Esthetician's Guide to Dehydration

This condition appears in the ASCP SkinPro app

What is Dehydration?

A lack of water in the skin. This is one of the most commonly seen and treated skin conditions for estheticians. When the skin is dehydrated, it cannot function properly, resulting in both esthetic and function issues. Skin dehydration can lead to inflammation of the skin, redness, and setting off flares of other conditions such as eczema or rosacea. Frostbite and sunburn are both extreme forms of skin dehydration.

What Should I Know About Dehydration?

• Often appears as dry-looking and flaky areas.
   
• Skin feels rough to the touch.
   
• Can cause winter itch, accentuated fine lines, a sunken look to the cheeks, and dark circles under the eyes.

Treatment Considerations for Dehydration

• Hyaluronic acid, glycerin, butylene glycol, sorbitol, sodium PCA, and seaweed extracts are all humectants that help to hydrate.
   
• Ceramides are hydrophobic lipid complexes that, when used topically, patch missing natural lipids in the natural barrier function.
   
• Mild concentrations of alpha hydroxy acids can also increase hydration and help make skin look better by loosening dead, dried cells on the surface to naturally desquamate.

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ASCP SkinPro

You've got the knowledge and the skills, but everyone needs a second opinion at times. ASCP’s SkinPro app informs and validates your treatment decisions helping you customize your treatment plans and improve client results. 

Included with ASCP membership, ASCP SkinPro is designed to aid in skin analysis by putting the essential knowledge of contraindications for common skin-related conditions and ingredients at your fingertips—now with 24 new conditions and 38 new ingredients.. Members can log in for access or go directly to the app.

Picture this: You’re in the treatment room and a client tells you they have atopic dermatitis and several allergies. You’re pretty confident you know how to proceed with treatment, but you want to be absolutely sure. Simply open the app, search for the condition, and you’ve got expert information at your fingertips. You can also use ASCP SkinPro to look up ingredients quickly and easily, identifying important contraindications and best practices so you can adjust your treatment plan on the spot.

Consult with ASCP SkinPro with confidence and elevate your treatment plans. The ASCP team sourced information from a variety of clinical journals and worked with Dr. Mark Lees, author of Skin Care: Beyond the Basics and a longtime contributor to ASCP Skin Deep magazine, to bring it all together.

HOW DO ESTHETICIANS USE ASCP SKINPRO?

• During consultation: Your client mentions a condition or ingredient allergy during the intake process and want to contraindications.
• During skin analysis: You observe a skin condition and want to make a quick decision about the best treatment.
• While retailing: You’re about to recommend a product for your client, but you want to confirm the contraindications and ensure the product will perform as needed. 

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