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Skincare routine for dry skin

For dry skin, use a creamy, fragrance-free cleanser, apply moisturiser while the skin is still slightly damp, and wear sunscreen every morning. Avoid hot water and harsh scrubs, which strip the skin's barrier and make tightness and flaking worse.

Written by the Saundarya AI team. General cosmetic guidance; not reviewed by a doctor and not medical advice. How we write our guides

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Signs your skin is dry

Dry skin feels tight, rough or dull after washing, may flake or form dry patches (often on the cheeks), makes fine lines look more obvious, and shows little or no shine even by evening. If that sounds like you, focus on gentle cleansing and moisture rather than exfoliation.

  • A tight, rough or dull feeling after washing
  • Flaking or visible dry patches, often on the cheeks
  • Fine lines that look more obvious when skin is dehydrated
  • Little to no shine, even by the end of the day

Morning and night

A dry-skin routine: creamy cleanser, hydrating serum or moisturiser and broad-spectrum SPF 30+ in the morning, then creamy cleanser and a richer moisturiser on slightly damp skin at night. Use a gentle exfoliant once or twice a week at most, only if flaking builds up.

  1. 1Morning: rinse or use a creamy cleanser, then a hydrating serum or moisturiser, then broad-spectrum SPF 30+
  2. 2Night: creamy cleanser, moisturiser while skin is still slightly damp, and a richer cream on very dry areas
  3. 3Once or twice a week at most, a gentle exfoliant if flaking builds up

Ingredients commonly used for dryness include glycerin, hyaluronic acid, ceramides and squalane. Patch-test anything new.

What to avoid

With dry skin, avoid very hot showers and face washes, foaming cleansers that leave skin squeaky and tight, scrubbing or over-exfoliating, and fragranced products if your skin stings easily. These strip the skin barrier and make tightness and flaking worse.

  • Very hot showers and face washes
  • Foaming cleansers that leave skin squeaky and tight
  • Scrubbing or over-exfoliating
  • Fragranced products if your skin stings easily

Get a routine for your own skin

Saundarya AI is an AI skin analysis and grooming app that reads a single selfie and returns a personalised report: face shape, skin type, detected skin concerns with the visual evidence behind them, a morning and night skincare routine, product picks at three budgets, and an 8-week improvement plan.

Generic advice is a starting point. A scan reads dryness, its severity and likely triggers on your own face, shows the visual evidence and a confidence score, and builds a morning and night routine around it. The first full analysis is free.

This is general cosmetic guidance, not medical advice. See a dermatologist for skin that is painful, spreading, scarring or not improving after 8-12 weeks.

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