I often hear from clients who've been having trouble with
dehydration amidst breakouts, "I know, I know, I don't drink enough
water."(I even hear this from other Estheticians who advise their acne and dry skin clients alike to drink more water to help with dehydration!)
The truth is, skin dehydration actually has very little to do with your water intake - your organs get all of the water first, then your skin gets the little bit left over, but that's usually enough.
Let's put it this way: by the time your skin is dry from not drinking enough water, you're so thirsty, you're dying.