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Treat dry skin to reduce proinflammatory cytokines contributing to age-related diseases

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Dry skin, Skin aging, Skin Care, Skin Moisturizer.

Keeping your skin hydrated as you age is necessary to maintain your skin’s barrier function and inhibit the formation of dry skin. Research now indicates that a collateral benefit of hydrating skin care is a reduction in proinflammatory cytokines circulating in blood. These agents in blood plasma have been associated with inflammaging, which is low level, subclinical inflammation prevalent in aging populations.

Age, weather, and housing impact your skin-care practices

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Current Conditions, Dry skin.

Skin care is a challenge in part because there are a variety of factors that impact the health of your skin. In this article we go over some of the things you need to keep in mind when you periodically evaluate your skin–care practices.

Internet searches for ‘dry skin’ show need for adaptive skin care

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Current Conditions.

Internet searches for ‘dry skin’ and related terms like ‘dry face’ and ‘skin moisturizer’ demonstrate distinct variations by season of the year and location. The frequency of searches for ‘dry skin’ indicates that many people are unprepared to deal with seasonal drying stressors on their skin.

Climate and Dry Skin Potential: What You Need to Know

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Current Conditions.

The water vapor content of outdoor air is the key driver causing seasonal changes in the humidity levels in your residence and hence the magnitude of drying stresses on skin. In fact, because climatic patterns differ across the US (e.g., arid Southwest to temperate Midwest), skin-care practices will also vary.

Managing Your Exposure to Solar UV Radiation for Better Skin Health

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Skin Care.

With spring comes warmer weather and more opportunities to spend time outdoors exercising, recreating, gardening, etc. However, the intensity of solar radiation is also increasing, which means that precautions should be taken to reduce the likelihood of sunburns, and on the longer term, the risk of skin cancers and the photoaging of skin.

Use Adaptive Skin Care to have year-round healthy skin

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Dry skin.

Adaptive Skin Care refers to the ability to adjust your skin care to changes in external skin stressors such as indoor temperature and humidity as well as solar ultraviolet radiation.

Track the Dry Skin Index for Better Skin Care during the Winter

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Dry skin, Skin Care.

If you experience dry, flaky skin—especially during the colder months of the year—then you should actively track changes in the Dry Skin Index (DSI). This proprietary index measures the external drying stresses on skin caused by indoor humidity and temperature.

Warning: Seasonal Dry Skin Can Lead to Itchy Skin

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Dry skin, Skin Science.

Cold, dry air that occurs during the fall, winter, and early spring is the principal source of low indoor humidities that exert drying stresses on skin. These stressors increase the likelihood of dry skin conditions that can subsequently lead to itchy skin (i.e., termed pruritus).

Your skin is aging–here’s what you can do

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Skin aging, Skin Science.

Aging skin is accompanied by biochemical changes that occur in the outer layer of your skin (i.e., the stratum corneum, or SC). These changes degrade the skin’s barrier function as well as its ability to retain water. Consequently, you’re more apt to experience dry skin in response to indoor skin stressors—moderated by both the weather and building properties of your residence.

Let October Be Your Skin Care Preparedness Month!

Written by DW Layton. Posted in Skin Care.

The month of October for most of the United States marks the transition between the warm, humid, part of the year and the cooler months. Cooler weather produces higher indoor drying stresses on skin due to lower indoor humidities and temperatures. Now is a good time to evaluate your skin-care practices before dry, itchy skin develops!