Best ways to Repair your Skin Barrier in 2024

Are you bothered about your skin barrier being damaged? Our skin barrier is our outermost layer of the skin. It protects our skin from harmful environmental stress, pollution and not only that it also protects us from the harmful bacteria, fungus from entering into the deeper layer of the skin. So how do we take care of our skin barrier so that it continue to protect us? Well, If you think your skin barrier is damaged don’t worry because I have got some best solutions for you to repair your skin barrier. But first we have to identify if our skin barrier is damaged and what is the reason behind it.

How to identify if your skin barrier is damaged?

1. Skin feels irritated and itchy- If your skin feels irritated and itchy then it can be a sign of damaged skin barrier.
2. Redness occurs- Redness is also a sign of damaged skin barrier.
3. Skin feels more dry and dull- When you skin barrier is disrupted skincare products cannot penetrate properly and as a result you get more dry and dull skin.
4. Breakout- Breaking out is common when you have damaged protective layer. Acne prone skin type are more prone to it.
5. Irritation to fragrance- With damaged skin barrier, your skin can get irritated to fragrance even when you were not allergic to fragrance before.

Reasons why your skin barrier is getting damaged?

1. Over exfoliation- One of the reasons why you have damaged skin barrier is maybe you are overdoing it with the exfoliants. If you are exfoliating regularly and using too many exfoliating products, it can irritate your skin. Read more about over exfoliation.
2. Using too much products- When you can focusing on too many skin concerns, you try to solve them all at once. But this is not the right way to go. 
3. Not applying sun protection- Sometimes I feel like the skincare world is making the sun ‘the villain’. but that’s not it. I promise sun have so many benefits but when it comes to the skin it does some damage. And with proper protection we can reduce damage. The UV rays of the sun can damage our skin barrier. When we don’t apply sunscreen we get tanned skin, skin burns. These are the signs of damaged skin barrier. 
4. Any product reaction- can be a product that is not suitable to your skin type. that is why patch test is recommended by most of the brands.
5. Alkaline soaps – our skin acidic in nature. when we use alkaline soaps we destroy the acid mantle of our skin hereby our skin becomes vulnerable to bacteria, fungi, pollution, environmental stress.

How to repair?

1. To repair your skin barrier, Stop using exfoliants for a few weeks.
2. Use hydrating serums.
3. Need moisturizer to nourish the skin barrier.
4. Simplify your skincare routine as much as possible. Allow it to calm down. Cleanse your skin, use any hydrating serum and then moisturizer. That’s it. You don’t need any more for 2-3 weeks.
5. Focus on one issue. Stop using too many products.
6. Start exfoliation after few weeks and this time start with less percentage of exfoliation. Use phas instead ahas. 
7. Avoid essential oils.
8. Use sun protection daily.

 If nothing helps, go see a dermatologist. He/ She can help you better with these conditions.