Is It Possible To Have Both Dehydrated and Oily Skin? 1 | Page 3

So how does my skin seem dry and oily at the same time? To answer this question, we need to get down to the what defines dry skin and dehydrated skin. While they seem similar, their causes are actually different. Dry Skin Dry skin is a skin type and is caused by a lack of oil production . Your skin naturally secretes oil, or sebum, from the sebaceous glands in your pores to keep skin protected and stop it from drying out. If your skin produces more sebum than normal, then you have oily skin. Dehydrated Skin 3/10