If you suffer from dry skin, you’ve no doubt been told countless times to drink lots of water to keep your skin healthy and hydrated. While this isn’t bad advice (your skin is made up of 64% water after all), it isn’t enough to keep your complexion looking its best. Instead, you need to embrace the latest skincare trend and start using electrolyte skincare.
What Are Electrolytes?
Now I know what you’re thinking: ‘Aren’t electrolytes those things in sports drinks that high-performing athletes use? Why should I need those?’. Well, they’re actually vital if you want to keep your skin hydrated.
Essentially, electrolytes are minerals (like calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium) that conduct electricity when they’re mixed with water. They allow your cells to generate energy and help to regulate the water levels in your body.
Why Should I Use Electrolyte Skincare?
Water alone isn’t enough to keep your skin hydrated as it contains very small quantities of the minerals you need. Add to that the fact that you naturally lose 2 to 3 litres of water which contain those minerals every day, plus the drying effects of the winter weather and the use of indoor heating, and you’re left pretty dehydrated.
So, to effectively rehydrate your skin, you don’t just need water but electrolytes too. That’s where electrolyte skincare comes in. These trending beauty products deliver a deeper level of hydration that can really benefit dry skin.
Can You Recommend Any Electrolyte Skincare Products?
Now that you know just how effective electrolyte skincare can be, I’m sure that you’re dying to try some! Luckily, all of the below moisturisers, primers, setting sprays and tinted makeup products can be found on lookfantasticand purchased using your GLOSSYCredit.
Moisturisers
An electrolyte-infused moisturiser is a step up from the humble skincare products you’ve tried up to now.
- First Aid Beauty - Hello FAB Coconut Water Cream: This lightweight moisturiser combines coconut water and the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid to infuse your skin with electrolytes that revitalise and refresh your skin. That dull and lack-lustre skin? It’s about to become bright, plump and healthy!
- Algenist Splash - Absolute Hydration Replenishing Emulsion: This rich, ultra-hydrating, water-gel moisturiser is filled with energising electrolytes which deeply hydrate your skin. Used twice a day, it will leave your skin feeling nourished, supple and rejuvenated.
Tinted Moisturisers And Concealers
You can even trade in your foundation and concealer for electrolyte-infused makeup.
- bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturiser SPF30: Formulated with natural and vegan ingredients, this tinted moisturiser combines marine botanicals with mineral electrolytes to nourish and enhance your skin's natural beauty. It moisturises your skin, protects it with SPF and gives it a touch of illuminating colour.
- Stila Aqua Glow Serum Concealer: Fortified with an Electrolyte Balance System (a complex combining ionised water, advanced hyaluronic acid and essential minerals), this concealer boasts a silky, liquid texture that hydrates and nourishes your skin, while also covering dark circles, pores and blemishes.
Primer And Setting Spray
Believe it or not, you can even get electrolyte-infused primers and setting sprays!
- Estée Lauder Set + Refresh Perfecting Makeup Mist: This priming and fixing spray is fortified with electrolytes and caffeine to hydrate and refresh your skin before applying makeup. Not only will it leave your skin feeling soft, supple and rejuvenated, but it will ensure that your makeup stays fresh and radiant all day.
Give any of the above products a whirl and you will really notice an improvement in your skin. Lustrous, healthy and hydrated complexions await!
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