The Skin Barrier + What You Need to Know

The Skin Barrier + What You Need to Know

What is The Skin Barrier?

The skin barrier is the outermost layer of your skin (also known as the epidermis) that serves as a protective shield from bacteria, environmental stressors (i.e., pollution), irritation, and inflammation, while locking in moisture, and prevents water loss, keeping skin soft, resilient, and healthy. A damaged barrier leads to dry, irritated, sensitive and prone to acne and eczema problems. Simply put, a stronger barrier means more youthful, healthy looking skin. 


Signs Your Skin Barrier May Be Damaged

    • • Dryness 

    • • Flakey skin

    • • Sensitive/reactive/redness

    • • Acne + breakouts

    • • Itchy


    What Contributes to a Damaged Skin Barrier?

    ✓  Environmental factors: Sun exposure, pollution, smoking, harsh weather (i.e., cold, dry air)

    ✓  Health, genetics, and diet

    ✓  Over-exfoliating: Using too many physical and chemical exfoliants could potentially damage the live, healthy cells of your skin.

    ✓  Over-cleansing: By over-cleansing, or using products too harsh for your skin type, can quickly strip your skin of its natural oils, which will leave skin feeling tight and dry. We recommend using a gentle cleanser no more than twice a day.

    ✓  Skipping SPF: SPF is intended to protect your skin against UVA and UVB rays and skipping this essential step can damage cells, lipids, collagen, and DNA which will accelerate the aging process. 


    Skin Care Practices to Follow

    The good news –- you can repair and improve the health of your skin barrier and see improvements within a few weeks, depending on the damage.  Follow these practices:

      • • Simplify your skin care routine

      • • Use gentle, soothing formulas

        • • Avoid use of exfoliators (chemical and physical exfoliants including AHAs, BHAs, Vitamin C, and retinol)

        • • Nourish skin with rich moisturizers and hydrating face serums

          • Use a gentle face wash 

        • Seek products that contain ceramides, emollients (like squalane) and humectants (like hyaluronic acid, glycerin) that pull moisture in and help retain it.

      • • Don’t forget daily use of sunscreen


Repair and Strengthen Your Skin Barrier with These Cellcosmet Products

  • • Gentle Cream Cleanser - a gentle face wash formulated with glycerin, shea butter, olive and sweet almond oil

  • • CellLift Serum - features Hyaluronic Acid and CytoPep™ Cellular Extracts with a blend of peptides, proteins and amino acids that strengthen the skin barrier

  • • These Cellcosmet face creams formulated with CytoPep™ Cellular Extracts, Postbiotics Complex, glycerin, borage, olive & sweet almond oil and more.

    • • Ultra Vital - Our iconic cream deeply revitalizes skin, penetrating at the cellular level to intensely hydrate, restore firmness, and minimize appearance of lines. Also available in light weight Ultra Vital Light.

    • • Concentrated - High-potency hydrating and firming moisturizer supporting skin’s natural production of collagen and elastin.

    • • Preventive - Collagen-building cream that hydrates, brightens, and helps prevent first signs of premature aging. 

    • • Sensitive - Created for the most sensitive complexions: soothes, moisturizes and protects from stressors that trigger irritation.

    • • Cellmen Face Ultra - Formulated for men, this powerful formula rich in proteins, peptides, and collagen deeply hydrates, and protects skin from the early signs of aging and irritation.


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