Is there a connection between Skin Irritation – Allergic Skin Reaction, and Beautiful Skin? Yes. I suggest using only skincare products that can help and support the skin’s immune functions.
You may have believed that skincare products had little to do with skin immunity and were just intended to enhance beauty superficially, offer anti-aging benefits, and brighten skin tone and texture. However, the main objective of a skincare product should be to support the skin’s function as an organ and outpost of the human immune system, which leads to skin that looks healthy and is beautiful.
Since the skin is the outermost organ of the body and is constantly exposed to external stressors and pathogens, daily lifestyle and skincare products have an impact on skin health through exposure, application, and accumulation of a variety of substances. The body’s capacity to combat inflammation and dietary fiber intake are strongly associated. After dietary fibre intake, the gut microbiota improves and controls inflammatory responses in a variety of inflammatory illnesses. So, both exogenous (external) and endogenous (internal) factors can impact skin irritation and allergic skin reaction.
The effects of irritants on epidermal structures are influenced by the different chemical properties of molecules. For example, surfactants (used in skin cleansers, shampoos, detergents, etc.) remove skin surface lipids and water-holding substances, organic solvents damage cell membranes, and other compounds, such as formaldehyde, induce direct cytotoxic damage of keratinocytes (skin cells).
A Good Skincare Product = A Healthy Skin Barrier = Less Potential for Skin Irritation = Less Allergic Skin Reaction = Reduced Economic Impact
A Good Skincare Product Must Provide the Following Major Components for A Functionally Healthy Skin Barrier that Results in Healthy Looking and Beautiful Skin:
- The natural moisturizing factor
- A healthy lipid composition
- Vital nutrient components of ECM (extracellular matrix)
- The natural moisturizing factor (NMF) is a mixture of small water-soluble compounds present in the upper layer of the skin, stratum corneum (SC). The NMF components are urea, pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), and potassium lactate/sodium lactate.
- Lipids are one of the fundamental components of the skin. A vast array of hydrophobic molecules play a vital role in the skin’s barrier function, inhibiting excessive transcutaneous evaporative water loss (TEWL) and preventing entry of microbes, allergens, and other xenobiotics (Knox & O’Boyle, 2021).
L’elixir Range of Skincare Is Unique For Its Benefits
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In addition to the above two ingredient categories, the L’elixir range of skincare is also using the three most potent ingredients to support the skin’s role as an organ of the human immune system:
- Echinacea purpureaAstragalus Root Extract
- Ectoine
Echinacea purpurea, Astragalus Root Extract, and Ectoine are capable of enriching and modulating the immune response of the skin in response to external stressors as well as providing beautiful and healthy-looking skin (Kim et al., 2013; Yotsawimonwat et al., 2010).
Have you ever wondered why different persons suffer skin irritation, and allergic skin reaction conditions to various degrees when exposed to the same irritant under the same conditions? The status of the skin’s barrier function and the TEWL level are straightforward explanations. Hence, the L’elixir range of skincare products is a unique offering.
Cheeers,
Manoj Jain
REFERENCES:
Kim, J. H., Kim, M. H., Yang, G., Huh, Y., Kim, S.-H., & Yang, W. M. (2013). Effects of topical application of Astragalus membranaceus on allergic dermatitis. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology, 35(1), 151–156. https://doi.org/10.3109/08923973.2012.733708
Knox, S., & O’Boyle, N. M. (2021). Skin lipids in health and disease: A review. In Chemistry and Physics of Lipids (Vol. 236). Elsevier Ireland Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105055
Yotsawimonwat, S., Rattanadechsakul, J., Rattanadechsakul, P., & Okonogi, S. (2010). Skin improvement and stability of Echinacea purpurea dermatological formulations. International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 32(5), 340–346. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2494.2009.00559.x