Facial Care for Dry Skin

Dry skin is a skin type in which the skin produces too little sebum or protective lipids. As a result, the natural skin barrier is less able to retain moisture. Water is lost more easily, leaving the skin feeling rough, tight, or brittle.

Typical signs of dry skin include:

• tightness,
• rough or flaky patches,
• fine pores,
• fine dehydration lines,
• a matte or dull complexion,
• increased sensitivity,
• and sometimes redness or itching.

Good skincare for dry skin therefore needs to do two things at once: it should provide intensive hydration while strengthening the skin barrier with lipids so the skin can retain this moisture more effectively.

This is why dry skin benefits from hydrating serums such as Hyper Hyaluron Serum or Collagen Serum as well as a particularly rich cream such as Ultra Rich Night Cream.

You can find all suitable products in our skincare for dry skin.

The ideal skincare for dry skin should cleanse gently, provide intensive hydration, strengthen the skin barrier, and protect against further moisture loss.

Cleansing foam for dry skin

Your routine starts with Foam Sensitive.

This cleansing foam for dry skin removes dirt, makeup residue, and buildup without unnecessarily stripping dry skin of its oils. Gentle cleansing is particularly important for dry skin, as harsh cleansing can place additional strain on an already weakened lipid barrier.

Facial toner for dry skin

After cleansing, follow with Tonic Sensitive.

This facial toner for dry skin contains hydrating and soothing active ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, aloe vera, and betaine, preparing your skin for the active ingredients that follow.

Serums for dry skin

Depending on your skin's needs, you can then use different serums for dry skin:

• Hyper Hyaluron Serum for intensive moisture retention and fine dehydration lines,
• Collagen Serum for additional hydration, elasticity, and a plumper skin feel,
• Vit C + Spilanthol Serum for antioxidant protection, radiance, and uneven pigmentation,
• Platinum Elixir as a high-end hydrating and anti-aging serum for demanding skin.

Retinol for dry skin

Retinol can also be used on dry skin, but it is especially important to start slowly and use sufficiently rich skincare.

For beginners, Retinol Sensitive is a suitable choice. Skin already accustomed to retinoids can switch to Retinol Intense.

Day and night cream for dry skin

In the morning, Four Seasons Day Cream with SPF 50+ completes your skincare for dry skin routine.

In the evening, Ultra Rich Night Cream is the key night cream for dry skin. It is the richest night cream from DOC BERGER EFFECT, specially developed to provide dry and mature skin with intensive lipids and hydration.

A cream is especially important for dry skin because a hydrating serum alone is often not enough. The skin needs water as well as lipids that strengthen the skin barrier and reduce moisture loss.

Night cream for dry skin: Ultra Rich Night Cream

For very dry to extremely dry skin, Ultra Rich Night Cream is the key cream from DOC BERGER EFFECT – it doesn't get any richer than this.

Its formula combines, among other ingredients:

• skin-identical lipids,
• squalane,
• avocado oil,
• betaine,
• different forms of hyaluronic acid,
• ectoin,
• Juvinity™,
• Matrixyl® 3000.

Skin-identical lipids, squalane, and high-quality oils support the skin barrier and help retain moisture more effectively. Different forms of hyaluronic acid and betaine also replenish the skin's moisture reserves.

For very dry, tight, or flaky skin, Ultra Rich Night Cream is therefore the first choice within a skincare routine for dry skin.

Day cream for dry skin

In the morning, Four Seasons Day Cream with SPF 50+ is a suitable day cream for dry skin.

It combines daily care with high UV protection. This is particularly important because UV radiation can place additional stress on the skin barrier and accelerate visible skin aging.

Together, Four Seasons Day Cream in the morning and Ultra Rich Night Cream in the evening form the central cream foundation of a consistent skincare routine for dry skin.

For a serum for dry skin, intensive hydration should be the priority. Depending on your skin's needs, different serums can also be combined.

Hyper Hyaluron Serum – for intensive hydration

Hyper Hyaluron Serum is particularly suitable as a hyaluronic acid serum for dry skin.

The formula combines different forms of hyaluronic acid that bind moisture and can help dry skin look plumper and smoother. The serum also contains modern peptides to visibly smooth the skin's surface.

For tightness and fine lines caused by dryness in particular, Hyper Hyaluron Serum is therefore an important part of skincare for dry skin.

Collagen Serum – for hydration and firmness

Collagen Serum is particularly suitable for dry skin that is also losing elasticity and firmness.

It supports moisture retention and contributes to a plumper, more supple skin feel.

