The Best Way to Hydrate Skin Inside & Out: 5 Strategies & Your Climate’s Role

When we think of aging, wrinkles are usually the first thing that comes to mind. Their root cause is usually dryness. To turn back the clock on your complexion, you’ll need to master the best way to hydrate aging skin.⏱️ 

At Pour Moi Skincare, we’ve discovered the common denominator across people with aging skin: climate. We’ve devoted a decade of scientific research into developing groundbreaking Climate-Smart® skincare that’s tailored to your environment. 

Ready to ditch the dryness and ring in an era of youthful radiance? Read along as we spill the secrets for all-day hydration and our proven, rotating skincare for timeless, supple skin.

Hydrate vs. Moisturize: What’s the Difference? 

Moisture and hydration play unique roles in keeping skin healthy and radiant. Dehydrated skin craves hydration, while dry skin needs moisture.

Think of dehydrated skin as a grape that’s lost all its juice. 🍇You might notice your skin isn’t as plump as it used to be. In skincare, hydrators help your skin capture more water from the air to increase its water content, giving your skin more natural bounce and radiance. 

Moisturization refers to adding oil to skin. If your skin lacks moisture, you might notice flaky or red areas. This could signal a dry climate like the hot-dry deserts of New Mexico or cold-dry, Colorado mountains. 

The difference also lies in the depth. Moisturization happens on the outer layer of the skin, known as your stratum corneum (the skin’s protective barrier). Hydration, in contrast, happens in the inner skin (or dermis), where it receives water from your body and environment. 

So if your skin is thirsty, here’s how you can quench it. 

The Best Way to Hydrate Aging Skin: 5 Strategies

The best way to hydrate skin is to customize your skincare to your unique climate. That’s why we developed our revolutionary Climate-Smart® skincare approach, designed to adapt to your environment. 

But first, let’s cover a few ground rules for skin hydration: 

Drink Plenty of Water

Hydrating skin starts from within, so shoot for 11.5 cups of water daily (15 cups for men) [1]. Your drinking water can hydrate your skin from beneath the dermis, as it gains water from your blood vessels and everything beneath the surface. 

One study found that increasing your daily water intake by just two liters can improve your skin physiology, even boosting the outer skin layer’s vitality. [2]

And guess who benefits the most? Those of us with maturing skin. 

Shield Your Skin with SPF 

Hydrating toners and moisturizers are fundamental skincare staples, but your skin’s first line of defense outside is sunscreen. It protects against UV damage, which can trigger wrinkles, dryness, and other signs of aging.

Shield your complexion with a broad spectrum SPF proven to improve texture, clarity, and promote a youthful glow. But don’t forget to pair it with our sunlight drops — they feature chicory root to recover the outer layer of skin with a bright, dewy appearance in place of the sun’s vitamin D. 

Don’t Slack on Sleep

Deadlines or crying kiddos got you pulling all-nighters? It could take a toll on your skin. 

One 2020 medical study found that just one day of sleep deprivation can significantly reduce skin hydration across a group of women in their 40s [3]. Plus, beauty sleep takes on a whole new meaning when you look at findings from this 2022 study, proving that late bedtimes cause:

• Poor blood circulation
• Skin dehydration
• Loss of elasticity [4]

Translation: less sleep equals a less vibrant, less youthful complexion. 

Consider Your Climate

Let’s say you live in San Bernardino, CA and your sibling lives in Cleveland, OH. You might share similar genetics and even hobbies, but have drastically different skin.

That’s because you live in two completely different climates.

Your skin might show signs of aging and dryness, while your sib’s skin seems to alternate from oily to dry, like the change of seasons. So, let’s consider where each of you call home. 

Inland Southern Californians deal with a hotter, dryer climate with less humidity, which causes dryer, dehydrated skin. The sun speeds up aging and stimulates brown spots.

On the other hand, Midwestern climates are all over the place. Winter’s cold air makes your sibling’s skin dry, while summer’s humidity brings oiliness and dark spots. 

Pour Moi Skincare’s scientific advisor, Dr. O, shares how profoundly dry environments impact our skin: 

“Studies have shown that in a dry environment, water is literally sucked out of the lower layers of your skin,” says Dr. O. “[Your skin’s outer barrier] develops cracks…moisture escapes, and allergies, pollutants, and toxins can get into your skin.”

Once you determine your climate, you can hydrate your skin accordingly. 

Adapt Your Skincare to Your Climate

There’s no single best hydrating moisturizer for dry aging skin because climate conditions aren’t universal. Is it as simple as a different set of ingredients — antioxidants, vitamin C, water content — for each climate? Not quite. Our founder and CEO, Ulli Haslacher, sheds light: 

“It’s not about the ingredients; it’s the formula that creates a second closing inside the skin and slows down oxidation.”

While antioxidants combat the daily oxidative stress from your climate, it’s the thoughtfully crafted blend of those antioxidants with other ingredients that make our products 100% successful.

For example, our Midwest rotating skincare system includes a serum, hydrating balancers, and two different day creams to combat dryness that comes from the region’s cool and hot weather shifts.

Live near the tropics? Humidity and hurricane-like winds can shake up your skin. That’s why our Hawaii rotating skincare system features a tropical day cream to protect your skin from humidity, and a temperate day cream for shifting weather patterns where your skin can capture more moisture. 

Conclusion: Hydrate Your Way to Happy, Youthful Skin with Pour Moi Skincare!

Here’s the thing: the best way to hydrate skin isn’t the same for everyone. 

While some good habits (like getting enough water and or a good night’s sleep) support healthy skin hydration, the most effective way to combat dry, aging skin is to customize your skincare regimen to your climate. 

Pour Moi Skincare’s Climate-Smart® formulas target your local climate and deliver supple, lifted, and hydrated skin designed to ramp up your glow factor. 

Find the best skincare system for your climate today!

References: 

[1] Harvard Health Publishing. How much water should you drink? Harvard Health. Published May 22, 2020. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-much-water-should-you-drink

[2] Palma L, Tavares Marques L, Rodrigues L, Bujan J. Dietary water affects human skin hydration and biomechanics. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. 2015;8(8):413. doi:https://doi.org/10.2147/ccid.s86822

[3] Jang S, Lee M, Han J, et al. A study of skin characteristics with long-term sleep restriction in Korean women in their 40s. Skin research and technology: official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI). 2020;26(2):193-199. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.12797