While everyone has their own skin type, the barrier function of the skin and its importance remains the same for everyone. Our skin is here to protect us and in return, we need to provide it with appropriate care by using a suitable moisturizer on our skin when possible. However, a suitable moisturiser isn’t necessarily relative to the price tag associated, it’s about choosing the appropriate one for you and your skin. We talked to Dr. Fabrizio Spada about skin and why we need to choose a suitable moisturiser so we can help maintain the skin barrier function.
How important is it to take care of the skin?
The skin is the largest organ that we have and is responsible for the interface between our body and the environment. It is involved in temperature regulation, and our immune response to environmental factors, so taking proper care of its structure is very important, and that’s why you need to cleanse your skin to remove debris or other contaminants from the environment, but you also want to make sure the structure is intact to maintain the hydration that is intrinsic in our skin.
How does a moisturiser work to take care of the skin?
At Ego some of our moisturisers are formulated with what we call “three distinct types of moisturising ingredients”. You want a humectant, which is a molecule which is supposed to trap the moisture inside the skin, but you also want an emollient and an occludent. What they do is create a layer on the skin to minimise the moisture loss from the skin, even throughout the day.
3 distinct types of moisturising ingredients
