Skin Barrier Skin Saviours
29 Dec 2021
By bws
Is your skin barrier damaged? How would you know? Don't worry we have the answers!
Many people don’t know about the importance of taking care of your skin barrier, your skin is actually made up of many layers which each help protect your body in different ways. The top layer of your skin is the toughest, it acts as a brick wall against all of life's damaging aggressors such as sun damage and pollution damage.
So how do you find out if your skin barrier is damaged?
Well, for drier skin types, when your skin barrier is healthy, you’ll find your skin typically feels soft to the touch and looks plump so look for signs that your skin is flaking or fine lines are more present in the skin. For those with oilier skin, a common sign you have a damaged skin barrier is that your skin is dehydrated. For oilier skin types you can do a simple test to see if your skin is less oily than normal, simply get some botting paper or even a tissue and separating one ply from the tissue. Apply it to your oiliest areas and let that sit for a few minutes before checking how much oil has been absorbed. If you find there is less oil than normal transferring to the blotting paper or tissue, your skin is likely dehydrated and is absorbing the oils on your skin to compensate.
Okay so I’m pretty sure my skin barrier is damaged... what am I going to do to fix it?!
Don’t stress for starters (that will only cause a breakout and that’s a whole other issue)! Skin barriers can often be restored very easily by just following a simple skincare regime. Your main focus points are to use a PH balancing facewash and using moisturising ingredients in your toners, serums and moisturisers such as ceramides and humectants like hyluronic acid or glycerin. We’d also advise laying off the active ingredients for a week or so to let your skin recover!
Pro tip: It’s also important to remember that you skin health starts from within. As cliché as it sounds, drinking enough water each day will make a big difference to the health of your skin. It’s recommended that you should drink 2 litres a day so take note of how much your daily intake of water is and see if you can increase it.
So, any products in mind?
Of course, we’ve got you covered! Keep on scrolling to see our top picks for restoring your skin barrrier and getting you back to your best self!
Pharmaceris – A Puri-Sensilique Calming Moisturising Face Toner
The toner restores the skin’s healthy pH balance, effectively removing impurities and make-up residues. The innovative IMMUNO-PREBIOTIC FORMULA soothes irritations and controls skin hypersensitivity. Hyaluronic acid deeply moisturizes the skin, bringing long-lasting comfort.
Volume: 200 ml
Pharmaceris – A Vita-Sensilium
The cream provides long-lasting hydration, smoothes out the skin and makes it soft and elastic again.
Carefully selected moisturizing and nourishing ingredients (green algae, Glucam®, cogon grass extract, olive wax) strengthen the protective hydro-lipid mantle of the skin. They offer effective protection from moisture loss and excessive dryness resulting from exposition to environmental aggressors.
Volume: 50 ml
Pharmaceris A - A&E-Sensilix
The serum is a base of vitamin A with a high concentration of vitamin E (8%) helps to prevent micro-irritation of the skin caused by external factors, enhancing its natural and anti-oxidative properties. It actively regenerates by slowing down the physiological ageing process.
The skin becomes firmer, deep wrinkles are evened out and skin texture becomes smoother.
The skin is much better hydrated and enriched, while its healthy and natural look is restored.
Volume: 30 ml
Pharmaceris A - Hyaluro-Sensilium
A water cream formulation with the concentrated action of high and low-molecular weight hyaluronic acid, which is biocompatible with the hyaluronic acid naturally present in human skin.
The product moisturizes the skin on many levels, acting as a highly moisturizing compress that immediately relieves the discomfort and tension of dry skin.
Additional long-lasting moisturization is ensured due to the presence of 3% pro-glucoseZe, a component with strong hygroscopic properties, that binds water and increases the level of hydration in the stratum corneum.
Advanced Immuno-Prebiotic and Leukine-barrier formulas rebuild the damaged skin's protective barrier, alleviate existing irritations and actively prevent new ones, including redness, hypersensitivity and allergic reactions caused by higher exposure to allergens, for example during periods of pollen emission.
Volume: 40 ml
Pharmaceris A - Corneo-Sensilium
A dermatological cream with a patent-protected composition has a corrective action on damaged epidermis.
Intensively regenerates the skin with disturbed barrier function of the stratum corneum and thinning symptoms, e.g. after treatments, micro damage, irritation and abrasions. It has a documented strengthening and restoring effect on the physiological thickness of the epidermis.
It moisturizes and lubricates the skin, eliminating dryness and roughness of the epidermis and restoring the natural balance of the stratum-corneum protective layer.
Volume: 75 ml
Pharmaceris – Emotopic Emolient Barrier Cream
Recommended for daily care of sensitive, dry, and very dry skin of the face and body, prone to irritation and allergic reactions.
Also suitable for protecting the skin against environmental aggressors (frost, wind, dry air, irritants) which make the skin rough, irritated, prone to micro damages or contact eczema (around the hands, elbows, face, knees).
Also to be used preventively on heal thy skin to prevent dryness and minimize the risk of developing, aggravating or triggering the recurrence of atopic dermatitis symptoms. No age limitation.
Volume: 75 ml
Pharmaceris – Emotopic Dermo-Proactive Mineral Cream
The mineral cream is indicated for use on the face and body, for babies from the first day of life, children and adults, in order to provide very high protection from solar radiation and minimize skin irritation caused by exposure to environmental aggressors (sun, wind, sub-zero temperatures).
It is recommended for sensitive and atopic skin which is prone to allergy to sun rays, chemical filters, fragrance compounds and preservatives.
Volume: 75 ml