DERMA E | HYDRATING MIST

This review was originally part of my blog article titled, Favorite Face Mists for Keeping Skin Hydrated in the Cold. You can catch the full piece here.

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Over the last two weeks, I’ve been exploring cold weather skincare. There’s nothing worse than dry, dehydrated skin in the winter. I used to struggle with coming out of the winter season looking a year older — and often joked that I’d aged the entire year in just those three chilly months.

Until I learned how to take better care of my skin from season to season. In the winter, skin needs richer, more moisturizing and hydrating treatments — that is, it needs you to help it replace its lost oil and water.

If you haven’t yet had the chance to explore my collection of ten of the best face creams for dry skin and all skin in the dry, cold air, I invite you to check them out here.

Two weeks ago, I kicked off my winter series with the first five of these richer face creams in a blog article titled, Winter Moisturizers Part I – Some of the Best Face Creams for Dry Skin and All Skin Types in Cold Weather. Then last week, I rounded out the top ten in Winter Moisturizers Part 2 — available here.

I like to separate the concepts of moisture and hydration by focusing moisture more on the oil content of the skin and hydration on the water content. Dry skin lacks oil. Dehydrated skin lacks water. Perhaps it’s not as clear cut as that, but it helps me to seek out the right treatments for my seasonal skin concerns.

So, I focused on moisture and moisturizers the last two weeks, now I want to offer up some thoughts on how to keep your skin hydrated. Of course, that starts from within — drinking lots and lots of water.

I have (let me see, I’m scanning the apartment and counting in my head!) six 50.7 fl oz / 1.5L bottles of Essentia ionized alkaline pH water strategically placed in three rooms. I literally have water within reach wherever I am in my 1,000 sq. foot Brooklyn apartment!

Call me crazy, but don’t call me dehydrated!

So while hydration starts from within, it’s important to keep the skin surface hydrated throughout the day. And I have multiple hydrating face mists around the apartment, too! When I walk by one, I often stop and spritz. Hydration is everything in the cold!

But how do you know if your skin is dehydrated? And what’s the difference between dry and dehydrated skin? Simply dry is a skin type and dehydrated is a skin concern or condition.

What’s the difference between dry skin and dehydrated skin?

For the answer to that vexing questing, as I most often do, I turned to the experts on the Paula’s Choice Research Team for insights. There’s a super piece on the Paula’s Choice site titled, What is Dehydrated Skin & How to Choose the Best Products. Here is an excerpt:

Dehydrated skin often looks and feels like dry skin all over your face, but there's a major difference between the two: dehydrated skin is usually a temporary concern (with various surprising causes) and dry skin typically doesn't change over time. If you have dehydrated skin, your skin may also produce a normal or even excessive amount of oil on its surface.
"Dehydrated skin" is something we’re asked about frequently. It seems there’s a lot of confusion about what this skin concern is about. A major part of the confusion is that the term "dehydrated skin" is often used interchangeably with "dry skin" or "combination skin" but they are not the same! Dehydrated skin can occur in all skin types and is not exclusive to those with dry skin or combination skin.
The Difference Between Dry Skin and Dehydrated Skin
Having classically dry skin is easy to recognize. Dry skin frequently feels tight and dry, with no oil anywhere to be seen. This situation rarely fluctuates; skin feels dry all year long. The dryness might get worse depending on the climate, season, or activity, but regardless of those things, without great skin care products, the uncomfortable dry, tight feeling will persist.
As mentioned above, dehydrated skin can look and feel similar, but there’s a major difference: Dehydrated skin tends to come and go, it does not persist.

Derma E | Hydrating Mist

I’ve saved my last face mist recommendation from what is perhaps the most underrated natural skincare brand on the market — Derma E. I’ve had my eye out for the brand for a while now and have just recently tried my first few Derma E products, one of which is the Derma E Hydrating Mist.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Derma E brand, permit me to introduce you.

Derma E got its start in 1984 with a single product, a Vitamin E cream, sold at a small health food store in Southern California — my old stomping ground from my previous life, pre-NYC.

