The Secret to a Hydrated Face

If dry skin is your biggest issue and have spent your life searching for a real solution, then read beauty blogger Sabeen Farooq’s secrets to a hydrated, supple face. 

The trick is simple; just spray your face with a facial mist before applying moisturizer. What it does is the facial water hydrates and the moisturizer traps the water so that the moisture has no room to escape. Amazing!  Isn’t it? And just like our cravings, our skin needs sugar too. But a different type of sugar, Hylamide Hydra-Density Mist uses saccharide actives that can be absorbed by the skin within seconds, to provide it with the nourishment it needs. You do not have to buy an expensive sugar mist though; you can use a simple water spray like the Evian or a facial mist. Try and use it throughout the day, but never ever forget to blot the excess. This is a huge mistake most women make. We never ever blot excess. This leads to dry skin. Something we are trying to get rid of, not increase. 

The Ideal way to use a thermal or mineral mist: 

  1. Hold it about five or six inches away from your face and spritz.
  2. Let it sit for maybe a minute or so, and then blot off the excess with a tissue.
  3. Moisturize if possible.

To make sure you stay hydrated, stick to a daily regimen that includes both humectants and occlusives. Humectants are ingredients like AHAs, sodium PCA, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and urea. The creams to look for should have a richer texture, like mineral oil, petrolatum, shea butter, lanolin, and dimethicone. A top tip is to have ceramides and niacinamide in your daily moisturizer. 

(Credit: Sabeen Farooq, www.uaebeautyeditor.net)