How to restore skin moisture balance

Skin moisture balance and its maintenance. I would dare to say that this is one of the biggest problems of modern women, as well as men, when it comes to skin care. Seasonal changes, heaters, air conditioners, air pollution, poor diet, improper skin care - all these factors affect the skin's moisture balance. Sometimes you need not only a good moisturizer, but also to adjust your diet, drink more water, take supplements and ensure proper indoor humidity.

Maintaining skin moisture

As always, a little theory to make it easier to understand how the skin maintains moisture balance. The outer layer of the skin contains an intercellular substance, which mainly consists of ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids. With the help of these substances, water is retained in the skin and moisture balance is maintained and a strong protective layer of the skin is formed. However, when the skin is stressed due to cold, heat, dry or polluted air, mechanical stress, products with irritating ingredients applied to the skin, or simply due to aging processes, the intercellular substance of the skin and the synthesis of substances contained in it weaken and the skin's moisture balance is disrupted. And then we must come to the skin's aid by providing it with substances that help restore moisture balance.

The best moisturizers

So, about those substances. And this time I will not start with the much-vaunted hyaluronic acid. Of course, it is a very useful substance for the skin, but besides it there are certainly others, no worse. I would like to single out ceramides. As I already mentioned, ceramides in the skin are practically the most important substance on which the skin's moisture balance depends. Of course, synthetic ceramides in creams will not restore natural ones in any way, but scientific research confirms that ceramides in beauty products can help restore the skin's moisture balance and protective barrier faster. And if you see cholesterol and fatty acids in the product's composition, next to the listed ceramides, the product will definitely be effective.

What restores skin moisture?

The already mentioned hyaluronic acid, which is distinguished by its ability to attract hundreds of times more water than its own volume. This acid helps restore the moisture balance and protective barrier of the skin. In fact, it is very important that the beauty product contains more than one moisturizing substance and that the substances with a strong moisturizing effect are supplemented by others, such as glycerin, proteins, cholesterol, amino acids, linolenic acid, urea, vitamin B3, triglycerides, phospholipids, elastin, collagen, xylitol and many others. And if the skin is prone to dryness, look for the following best moisturizing oils in the composition - apricot kernels, olives, avocados, safflowers, rose hips, hemp seeds, wheat germ, evening primrose, rapeseed, castor, sunflower, sesame, plum kernels, soybeans, jojoba and shea butter. I really hope that I will be able to find a good moisturizing product, but at the same time, I want to emphasize once again that other factors are also important - nutrition, water, the surrounding environment, and gentle skin care.