A clean beauty pioneer, the Derma E brand is perhaps most known for their “Refuse to Use” list of toxins ingredients and potential allergens that is helping to move the entire skincare and beauty industry forward. It’s the most extensive list I’ve come across.

The Derma E Refuse To Use™ List

The DERMA E “Refuse to Use ™ List” is a comprehensive list of over 2700 common ingredients that have actually been found to be toxic to both people and the environment. DERMA E has been building this list of ingredients to ban in their products since their inception in 1984. This extensive list includes familiar ingredients like: parabens, phthalates, formaldehyde donors, animal ingredients, synthetics fragrances, and more. Many of these ingredients are banned in the EU and other countries, but are still found in products within the US.

Today, Derma E offers an extensive range of clean, natural, vegan and cruelty free skincare powered by beneficial actives, from antioxidant Vitamin C and Pycnogenol to peptides and Dimethyl MEA (DMAE) — an intriguing derivative of Vitamin B with skin benefits that’s also purported to enhance brain health.

In the Derma E collection are some of the best natural face creams, best natural anti-aging serums and even best natural cleansers for sensitive skin.

Among the brand’s wholesome offerings is the Derma E Hydrating Mist — a superbly hydrating facial toning mist infused with vitamins, antioxidants and refreshing skin hydrators, rose water and coconut water.

In addition to humectants Hyaluronic Acid, vegetal glycerin and Aloe Vera Extract, there are numerous antioxidants in the formula. I love the inclusion of Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate — a stable, water-soluble form of Vitamin C that brightens the skin and protect against free radical damage.

Most notably, though, according to the experts on the Paula’s Choice Research Team, “there is also research showing amounts of 1% and 5% concentrations of sodium ascorbyl phosphate can influence factors linked to breakouts. Thus, this form of vitamin C may be an effective adjunct to anti-acne products that contain benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid.”

Derma E’s Hydrating Mist is a supremely affordable, clean, natural option for hydrating dry, dehydrated skin in the cold — and any time of the year. I’m excited to explore more from this dynamic, pioneering natural brand.

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The Ingredient List of the the Sunday Riley Pink Drink Firming Resurfacing Essence:

Water/Eau/Aqua solv, Yeast Ferment (Pink Yeast) Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate goodie

so|h, Honey Extract goodie

h, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside (Egcg) goodie

aox|so, Ceramide AP goodie

sii, Ceramide EOP goodie

sii, Ceramide NP goodie

sii, Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Seed Extract, Sea Water h|solv, Phospholipids goodie

sii|emo, Sphingolipids emo, Laminaria Digitata (Sea Kelp) Extract, Zymomonas Ferment Extract h, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract goodie

h, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Phytosphingosine goodie

sii|cci|aacne|amic, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract emo, Triethyl Citrate perf, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract superstar

aox|so, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil icky

perf, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract perf|vc, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Extract perf, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower/Leaf Extract h|perf|so, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract goodie

aox|so, Rosa Damascena Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Polyglycerin-6 h, Glycerin superstar

sii|h 0 0, Saccharide Isomerate goodie

h, Cholesterol goodie

sii|emo 0 0, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate emu, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Betaine goodie

h, Polysorbate 20 emu|surf 0 0, Dimethyl Isosorbide solv|vc, Phenoxyethanol pres, Ethylhexylglycerin pres, Carbomer vc 0 1, Hydroxyacetophenone aox, Xanthan Gum vc|emu|surf, 1,2-Hexanediol solv, Maltodextrin

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The Ingredient List of the Mario BadescuFacial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater:

Water, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rosa Canina Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Leaf Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Citronellol, Geraniol, CI 17200 (Red 33), CI 42090 (Blue 1).

The Ingredient List of the Sioris Time Is Running Out Facial Oil Mist:

Prunus Mume Fruit Water(78%) h, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil emo, Propanediol solv|h, Water solv, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emo 0 0-2, Beta-Carotene, Glycerin sii|h 0 0, Allantoin so 0 0, Beta-Glucan so|h, Tocopherol aox 0-3 0-3, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract so|aox|amic|h, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract so|sb, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil emo 0 0, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil perf, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil perf, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil perf, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil perf, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil so|perf