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Fight the Flake: 4 Acids Your Skin Care Needs Now

4 acids to treat dry skin in winter

After one of the longest (and warmest!) If you are craving chilly weather you’re not alone. However, the temperature drop we have all been waiting for comes at an affordable cost. As heat waves come with a set of attractiveness problems does.

The cold creeps in and the wind starts whippingthe healthiest skin is at risk for some patches. And if your ordinary moisturizing routine can not appear to maintain, it’s time to turn to the large guns. You heard the buzz about acids and for good reason — those treatments work wonders.

Get to know five acids that are essential for combating with the flake , from AHAs to outside and BHAs.

1. Glycolic Acid Skincare Products

Glycolic swabs for dry skin

Peter Thomas Roth 20% Glycolic Acid Solutions Jumbo Peel Swab, $48, Macy’s

Tonic exfoliating cleanser

Pixi Skin Treats Glow Tonic Exfoliating Toner, $15, Goal

The 1 acid we’re all comfortable with, probably from our adolescent days, is acid. And glycolic acid is an exfoliator that anyone, but can get behind. A acid using molecules that operate to dissolve dead skin is a firming choice between cleansing and washing before you hydrate, to clean anything leftover away.

2. Hyaluronic Acid Skincare

Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid

Paula’s Choice RESIST Hyaluronic Acid Booster, $46

Hydrating clay mask

Derma-E Hydrating Mask with Hyaluronic Acid, $29.50, Dermae.com

Acid was hands-down the enthusiast ingredient of 2017. It is the hydration booster for people who have to up the ante. Try adding a hyaluronic acid step between if your skin starts looking a little parched even after your moisturizer. It is going to help your skin retain that moisture — plumping, protecting, exfoliating and moisturizing.

3. Lactic Acid

Lactic acid serum for dry skin

Sunday Riley Good Genes All-in-One Lactic Acid Treatment Mini, $105, Sephora

Lactic acid serum

The Ordinary. Beautylish, lactic Acid 5% + HA 2 percent, $ 6.50

If glycolic is intense, there is a lactic acid your BFF. Derived from milk, it provides hydration as you exfoliate the old, coarse skin away. This alpha hydroxy acid is also plays nicely with others in case you’re trying to find a routine.

4. Oleic Acid

Oleaic acid skincare

StriVectin Oleic Rapid Recovery StriVectin, Milk, $79

Argan oil skincare

Josie Maran 100 Percent Pure Argan Oil Mini, $16, Sephora

For the extremely dry, the fatty acids can be a savior. Since acids are traditionally used to soothe and fix tough skin conditions you know this choice is the choice to keep your skin.

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