Factors impacting your skin barrier

The skin barrier acts as a protective shield, preventing harmful aggressors and maintaining skin hydration and balance. This blog post explores the significance of the skin barrier for healthy skin, the factors impacting it, and ways to strengthen and protect it. 

What is the skin barrier

Your skin's outermost layer, the skin barrier, consists of dead skin cells, lipids, and proteins. The lipids act as a protective shield, retaining water and blocking harmful substances, while the proteins provide strength and flexibility to the barrier.

 The skin barrier function

• Safeguarding the skin against environmental factors—shielding it from detrimental substances like dirt, dust, and bacteria.

• Ensuring skin hydration—hindering water evaporation from the skin.

• Guarding the skin against infections—preventing harmful bacteria from infiltrating.

• Preserving the skin's pH balance—an essential aspect of skin health.

 Factors that impact your skin barrier

• Exposure to pollution, UV radiation, and extreme temperatures can compromise the skin barrier.

• Using high-concentration products with ingredients like acids and exfoliants can disrupt the skin barrier.

• Dehydration - Skin becomes more vulnerable to damage when dehydrated, losing its natural moisture.

• Aging leads to thinner skin with reduced moisture retention, weakening the skin barrier.

Indications of a compromised skin barrier

Experiencing a weakened skin barrier may result in symptoms like dryness, itching, redness, and inflammation, making you more prone to skin infections. 

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