What originates dry skin and what ingredients in skin moisturizers do work?

Dry skin is originated by 2 factors: (I) One is the alteration done to the skin’s protective barrier resulting in an exaggerated water loss through the skin, and (II) A reduction in the proportion of the skin’s water-retaining sugar and protein molecules. These molecules are the intricate proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) or carbohydrate molecular sequences.

The main organic (i.e. carbon-containing) elements of human cells are proteins, lipids, several carbohydrates and carbohydrate-containing molecules, and the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). The carbohydrate-containing molecules can be quite intricate; those in which carbohydrates are attached to proteins or lipids are known as glycoconjugates. There are 3 main groups of glycoconjugates: glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and glycolipids.

The word glyco- means “sweet” and alludes to monosaccharides or sugars. The role carbohydrates (sugars) play in the production of energy has been known for years. However, their, crucial role in orchestrating the normal structure and function of the body is essentially a new discovery that is the subject of a new blossoming field of science called the ‘sweet science of glycobiology‘.

Many skin moisturizers and emollient solutions sold by cosmetic and skin care companies delay the healing of irritated and injured skin and make the condition worse by inhibiting natural skin repair and increasing skin damage, much as do skin irritants. Simply using occluding products that contain petrolatum and lanolin, which block water loss, doesn’t help. You need a product or ingredient that penetrates the skin and grants true hydration.

Hydrating Dry Skin Naturally

What helps is to protect the skin surface and to aid the skin healing process from within. This is done by providing elements that help the skin heal itself thoroughly.

Despite many years of solid evidence proving that detergents degrade the skin’s innate protective function and damage the skin, most if not all moisturizers and emollients sold by major skin care brands contain high concentrations of detergents and detergent-like chemicals. Furthermore, many of the dyes and optical diffusers used to give the appearance of healthy skin are also damaging to the skin.

Lipids and fats in the skin supply the epidermal blockage to help prevent water loss. These lipids in the upper skin zone known as the stratum corneum are disposed in layers called lamellae. The deeper skin layers contain more typical fats such as triglycerides and phospholipids while the superficial layers have more ceramides, cholesterol and free fatty acids.

Waxes and oils placed on the skin secure the skin’s surface and avoid excess water loss. Cosmetic moisturizers loosen the skin’s protective barrier and hydrate (wet) the skin proteins, however, in the long-run they cause damaging long-term effects.

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- Nancy Hall

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