When you have a dry skin type, it can be extremely difficult to find skincare products or a regimen that help make a difference.

We are also coming into the colder months, so this information is crucial if you are used to chaffed and chapped skin during wintertime!

Your ideal moisturizer should contain a mixture of emollients (like ceramides), which repair your skin barrier, and humectants (like glycerin and hyaluronic acid), which draw and seal moisture into the skin.

Of course, it is not like you are taught this in school (Esthi’s not included) or born with this knowledge, and there are so many products on the market that claim intense hydration but do not contain the ingredients needed to sustain all-day comfort.

LeClaire Skincare has noticed that the best ingredients really do lie within clinical skincare products. Just like with our internal medicines, we want the most effective and potent potions to be used on our external body!

Here, we have outlined some of our favorite and most powerful hydration-bringers in our medicine cabinets:

Golden Touch Oil

This unique blend of natural oils contains the most rich and effective source of essential fatty acids, peptides, anti-oxidants and vitamins. It is amazing for protection against environmental damage, add more moisture to your skin and beautiful silky glow.

Golden touch oil is a great treatment for dry, fragile and dehydrated skin and a perfect nourishing deep treatment for aging skin. 

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Not only do the fatty acids and Vitamin A in rosehip oil moisturize the skin, but they also promote skin regeneration, and can improve skin flexibility and permeability. This means that rosehip oil can improve skin texture and even reduce the appearance of acne scars or stretch marks rich in omega 3.

Squalene oil is hydrating, soothing, non-irritating and non-comedogenic. Squalene oil is suitable for ALL skin types, from dry to sensitive to oily and acne-prone. Squalene is an excellent moisturizer and leaves skin hydrated, plump and soft

Remove toxic agents, prevents infection, tones the skin, relaxing.

Rare, precious and potent, it helps the body revive its own processes to
regain radiance and minimize the look of deep lines. The night-blooming evening primrose is rich in fatty acids that smooth, hydrate and fortify skin to reveal a more youthful appearance.

Anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, correct deficiencies in skin lipids, natural eczema remedy.

Because marula oil is lightweight, it absorbs easily. This makes it an effective moisturizer for dry or aging skin. It may be beneficial for smoothing and softening fine lines, preventing stretch marks, and keeping skin hydrated and well-nourished. It’s also an effective lip moisturizer.

One of the richest sources of monounsaturated fatty acids like oleic acid, hydrating, softening the skin.

For relaxing and calming the skin.

Cream Mega

A rich and rebuilding cream for dry skin showing signs of aging. Repairs sun damage and extreme dryness. Rich with milk protein, elastin, collagen (marine origin) amino acids, and plant extracts. The Mega cream restores a firm and healthy complexion, with a feeling of moisture that lasts. Anti-aging, Nourishing, Firming, Tightening, Repairs fine lines and wrinkles.

Recommended for Aging Skin, Dry Skin, Skin Lacking Elasticity, Skin that is Sagging, Fine lines and Wrinkles.

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Artium Majus Root

Burdock root has also long been used to treat skin conditions like acne and eczema. The root's anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties can help resolve skin issues when applied topically to the skin.

Juniperus Communis Fruit

Detoxifying and full of antioxidants, Juniper Berry Essential Oil is a natural healer. It works to repair and strengthen the epidermis.

Gentian Luted Root

Part of the gentian plant, constituents of which have skin-soothing and antioxidant benefits.

Milk Proteins

Milk proteins are a substantive film-former that immediately increases skin hydration but also improves the skin's moisture retention with repeated use in rinse-off applications. It prevents dry skin caused by surfactants while protecting skin and improving skin feel.

Vegan Squalene

Aside from providing moisture to skin, squalene serves as an antioxidant to protect skin from sun damage.

Elastin Amino Acids

Another amino-acid fueled protein found in both the skin and tissues of the body, elastin gives cells their structure. In the skin, it's mostly found in the dermis where it allows connective tissues to be able to stretch, contract and resume shape.

Collagen Amino Acids

Leucine, glycine, proline, and lysine are key amino acids responsible for the synthesis of collagen.

Jojoba Oil

A humectant ingredient. This means that it works to seal your skin with a protective barrier to keep it from losing moisture.

Reparative Moisture Emulsion

This intensive, rejuvenating moisturizer is formulated with pharmaceutical-grade botanicals, peptides and powerful antioxidants. Reparative Moisture Emulsion helps keep your skin looking and feeling healthy, smooth and protected.

Cream Cleanser

This lightweight, moisturizing Cream Cleanser is powerful, yet gentle enough to be used on dry, hypersensitive skin. Cream Cleanser combines bio-nutrients, antioxidants, and restorative ingredients that work to thoroughly cleanse the surface and pores of the skin while soothing the look and feel of dry areas. Skin is left feeling refreshed, hydrated and clean. Cream Cleanser is effective for even the most compromised skin conditions.

Intensive moisturizer that helps support the skin's protective barrier while gently removing dirt and oil; ideal for blemish-prone skin

Youth Body Serum

This refreshing lightweight serum mist gently absorbs into the skin providing powerful hydration and antioxidant protection against environmental aggressors. The purest form of Hyaluronic Acid, potent extracts of Watermelon, Blue Microalgae, Licorice Root and Holy Herb, are combined with essential Vitamin B5 and our proprietary Extremozymes to create a unique and effective formula designed specifically for the body. Much more than a moisturizer, this nourishing treatment leaves skin feeling fresh, soft, and more hydrated. Perfect for post-sun exposure.

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