Tips On Using Active Material Skincare Products To Keep Barrier Skin

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JAKARTA - Skin barrier is the outermost layer of skin that functions as the main protection of the body from external factors. Healthy skin barriers will make the skin look smooth, moist, and not easily irritated.

However, if the skin barrier is damaged, then the skin will dry easily, itching, feel attracted, and very sensitive even in soft products. If left in the long term, the skin barrier damage can damage the production of collagen and skin elastin.

Therefore, the skin barrier must be highly maintained so that the skin is healthy and the appearance is well maintained. One of the things that can be done to maintain the skin barrier is to use active skincare products.

However, the use of active skincare must be considered and not recommended to be used simultaneously. The combination of active ingredients simultaneously will even further damage the skin.

A dermatologist, Kemi Fabusiwa, quoted from Bazaar UK, on Friday, May 9, 2025, said tips on using skincare for active ingredients are not to combine products with acid, retinol, and vitamin C.

Don't combine active ingredients at once, such as acid, retinol, and vitaminC. Instead, use on different days or one day as part of your morning routine, rather than using everything at night,' explained Dr. Kemi Fabusiwa.

Then, it is also recommended to use other skincare products that focus on repairing skin barriers. Such as products that contain ceramide, squalence, hyaluronic acid, and colloidal oatmeal.

Ceremide functions to lock the humidity, squalence maintains moisture without easing the pore, and oceanmeals are able to calm the inflamed skin. These ingredients are now easy to find in various products such as facial cleansing, serum, and facial moisturizer.