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Understanding Sensitive Skin: Exploring the Complexities and Challenges

February 24, 2024

Some people feel more discomfort than others after using everyday personal care products like lotions or shampoos. This is often referred to as "sensitive skin." It's a common issue, with many people reporting it in surveys.

The term "sensitive skin" is used when someone's skin reacts strongly to these products, causing discomfort. Surveys show that a lot of people say they have sensitive skin, regardless of their background.

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Understanding Ethnic Variations in Skin Physiology: A Comprehensive Review

February 24, 2024

One of the questions I get most often is some version of this: "I've tried everything. Why does nothing work for my skin?"

Sometimes the answer is the ingredients. Sometimes it's the routine. But sometimes — and this is something the skincare industry rarely talks about honestly — the answer is that the products were never actually designed with your skin in mind.

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Understanding Skin: Structure, Types, and Diversity

February 24, 2024

The skin's main job is to protect us from the world around us. It does this through a complex structure. The outer layer, called the stratum corneum, is like a protective barrier covered with a thin film. To do its job properly, this outer layer needs to be hydrated because water helps keep it strong.

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Intercellular lipids of skin

July 22, 2020

Stratum corneum lipids play a major role in maintaining skin hydration. These intercellular lipids comprise approximately 40% to 50% ceramides, 20% to 25% cholesterol, 15% to 25% fatty acids (that have chain lengths between 16 and 30 carbons, C24:0–C28:0 being the most abundant), and 5% to 10% cholesterol sulfate.

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Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and damage to the skin barrier

July 21, 2020

Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) is the loss of water from the stratum corneum.  And it’s one of the major factors responsible for dry, scaly skin and irritant dermatitis.

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Desquamation: The shedding of skin cells

January 07, 2020

Shedding of skin is a process call desquamation. In normal skin, the whole epidermis is replace in about 42 days and for the stratum corneum alone in about 14 days.

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Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF): How our skin retains water naturally

October 11, 2019

Our stratum corneum contains free amino acids, and other nature occurring chemical lactic acid, urea, and sodium PCA, etc.  These are called “natural moisturizing factors” and are responsible for keeping the skin moist and pliable by attracting and holding water.

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A Quick Overview of skin anatomy and physiology

July 20, 2019

Skin is the organ that protect us from the environment.  It is our widest organ with a weight of about 4 kg and 1.8 m2 surface. It prevents dehydration, stop harmful materials from penetrating into our body, helps maintain our body temperature, and act as a cushions against mechanical shock. Our skin is a living organism, therefore it goes through an aging process and under constant renewal. As we aged, its functionality also decreased.

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The important relationship between Cleanser, Skin pH, and Acne

July 19, 2019

If there’s one thing I can tell you that will make the biggest difference in your acne treatment or taking care of your skin …that will be choosing the right cleanser.  The right cleanser is one that won’t alter our skin pH or damage our skin barrier.

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Y.O.U Experience- LM's Testimonial

June 20, 2019

L.M. is a long time customer of mine.  It’s incredible to read her testimonial for YOU Skincare! Reading and seeing people’s skin health improved gives me joy.  This is why I do what I do and why I never give up no matter how many obstacles came my way! This truly validates my belief that healthy skin can be achieved by being gentle with your skin.  

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How I Cleared My Acne by Repairing My Skin Barrier (After Making It Worse)

February 12, 2019 3 Comments

This is Amy's real acne story: two years of making her skin worse with well-intentioned products, the skin barrier lesson that changed everything, and how that experience became the foundation for barrier-first formulation at YOU Skincare.

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A Brand New YOU!

April 02, 2017 2 Comments

Hi Everyone!

I’m so excited to announce that we’re official on the web (www.youskincare.us) and we have a new look! I want to thank all of you for your support and patience. From the beginning, I wanted to create a product that is not only effective but enjoyable also. Skincare is self care after all ;) That’s the reason I worked so hard to bring you the new packaging.

www.youskincare.us


You placed your trust in me and my products to help improve your skin’s health and I won’t take that for grant. Running a business is hard especially for one person but I can promise you that the reason I start on this journey will never change. I want to share my creations so it can help others who suffer from acne like me. There will be many more challenges lie ahead but I’m excite to face them. I hope I can continue to count on your support ^ _ ^

It’s hard enough to run a business, it’s even harder to do it by yourself. That’s where I am right now. It’s just me from the formulation to the final products. I love all the aspects of it and wouldn’t do it any other way. I’m a perfectionist so I like to be hand on anyway lol. All the funding for the business come out from my own pocket. I am focus on finding the best raw materials and packaging so I can make the most effective products for you that’s why I have no fund for marketing. I hope you can help me to spread the words far and wide!!

I haven’t stop formulating and I have several products in the works! Hopefully I can share them with you soon :)

To celebrate the opening of the shop you can use the code “abrandnewyou” for 10% off effective 4/2 to 4/12. And if you post a pic of your haul on social media with #abrandnewyou you will be enter to win my next product soon to be release (I don’t know the exact date nor the product yet lol there are several in the work so it depending on which one is done testing first! but when it is you will be the first to try it)

I hope you like the new shop (www.youskincare.us) and again I’m so grateful for all your support!

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