Sentences with phrase «weakened skin barrier»

This type of eczema is usually genetic, resulting from a weakened skin barrier which leaves the skin unable to keep out irritants, allergens, and pathogens, and unable to hold onto moisture.

Helps restore damaged and weakened skin barrier.

It weakens the skin barrier — which is the best moisturizer you're naturally born with.

There are several ways to achieve that, like using ingredients that weaken skins barrier function (alcohol for example) or using specific low molecular weight ingredients.

Not exact matches

The team suggest that «malfunctions» in the production of the tight junctions may be a contributing factor that explains why some people have conditions such as eczema, where the skin barrier is weakened, which leads to bacterial infiltration, inflammation, scratching and further infection.

Disruption to the skin's acid mantle results in skin irritation and weakens overall skin barrier function.

It has been hypothesized that stress - reducing methods such as hypnosis, massage, and relaxation therapies, could provide benefit to atopic dermatitis patients.29 Stress has been implicated in weakening the barrier function of the skin in healthy individuals, and delaying skin healing in patients with atopic dermatitis.30 One study demonstrated 10 of 12 children had decreased itching and scratching 18 months after hypnotherapy treatment.

They increase the skin pH to the point where the skin barrier function weakens.

Individuals with higher omega 6 levels had more inflammatory cytokines in the skin tissue, a weakened epidermal barrier and increased sebum production.

These environmental toxins destroy healthy microflora and weaken skin epidermal barriers.

On the other hand, ingredients like alpha hydroxy acids and amino fruit acids can help exfoliate and deep clean, but they can also be overly acidic, which can disrupt the lipid barrier in skin and even weakens skin's natural defenses to environmental pollution.

Topical oleic acid (omega 9) weakens and destabilises the human skin barrier, resulting in decreased moisture retention, micro-fissures and inflammation, and heightened vulnerability to air pollution and other irritants.

Simple alcohols (common examples are methanol, ethanol / ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and denatured alcohol), which give products an anti-bacterial property, can dry out the skin and therefore weaken its role as our protective barrier.

Dry, flaky, itchy, irritated or sensitive skin are all common signs of a damaged or weakened barrier function.

Especially if your skin is sensitive, they can also weaken your skin's moisture barrier.

Too much rubbing can weaken the skin's barrier function and cause inflammation.

«Moisturizer impedes this process, and while exfoliation is often thought of as really harsh, it will actually strengthen your skin's barrier function by stripping away weakened cells on the skin's surface and letting stronger, fresher cells underneath come forward.»