“The extracellular matrix is critical for maintaining the structure and function of the skin and other tissues, acting as a barrier to the entry of microorganisms and toxins,” Hidalgo explaine ...

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They actively degrade the lipids in your skin barrier through a process called lipid peroxidation. As these protective fats break down, your skin becomes more permeable to other toxins and more ...

Our skin barrier which is mainly made of stratum corneum and lipid matrix, is important to maintain skin hydration and ...

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Often compared to a brick wall, the skin barrier is composed of interlocking pentagonal corneocytes (bricks) enmeshed in a lipid matrix (mortar). Abnormalities in the structure and function of the ...

“The bricks are skin cells and the mortar is the lipid lamellae that surround the skin cells.” Meaning, a healthy skin barrier is a strong brick wall, with no holes or damage to the bricks and ...

In a human clinical study, these devices effectively breached the skin barrier, allowing direct access to the epidermis with minimal associated discomfort and skin irritation. In a mouse model ...

Initial studies of staphylococcal adhesion focused on binding to the extracellular matrix and plasma proteins ... different patterns of colonization to skin epithelial layers, which may contribute ...

“Boosting the skin barrier’s natural lipid generation, is also useful,” adds Du-Harpur. “Simple’s Repairing Rich Cream (containing ceramide boosting technology) can help restore the appearance of ...