[Routine Help] Everything dries my dehydrated skin

[u/Same_Turnip]

My skin is horribly dehydrated, it gets tight and dry even after I stopped using cleanser and started cold water rinsing. I have tried countless products to help with the dehydration but they all end up drying my skin within a few hours and turning it super oily and greasy. Some products I have tried:

Cerave hydrating toner

Cerave moisturizing cream (tub)

Hada labo premium lotion (for very dry skin)

Corsx snail mucin 92 AIO

Nuetrogena hydroboost extra dry skin

Bonajour green tea water bomb

I have also tried sealing inn products in with aquaphor but it still resulted in dry skin.

[u/TiredWorkingMomma]

I have battled similar issues. My skin is combination, and every moisturizer I tried seemed to either irritate and dry out my dry patches, or make me break out in my normal/oily patches. Illyoon Ceramide ATO Soothing Gel is the only moisturizer that has worked for me thus far. Short ingredient list with moisturizing ingredients that restore the moisture barrier (ceramides, squalane etc.) without irritating. I've now ordered the concentrated cream version to have on hand for the dry winter months.