Dry Skin

Dry skin might seem like a straightforward problem with a one-size-fits-all solution but depending on the severity of your dryness and other concerns, different dry skin solutions are needed. Use this handy guide to find the best moisturizer and treatments for your dry skin.


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The Best Cream for Dry Skin

A bottle of Paula's Choice Resist Barrier Repair Advanced Moisturizer dispensing lotionGentle, fragrance-free skin creams and lotions can be lifesavers for facial dryness. Our SKIN RECOVERY Replenishing Moisturizer contains a special blend of proven moisturizing ingredients in a rich, creamy texture that sinks quickly into skin for immediate relief. Our Omega+ Complex Moisturizer features omega fatty acids and fragrance-free plant oils to restore softness, and its smooth, whipped texture glides onto skin, giving it a radiant glow. Both formulas treat skin to restoring antioxidants to defend against environmental damage that can make dryness worse.

Despite what you might have heard, dry skin doesn't cause wrinkles, but it can make them appear more visible. If dry skin and aging are your concerns, consider a rich, hydrating product like our RESIST Intensive Repair Cream. Its creamy formula plumps skin while anti-aging superstar retinol reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. For dry skin around the eyes, consider our RESIST Anti-Aging Eye Cream, a luxurious eye “mask” that that provides intense, long-lasting hydration as it plumps wrinkles and softens fine lines.

If skin barrier health is your top priority, look for a moisturizer with skin-restoring ingredients, like ceramides, peptides and fatty acids. The RESIST Barrier Repair Advanced Moisturizer contains a plethora of these barrier-protecting and restoring goodies to improve barrier health and not only hydrate, but coach skin on how to self-hydrate.

As always, preventing sun damage is key to looking younger, and our moisturizing sunscreens feel great on parched skin. Our SKIN RECOVERY Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30 is an emollient cream that hydrates, defends against UV rays and has an antioxidant boost for even more environmental protection.

Dry Skin Problems Need Intensive Solutions

Bottle of Paula's Choice Moisture Renewal Oil Booster laying down with oil swatch near itFor severe dry skin that needs extra help, targeted solutions are the answer. Our Moisture Renewal Oil Booster features a nourishing blend of nine non-fragrant plant oils and skin-renewing ceramides for instant soothing of even the most stubborn dryness. Another option is our CLINICAL Ultra-Rich Moisturizer, a supremely nourishing cream that makes flaky patches a thing of the past.

What if you have very dry skin that’s also sensitive? Try CALM Rescue & Repair Intensive Moisturizer for soothing, ultra-gentle hydration.

Caring for Dry Skin on Your Body

Dry skin doesn’t just happen on your face. To soften dry elbows, knees, and heels, apply rich plant oils and butters. These ingredients immediately tackle rough skin and lock in all day, lasting hydration.

For daily hydration, our sheer, non-greasy our Daily Replenishing Body Cream is the perfect “just-out-of-the-shower” cream that absorbs fast and replenishes skin for an all-over glow and non-greasy softness that lasts all day long.

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