Top 5 Ways to Repair your Skin's Moisture Barrier:

Our skin has an integral defense mechanism that aids to protect it from several harmful external and environmental factors and stresses.

 

 We live in a surrounding that give us both benefits and potential dangers. However, certain environmental problems and factors can negatively affect or damage the skin's natural protective barrier, compromising its capability to function properly.

•      Skin is the moisture barrier of your skin that offers you 24*7 protection. But a busy lifestyle, daily immoderate to extreme sunlight and pollution can weaken and harm your skin’s moisture barrier. Fortunately, there are several ways to repair it and protect your skin’s health from environmental stresses.

•      Read on to be aware what damages the moisture barrier of your skin and how you can mend it by following a few easy steps. 

What is the Skin Moisture Barrier?

The skin moisture barrier, also called as the skin barrier or stratum corneum, is the outermost layer of your skin that play the role as a protective shield.

Its key function is to hold moisture and protect the body from harmful external factors, such as bacteria, viruses, pollutants, and environmental elements.

 It's buildup of a combination of lipids (fats), water, and protein structures, with the corneocytes (dead skin cells) assembled together like bricks in a wall, and the lipids acting as mortar that holds them together.

How to Repair Damaged Moisture Barrier?

Well, these are the 5 meanest and impactful ways to repair your skin moisture barrier. After this brief informative discussion, if you are tolerating and facing this issue, what can be the good solution? How to treat and repair skin barriers to make your skin healthy and moisturize.

1.       Find the cause of the damage:

Every problem have a cause, and the solution to these issues is to drive its source cause and then try efforts to solve it. There may be various reasons for skin barrier damage that we have talk about before.

 

 You should find a considerable basis for this skin issues. After get rid of this cause, you will be capable to repair the damaged skin moisture barrier.

2.       Avoid Harsh Cleansers:

 

Harsh cleansers with powerful detergents or high pH levels can remove or clear the skin of its natural oils, more damaging the moisture barrier. 

 To repair it, choose or find for gentle, hydrating cleansers that do not involve sulfates, alcohol, and other drying ingredients.

3.       Maintain your pH Balance

The pH level ranges between1 to 14 of which pH 7 is regarded to be normal. As we know that the lower level of pH is acid and a number higher than 7 is a base.  The acidic nature of our normal skin is due to a pH level of around 5.7. This acidity offers protection from outside threats like bacteria, viruses, germs or any kind of pollutants and environmental factors. Thus, keep maintaining the skin’s pH balance is very important.

 

 The researchers shown that the normal pH level of your skin is between 4.5 and 5.5. Nonprescription skincare products gives pH level between 3.7 to 8.2. Experts’ advice using a product that gives you a pH matching the skin’s neutral range.

4.       Maintain a Healthy Diet

Your health relies majorly on your meals and daily food intake. Manage a healthy diet. Consume less junk food and add vegetables and fruits that have antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, protein and lots of raw materials. 

 Try to consume food enriched with crucial fatty acids. If your daily food is not giving you enough.

5.       Build a Skincare Routine

Applying various skincare products does not confirm a healthy skincare routine. Every product has a specific time and way of application.

You need to know the sequence of product application and particular time of using. You also need to find products that will suit your skin.

 First, analyze your skin type and then build a daily skincare regimen that involve cleansing, exfoliation and moisturization. Avoid applying too many products. You can also seek advice from a dermatologist to build your skincare routine.