Lanlin and Viatmin E protect and nourish.
Aveda Hydrating Conditioner(£19) provides extraordinary moisture and suppleness to transform even the driest, most brittle hair without weiging it down. It contains Avedas Deep-Moisture Complex – a high performance blend of Buriti Oil, pomegranate and palm derived conditioners. True Aveda form it also smells divine!
“The Conditioner” by Paul Mitchell(£9.75) has the added bonus of being not just a great leave in hair conditioner but a body moisturiser also. Its water-based forumla containing wheat-derived conditioners helps balance moisture levels and prevents dryness.
Khiels Creme with silk groom(£16.50 125mls) contains silk amino acids and the finest readily absorbed oils and moistureiser to smooth frizz and calm flyaway hairs. Great gor blow-drying o in low humidity it can be used on straight hair or to help define curls and waves.
Bumble and Bumble Leave in Conditioner(£15) can be used as a rinse out detangler or left in as a styling aid to moisturize, tame frizz and soften without weighing hair down.
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