What's To Know About Skin & It's Care

Okay so lets lay down some basics....

Our skin has three main sections: Hypodermis, Dermis and Epidermis. Each having a significant function:

The Hypodermis, The inner most layer which is not really considered a part of your skin by some people. This layer is made up of fatty tissue which is there to insulate your body from cold temperatures the best it can, attach your skin to the bone and muscle inside of it, absorb shock or impact, and the fatty cells within this layer also store nutrients and energy to provide to your skin cells through diffusion.

The Dermis, The middle layer of your skin, between the Hypo and Epidermis. This layer is made up of Collagen and Elastin (Structural Proteins), Blood and Lymph Vessels (Blood Vessels carry nutrients and Lymph Vessels allow Lymph to pass through which collects unwanted materials in your body and sends them to the Lymphatic System to be destroyed), Mast Cells (responsible for allergic reactions & Anaphylaxis, wound healing and to heal and defend against Pathogens which are viruses, bacterium, prion, or fungus that cause disease in humans) and Fibroblasts (which also play a key role in healing wounds by migrating to the site and depositing Collagen to help the healing).

The Epidermis, The first and foremost layer of your skin, the skin you look at in the mirror. This section has four layers, (or five layers in your fingertips, palms, and soles of feet), I don't want to go too into depth here so basically within these layers new cells are created to replace the old dead and shed ones, they give skin its' protective proprieties, picking up major Keratin as they make their way from the innermost layer of the epidermis to the outer, making skin waterproof as another defense from organisms by making it unsuitable to live on. Diffusion is no longer strong enough to pass cells nutrients in the third, fourth and fifth layers, so they begin to die and harden. They create barriers that minimizes water loss and cells start to retain moisture that can protect against chemical irritants, allergens, invading microorganisms and when or if this moisture barrier isn't holding you'll find dryness, itchiness, redness, stinging or other concerns which is your skins way of telling you.

 

Note that the Hypodermis is directly under the Dermis

Our skin takes about 28 days to completely rejuvenate itself from the Stratum Germinativum layer outward to the Stratum Corneum and this process is otherwise called the Skin Cell Renewal.

 If you use a cheap, peg wall, or normal quality product for skin care, you can get those immediate results, but the original problem can also be just reoccurring every aprx. 28 days, because generally these products aren't making it through the Dermis to the Epidermis, and no where close to the Hypodermis therefore your only treating the visible skin and the skin with problems is just lying underneath a couple weeks away.  

Thanks for reading!