A key to creating healthy, glowing skin is to bring your skin’s pH back into balance. The outer layer of your skin, the acid mantle, is the protective layer that comes into contact with the world you live in. When it's healthy, it does an amazing job of protecting your skin from environmental factors such as pollution and bacteria; it secretes enzymes to break down excess sebum in the skin; it keeps your skin soft and supple; and it produces antigens close to the skin to boost your immune system and fight against the growth of bad bacteria. Bacteria, allergens and foreign bodies find their way through your skin when the mantle is out of balance and cause trouble….once they get to your blood stream they create inflammation, allergies and breakouts. A quick sign to let you know it is out of balance is when your skin feels tight or dry.
Our skin has a normal pH of 4.5-5.5 and women are known to have a more acidic mantle than men. Oily skin has a higher pH making it more alkaline (due to the increased sebum) and is more susceptible to infection since bacteria can grow and develop in an alkaline environment. ~ bacteria does not like or thrive in acidic conditions. Dry skin has a more acidic pH and causes itching and inflammation. Everything that comes in contact with your skin (soaps, toners, lotions, wind, water, smoke) has a direct impact on the skin’s pH. Our skin has natural mechanisms to bring it back into balance, however, we need to be sure we are treating it with products that support that balance so it is able to do its job.
So what are the ways that we break down our pH?
Four ways to bring your skin’s pH back into balance:
Be kind to your skin ~ you wear it everyday
~ Debra
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Wonderful Article! Thank you!
Sending peace and love your way,
~Charlotte
Barbara
July 04, 2016
Great article ! Useful information! :))