Can Moisture Loss Affect Skin Health?

You might not think about your skin like you do your other body parts, but it needs hydration too! Hydrated skin is healthy skin. To keep your skin hydrated, you have to drink enough water, but that's not all! You also have to understand how your skin is losing moisture and what you can do to keep it happy, healthy, and hydrated.

Here we've got everything you need to know about how to keep your skin happy and healthy!

Transepidermal Water Loss and What to Do 

Ever wonder why your skin gets dry and rough? Turns out, it's through a process called transepidermal water loss. That's when moisture seeps out through your epidermis and evaporates. Basically, this is when your skin loses moisture through the epidermis. 

But don't fret, because it happens to all of us! However, you must keep your skin hydrated and moisturize it. Not doing so can lead to dry and rough skin that appears dull and can potentially lead to the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. But do we want that? God, no! 

With that being said, transepidermal moisture loss, although occurs naturally, is made worse by certain factors. For starters, cool and dry weather sucks out the moisture from the skin which is a major reason for your skin going haywire during the winters. Additionally, the skin barrier is more permeable during the night which allows for quicker transepidermal water loss (we really can’t do anything about this one!). A practice that we can be more vary about and avoid is overwashing and over-exfoliating too harshly. Compromised skin barrier leads to stressed and dull skin which makes keeping it intact all the more essential! Speaking of…

What’s the Skin Barrier, Really?

The first line of defense against environmental aggressors such as pollution, viruses, and microbes - the skin barrier consists of three layers that work in harmony to keep the goodness inside and flush the toxins out. 

How to Strengthen the Skin Barrier 

• pH-Optimized Skincare Products
  A slightly acidic pH for the skin is essential. It keeps the skin in optimal condition and keeps the skin barrier intact. This means that anything that would interfere with the pH levels will throw the skin off balance as well. 
• Load up on Antioxidants
  Vitamin C and E are top ingredients when it comes to maintaining and repairing the skin. They fight against free radical damage that are primarily skin-damaging molecules. Antioxidants fight these aggressors and keep the skin barrier safe. 
• Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize
  Give your skin a huge sip of hydration by replenishing the skin with fatty acids and fixing the lipid barrier. Using a nourishing moisturizer helps reduce water loss, fortifies the skin barrier, and offers deep hydration to the skin. Arvelon’s Nourishing Moisturizer is a lightweight moisturizer that keeps the skin barrier healthy and keeps the skin happy! 
  
  

Keeping the skin healthy and hydrated is essential. It takes time and consistent effort for a skincare routine to work and show results. With winters approaching, make sure you’re moisturizing the skin in the AM and PM for a well-maintained skin barrier and healthy skin. 

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