Platinum Elixir – for demanding dry skin

Platinum Elixir is a high-end hydrating serum for dry skin with platinum, peptide/exosome technology, hyaluronic acid, and other anti-aging ingredients.

It is particularly suitable for dry, demanding skin when you want to combine intensive hydration with skin longevity and anti-aging care.

Vit C + Spilanthol Serum – for glow and antioxidant protection

Vit C + Spilanthol Serum can complement skincare for dry skin when dark spots, a dull complexion, oxidative skin aging, or wrinkles are also a concern.

However, a serum alone does not replace a cream for dry skin. Follow active ingredient serums with a lipid-rich treatment such as Ultra Rich Night Cream, particularly in the evening.

What helps dry skin most is a combination of hydration, lipids, and a skincare routine that is as gentle as possible.

A common mistake is treating dry skin exclusively with hydrating serums. Although hyaluronic acid can bind water, dry skin also needs lipids so that the skin barrier can retain that moisture more effectively.

Especially important are:

• gentle cleansing with Foam Sensitive,
• hydrating Tonic Sensitive,
• intensive hydrating serums such as Hyper Hyaluron Serum,
• a lipid-rich night cream such as Ultra Rich Night Cream,
• daily UV protection,
• lukewarm rather than hot water whenever possible,
• careful use of exfoliants and highly active ingredients.

Consistent skincare for dry skin should therefore support hydration and the skin barrier over the long term, rather than simply masking dryness temporarily.

Dry skin can have various causes. Often, genetically reduced sebum production means that fewer natural lipids are available to the skin.

Dryness can also be intensified by:

• increasing age,
• cold temperatures,
• dry indoor heating,
• wind,
• intense UV radiation,
• very hot water,
• harsh facial cleansing,
• overly frequent exfoliation,
• unsuitable combinations of active ingredients,
• hormonal changes.

As we age, the production of certain skin lipids and natural moisturizing factors also declines. Rich skincare for dry skin therefore often becomes more important over the years.

However, sudden, unusually severe, or persistently itchy and inflamed dry skin should be assessed medically, as skin conditions or other causes may be involved.

The most important active ingredients for dry skin should either bind moisture or support the skin barrier and lipid supply. A combination of humectants and lipid-rich skincare components is particularly beneficial.

Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid is one of the most important humectants in facial skincare for dry skin.

It can bind large amounts of water and thereby contribute to a smoother, plumper, and more supple-looking complexion. Hyper Hyaluron Serum combines different hyaluronic acids to provide the skin with intensive hydration.

Phosphatidylcholine and skin-identical lipids

Phosphatidylcholine is an important component of biological cell membranes and plays a central role in various DOC BERGER EFFECT skincare products.

Dry and lipid-deficient skin particularly benefits from rich skincare because lipids support the natural skin barrier and can help reduce moisture loss through the skin.

Squalane and avocado oil

Squalane and avocado oil complement the lipid care of dry skin. They support a supple skin feel and help protect the skin from excessive moisture loss.

They are used, among other products, in Ultra Rich Night Cream.

Betaine

Betaine is a humectant and helps bind water in the skin. This active ingredient supports a supple skin feel and is particularly suitable for dry and dehydrated skin.

Ectoin

Ectoin® helps the skin cope with external stress factors and contributes to maintaining its moisture balance. Its pronounced ability to bind water makes this ingredient particularly interesting for dry, stressed, and sensitive skin.

Peptides

Peptides such as Matrixyl™ 3000 complement facial skincare for dry and mature skin, when visible signs of aging such as wrinkles, declining elasticity, and firmness are also a focus alongside dryness.

For dry skin, the crucial factor is not a single active ingredient, but the combination of humectants and lipid-rich skincare components.

If your skin still feels dry or tight despite applying cream every day, there may be several reasons.

Very often, the cream you are using is simply not rich enough. Many lightweight moisturizers provide water or moisturizing factors, but not enough lipids to reduce moisture loss through a weakened skin barrier.

The following factors can also cause skin to remain dry despite using cream:

• overly harsh cleansing,
• hot water,
• overly frequent exfoliation,
• a cream that is too lightweight,
• too few lipids in your routine,
• dry indoor heating,
• cold and wind,
• excessive use of retinol or acids.

For very dry to extremely dry skin, a hydrating serum such as Hyper Hyaluron Serum should therefore always be followed by a sufficiently rich cream.

Ultra Rich Night Cream was developed precisely for this need: hyaluronic acids and betaine hydrate the skin, while skin-identical lipids, squalane, and avocado oil support the skin barrier and help lock in moisture.

If you feel that regular moisturizers are not enough for very dry skin, adding another serum is not necessarily the answer – often, the skin simply needs more lipids.