Gorgeous, Glowing Skin Starts with a Strong Protective Skin Barrier

So here’s the thing: there’s no such thing as beautiful skin or even a healthy body without a strong, resilient protective moisture barrier. It’s our skin’s job to protect us from bacteria, pollutants, toxins, UV rays, and environmental aggressors such as harsh winds and blazing heat.

But repeated sun burns, harsh winds, and cold, exfoliating too zealously, using too strong a cleanser or cleansing too often, and applying overly aggressive anti-aging or anti-acne ingredients can all harm our skin’s moisture barrier, which is our outermost layer of skin (also known as the epidermis) that guards against external stressors. And when it’s not adequately protected, the moisture barrier can start to crack, leaving skin more vulnerable to free radicals and other forms of damage.

The result is dry, irritated skin that feels tight and uncomfortable even after using the most emollient moisturizer. Other signs of a protective barrier not working up to its full potential include:

·      Flaky, scaly skin

·      Itchiness

·      Infection

·      Rough patches

·      Stinging, especially after applying skin products

·      Acne

Here are a few steps to bring our protective barriers back to fighting form and prevent future damage:

1.        Cleanse with warm vs hot water

2.        Use a gentle yet thorough cleanser: Our Prelude Facial Treatment Cleanser is powered by our MicroFusion Technology™, which acts like a magnet to carefully draw out micro-pollutants and pore-clogging debris that can cause inflammation, blemishes, redness, and accelerated aging without stripping skin.

3.        Wear sunscreen

4.        Exfoliate with care vs zeal

5.        Be kind to pimples: Squeezing, popping, and using harsh anti-acne treatments can all cause trauma to skin and damage our crucial protective moisture barriers.

6.        Reach for barrier-building moisturizers formulated with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, shea butter, jojoba seed oil, and squalane.

Loaded with vitamin C and other powerful active ingredients, our Hydri-C Daily Moisturizer repairs and restores summer-weary skin by providing superior antioxidant protection, stimulating collagen production, reducing wrinkles, brightening skin, and improving elasticity while helping to reduce blemishes and shore up our protective moisture barrier thanks to a potent cocktail of Jojoba Seed Oil, Third Generation Squalane, and Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Oil.

Our Vivid Brightening Serum imparts beautifully glowing and more evenly toned skin, while fading sun-induced brown patches, and strengthening and repairing our critical skin barriers with Glycerin, Squalane, and Hyaluronic Acid.

Hydrinity Hydri-C Daily Moisturizer and Vivid Brightening Serum are only available on our website or through participating Hydrinity clinical professionals. You can find your nearest one by visiting https://www.hydrinity.com/pages/find-a-professional.