Do you need to use moisturizer during the summer season? Dermatologists answer

But in a 2023 interview, Dr. Vicki Belo, the founder and CEO of Belo Medical Group, said she is "anti-moisturizer because you create your own moisture" and "it should come from inside your skin."

Belo also said moisturizing products stop the skin's natural ability to regenerate cells and moisturize itself.

However, in an interview with Dr. Philip Lorena, a board-certified dermatologist, he said that there is no harm in using a moisturizer, especially during the summer season when our skin really needs it.

"Especially this summer, it's essential that aside from protecting your skin from the sun, you have to find the right moisturizer," Lorena said.

"We should consider it as one of the basic skin care that we have to apply on a daily basis because hydrating and moisturizing the skin are some of the ways not just to slow the aging process but to age gracefully," he added.

Using sunscreen on a daily basis, regardless of the weather and where you are in the world, also fight skin aging.

In response to those who are anti-moisturizers, Lorena said it has never been part of their medical training "to discourage someone from using a moisturizer."

"In general, you still need to moisturize because it's very hot [during summer], and our weather [in the Philippines] can make our skin prone to dryness," he said.

Marian Macapagal, another board-certified dermatologist, agreed with Lorena and said she approves using moisturizers.

"We never not recommend applying a moisturizer or lotion since we're trying to protect the skin barrier," Macapagal told GMA News Online during the The Beauty Edit's Revox B77 event.

The skin barrier, located in the epidermis's upper layer (stratum corneum), is a crucial part of your body's defense system. It shields your skin from pollution, ultraviolet rays, and toxins, among other things.

"If your skin barrier is protected, it's moisturized, then it's a lesser risk for your skin to get irritated or infected," Macapagal said.

—MGP, GMA Integrated News