05/08/2026
While external stressors and irritants are the main cause of dry skin, sometimes your genetics can play a small factor too. Because your body will naturally produce moisturizing properties to keep your skin from drying out, (which we call Sebum-the natural oil your skin produces) sometimes your genes can be coded in a way that reduces that production and predisposes you to having dry skin. This does not mean you are destined to have dry skin, but that you are just more likely to develop that affliction. If your family has a history of skin conditions, you are more likely to be afflicted with dry skin at any point in your life. With proper skincare, most people who are predisposed usually never develop the dry skin affliction.
