joshchua
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OKAY SO FIRSTT
When shopping for skincare products, go with a reputable brand. If a brand only seems to be found on Amazon or Ebay then I’d avoid it. Example routines are at the end of the document.
So much time and effort on here is focused on the exciting actives and procedures for maintaining collagen, and while that is absolutely important, maintaining skin health should be your first priority. Get a good routine down with cleansing, moisturising and protecting with SPF, then get started on including the actives.
Acne signs vary depending on the severity of your condition:
When shopping for skincare products, go with a reputable brand. If a brand only seems to be found on Amazon or Ebay then I’d avoid it. Example routines are at the end of the document.
So much time and effort on here is focused on the exciting actives and procedures for maintaining collagen, and while that is absolutely important, maintaining skin health should be your first priority. Get a good routine down with cleansing, moisturising and protecting with SPF, then get started on including the actives.
Acne signs vary depending on the severity of your condition:
- Whiteheads (closed plugged pores)
- Blackheads (open plugged pores)
- Small red, tender bumps (papules)
- Pimples (pustules), which are papules with pus at their tips
- Large, solid, painful lumps under the skin (nodules)
- Painful, pus-filled lumps under the skin (cystic lesions)
FIRST AND FOREMOST WE NEED TO HYDRATE OUR SKIN - So introducing Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) is an objective measurement of skin integrity measured as the amount of water lost across the stratum corneum. TEWL varies greatly across variables such as age and anatomic location, and disruptions in the skin barrier have been linked to inflammatory dermatoses such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Impact of environmental conditions and pollution on TEWL has yet to be determined.
What TEWL actually means (and why it sounds so serious)
Trans epidermal water loss is simple: water leaving your body through your skin. Picture your skin as a brick wall. The bricks are your skin cells, and the mortar holding them together? That's your lipid barrier, made of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids. When that mortar starts to crumble, water escapes through the gaps.
Your body naturally loses water through the skin all day long. It's meant to. The problem starts when you're losing more water than your skin can handle, and suddenly you're dealing with dryness, sensitivity, and skin that feels permanently parched.
The kicker? Most of us are making it worse without realising it.
Why your moisturiser might not be enough
Uncomfortable truth: humans are 60% water. Every cell needs it to function, from temperature regulation to waste removal. When TEWL gets out of control, it's not just your skin that suffers. You're literally dehydrating from the outside in.
Low TEWL equals happy skin. High TEWL equals skin that feels tight, looks dull, shows every fine line, and reacts to everything. If you've ever noticed your skin looking more lined after a long flight or a week of central heating, you've seen TEWL in action.
Methods are below!!(wait still editing i posted this accidentally jfl might finish this tom)
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