Sincerely Miss Ash has reviewed more than 110 dry-skin products, and her approval rate for this category is 88%. She approved nearly all of them and named a handful of outright winners. When she does skip something, she says exactly why.
What does Sincerely Miss Ash recommend for dry skin?
What she keeps coming back to are products that support the skin barrier without feeling heavy or greasy. The ingredients she mentions most are ceramides, colloidal oatmeal, and panthenol. Panthenol is a form of vitamin B5 that helps skin hold on to moisture. She also flags fragrance-free formulas as a positive, and that comes up across several of her favorites. She often notes that her top picks work for combination and oily skin too, not just very dry skin.
In her words
"This has 10% niacinamide, 5% tranexamic acid, and 2% alpha arbutin, all [...] tyrosinase inhibitors that help to brighten a dull complexion and fade post-acne marks and dark spots. It truly keeps your skin nice and even as much as possible even just using this on its own, and when I pair it with a vitamin C serum it truly takes my skin to the next level for brightness."
"If you have a lot of dryness, especially on your legs and arms, you're going to love it, and you're going to smell fabulous too. Golden Hour has white musk and amber, which I love a lot, my favorite scent in the brand, with Tangerine as my next favorite for the spring and summer months. I also [...] spray the Golden Hour fragrance mist on top of this so I smell great from morning until evening. I did pick up another one."
"It's so moisturizing, it has a few different oils in it but it's not oily, your clothes don't stick to your skin, and it has a beautiful silky satin texture. It really is one of the best body moisturizers I've ever used, especially one geared towards anti-aging and improving skin tone and softness. [...] I know it's not exactly the cheapest body moisturizer out there, but the ingredients are very advanced and I'm very impressed with it."
"This product will plump your skin like a dream if you want that plumpness and that youthful look. This one has five different types of hyaluronic acids, but this one contains polyglutamic acid. This ingredient is very similar to hyaluronic acid but it holds on to four times more moisture than hyaluronic acid, so we have two ingredients here that will plump and hydrate. I feel like because of that polyglutamic acid ingredient, this just takes your skin to the next level in terms of plumpness."
"I really love this brand. [...] This contains hyaluronic acid, ceramides, a triple lipid complex with fatty acids, lipids, and cholesterol, which is what our skin needs on an everyday basis to maintain skin health. There's also niacinamide, vitamin E, glycerin, and I believe even a vitamin C derivative in here as well. This is more geared to hydrating and repairing the skin, and it's great for all skin types. It's fragrance free and can be used every day, twice a day."
"I'm telling you, I feel like everybody needs to have this in their collection because you just never know when you will need to reach for something like this. Sometimes our skin freaks out no matter what we're using on our skin. Sometimes our skin is sensitive for whatever reason. It's compromised, it's dry. This will bring your skin back to life within a couple of uses. This performs way better in my opinion than the La Roche Posay Seal Plast Bomb B5. [...] This is more repairing."
How many products has Sincerely Miss Ash reviewed for dry skin?
Sincerely Miss Ash has reviewed 101 products for dry skin, for an approval rate of 88%. 89 approved, 5 mixed, and 7 skipped.
What has Sincerely Miss Ash skipped for dry skin?
She skipped only a handful of products across more than 110 reviews. The SkinFix Barrier Restoring Gel Cream moisturized her skin well enough, she said, but when her skin really needed repair, it fell short. She would not buy the full size. She found the Josie Maran Pink Algae Pro Retinol Body Butter genuinely moisturizing, but the scent was so strong she had to spray cologne over her entire body just to get through using it.
"I've had this for a very very long time and the reason why it has taken me so long to finish this is because sometimes my skin can be okay with glycolic acid and then there are times where my skin gets a little irritated it gets a little bit angry. I think it's because I'm a tretinoin user now and I think that's why my skin has changed a little bit when it comes to glycolic acid, but again it's a hit and miss. This product was a little bit too sensitizing on my face."
"This is quite moisturizing and also it does help to brighten up the skin as well. It is very nourishing on the skin, but I didn't exactly love it. There are other products that I feel work just as good if not better in terms of brightening and moisturizing. Because there are so many other options in the market that I have used that performed better than this, I am not going to repurchase this at this time."
"I feel like the ordinary and Neostrata are formulated perfectly. I have seen the best results with those and for the price point I much prefer to use those. The one from the ordinary and from Neostrata, they contain more anti-aging ingredients and so I just feel like to spend $61 on this, it's just not worth it for me. But I do think it's a great option if you love this brand and you want something that has that creamy texture, something that is a little bit more moisturizing on the skin."
"I feel like I would much prefer to use the Drunk Elephant one see how it goes with that before purchasing this but I do like the Biossance line and I would like to try this but I feel like I'm going to try the Drunk Elephant one first and see how it goes."
What should you take from Sincerely Miss Ash's picks?
If your skin leans dry, Sincerely Miss Ash has more than 110 reviews in this category behind her and approved nearly all of them. Her named winners include The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + Hyaluronic Acid, The Ordinary Marine Hyaluronics, Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair Cream, and The Ordinary Amino Acids + B5. Through all her takes, a few things come up again and again. She goes back to ingredients that repair the skin barrier, formulas that hold up alongside treatment products, and fragrance-free picks that suit more than just very dry skin.
Watch Sincerely Miss Ash say it
Every verdict here comes from a video. These are the moments themselves, each one jumping straight to the bit about that product.
- The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + Hyaluronic AcidNamed a winnerWatch at 5:28
- iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Extreme Cream Anti-Aging, Firming & Lifting MoisturizerNamed a winnerWatch at 7:32
- Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair Serum in CreamNamed a winnerWatch at 8:38
- The Ordinary Amino Acids + B5Named a winnerWatch at 6:13
- Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night SerumSkipped itWatch at 23:10
- Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Vitamin C MoisturizerSkipped itWatch at 16:24
- Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming SerumSkipped itWatch at 4:12
- Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night CreamSkipped itWatch at 11:02
- The Ordinary 100% Organic Virgin Sea Buckthorn Fruit OilSkipped itWatch at 9:18
- SkinFix Barrier+ Restoring Gel CreamSkipped itWatch at 18:55
- Josie Maran Pink Algae Pro-Retinol Body ButterSkipped itWatch at 12:08
- Medicube TXA 15% Plus Niacinamide SerumRated itWatch at 4:05
- Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body ButterRated itWatch at 5:23
- OneSkin OS-01 Body Topical SupplementRated itWatch at 18:51
- Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic CreamRated itWatch at 6:08
- Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro Serum HARated itWatch at 13:33
- Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective CreamRated itWatch at 8:05
- Aestura Atobarrier 365 Hydro EssenceRated itWatch at 6:00
- OSEA Undaria Algae Body ButterRated itWatch at 12:50
- Astera Ato Barrier 365 CreamRated itWatch at 17:54
- First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHARated itWatch at 0:52
- Aestura Atobarrier 365 CreamRated itWatch at 20:38
- Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep MaskRated itWatch at 12:47
- Farmacy Honey Milk Hydrating EssenceRated itWatch at 4:59
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This guide reflects what Sincerely Miss Ash said across her videos about 101 products for dry skin, aggregated by The Guru Index. Sponsored takes are excluded. The approval rate is the share of these products she approved. It is general information, not medical advice.