How to Repair Post-Summer Dryness and Restore Your Skin Barrier
After months of sun exposure, beach trips, and air-conditioned interiors, September often brings an unwelcome change to your skin: persistent tightness, dullness, and a rough texture.
While summer memories last, UV radiation and environmental stressors take a direct toll on the skin’s outermost layer—the lipid barrier. Clinical studies demonstrate that exposure to ultraviolet light significantly downregulates essential skin barrier proteins (such as filaggrin and loricrin), leading to an increase in Trans-Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) [1].
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