For the past year I've been dealing with what I thought was dehydrated skin. Every post I read said the answer was more hydration including hydrating toners, essences, snail mucin, hyaluronic acid, thick moisturizers, slugging, etc.

The problem is that the more hydrating products I added, the more congested my skin became. Tiny closed bumps started appearing all over my forehead and cheeks. If I stopped moisturizing heavily, my skin felt tight and if I was continuning, I broke out.

At this point I can't tell whether my skin is actually dehydrated anymore or whether ive created a completely different problem

Has anyone else faced this issue? What ended up being the actual issue in your case?