Dry Skin? Don’t Buy A Moisturizer (Here’s The ACTUAL Science)

Moisturisers can actually leave your skin worse than when you started. It seems contradictory but the biology supports using a different approach to acheive hydrated skin.

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How Moisturisers Can Dry The Skin
Better Hydration Methods
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5 Comments

  1. I don’t sell products, but I do sell education to help you live longer, healthier and beautiful-er for as cheap as possible. Join my skool group for this here: http://www.drabs.clinic/skool.

  2. omg i wanted a moisturizer because i been using argon oil a elite oil product for skin, hair and nails, now i kinda dont want one as i notice the oil makes my skin super soft and its skin benefits are insane. I now dont want a moisturizer because it might dry my skin ):

  3. @JagadishMishra-n1c March 2, 2026 at 3:07 pm

    But without applying a moisturizer skin will get wrinkles! I never applied retinol,I only apply water based lightweight moisturizer and sunscreen and hydrating cleanser,no single fine lines are there on my face, people thinks I apply very expensive products or I did any treatment,but no! moisturizer is necessary,but it needs to be very lightweight or very thick according to weather…. otherwise wrinkles is waiting there..in Korea hydration is the key thing for anti aging….so we will follow korean rules not you,you guys are so confusing and makes everyone confused,and everyone is doctor here in you tube

  4. @naomidenisepinedaspirit March 6, 2026 at 1:36 am

    What if I use a glycerin hydrosol before my hyaluronic acid then a cream then my squealing oil is that hydrating or what do you think?

  5. This video mixes some correct skin biology with misleading conclusions.

    1. “Hyaluronic acid moisturizers dry your skin.”
    Not really. HA is a humectant that attracts water. Good moisturizers combine humectants (HA, glycerin) + emollients (fatty alcohols, ceramides) + occlusives (petrolatum, oils, dimethicone). This combination actually reduces TEWL (water loss) and improves dry skin. Dermatology research supports this.

    2. “HA doesn’t reach the dermis so moisturizers don’t work.”
    Moisturizers are designed to work on the stratum corneum (outer skin layer), which is exactly where dryness happens. They don’t need to reach the dermis to be effective.

    3. “If you skip moisturizer and feel dry, it means moisturizers caused dryness.”
    That’s flawed logic. Dry skin usually has a damaged barrier. Moisturizers temporarily repair that barrier. When you stop using them, the underlying dryness returns.

    4. “Real hydration comes from oil.”
    Oil does not hydrate skin. Oil only reduces water loss. Proper hydration requires water + humectants + a barrier.

    5. “Just use oils instead of moisturizer.”
    Oils can help seal moisture but they don’t provide hydration and aren’t complete moisturizers. Dermatology guidelines recommend balanced moisturizers, not pure oils.

    6. “Drink more water to fix dry skin.”
    Drinking water is healthy, but dry skin is mostly a skin barrier issue, not a body hydration issue.

    The menopause example about reduced sebum causing dryness is correct, but the conclusion is wrong. The solution is barrier-repair moisturizers, not just oils.

    Be careful of videos that rely on “big skincare is hiding this” claims and oversimplified biology.

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