Beginning this topic by know about real reason.
Every product declare that it fully absorbed into your skin and target the condition, offering best results, but how much is it true? Are products actually works for skin or not?
If you know about how skin interact with skincare products and how it consumed into the skin it helps you to choose right product and helps you to saves money and time.
This article simply explains about how skin absorbed skincare and what science behind this.
How skin is formed?
The function of skin is to protect body. Stratum Corneum is the outer layer of skin which works as a skin barrier. This skin barrier protect skin from environmental damage.
Skin barrier is made up of closely packed cells and lipids. These helps hold skin moisture and protect body from oxidative stress. That's why not any product can easily pass through skin barrier and absorbed.
What Can Resolved Product Taking In?
Every skincare ingredient work differently not works the same way.
It depends on
- What is the molecular size of ingredient
- How much it is soluble, either it is water based or oil based
- Ingredient concentration
- Shape of skin
In reality Do Active Ingredients Works?
Scientific tested ingredient are enter into the skin and actually works .
Some Active Ingredient examples are
- Retinol
- Salicylic Acid
- Vitamin C
- Niacinamide
These active ingredient are formulated to enter into the skin and actually targeted the skin condition and helps treating them.
But, these ingredients can enter into the outer layer of skin and works, ingredients can't enter into deep layer of skin.
What Type Of Ingredients Can't fully Absorbed Into The Skin?
Many ingredients does not fully absorbed into the skin, these formulate like that.
Examples of these ingredients are,
- Few Essence oil
- High relative molecular mass peptides( short chain of amino acids)
- Heavy Occlusives
These types of ingredients can work on the surface of skin and helpful for skin but for any other reasons.
These ingredient hold moisture in skin and guard the skin .
Function of Formulation.
How product work into the skin and how skin can interact with ingredient, are all due to how formulation of product are occured. Formulation of ingredient is more important than only ingredient.
- High quality formulation use
- Appropriate pH level
- Substances added into the product that prevent it from breakdown
- Supply Management
All these helps ingredient work correctly without harmful for the skin
Does Apply more Products Give Better Results?
Apply many products into the skin does not increase the concentration. Skin is design in such a way that, it cannot taking in many products into the skin. Skin restrict many products to penetrate deeply. Too many products can remain in the surface of skin. Always prefer consistency over the amount of product you use.
Increase the Concentration of Product
Several routines can nearly help with concentration.
Like
- Apply products on the wet skin
- Using exfoliation in mildness not excess exfoliation
- Apply the correct layer of products
Everything when done in moderately it's beneficial, same with the skincare products , using too much skincare products at once can disturb skin barrier and lead to skin sensitivity.
Myths VS Reality
Myth: Products can enter deeply into the bloodstream
True: Most of the products can remain in the surface of skin cannot enter into the bloodstream.
Myth: Luxury products can consumed better in the skin
True: Product formulation is more important than luxury products, some affordable products works better.
Myth: Organic ingredients have better Concentration
True: Concentration of products depend on chemical composition, formulation not the base.
Frequently Asked Question
Can skincare products enter deeply into the skin?
No, most of the products can rest in the surface of skin, skin can restrict products to penetrate deeply. Only , some effective products can enter into the skin and work better to target skin condition. Concentration can based on product formulation and size.
What are the name of skincare ingredients that can consumed better?
Ingredients are Retinol, Vitamin C , Niacinamide, Salicylic acid can enter usefully. In case, when these ingredients are formulated correctly.
Why do some ingredients stays in the skin?
Because of high molecular size and heavy structure these ingredients stays in the skin. These ingredients works in the surface of skin to protect skin and hold moisture in skin.
Is it true that luxury skincare products ca absorbed more better?
No, concentration of products based on formulation, quality and amount of product not on price.
Conclusion.
Skin function is to protect barrier and hold moisture, not many products can enter deeply into your skin or damaged your body or barrier. Many products designed to penetrate in the skin to work better and treat skin issue. But, all these depends on product formulation , quality of products, delivery management and concentration of products. Also, consistency of your skincare product that helps skin to work more effectively. By knowing all these, you can make better choices to select product that work rightly and saves your time, money and energy.