No matter how you cut it, we are living in hard times. If you are reading this, you’ve probably never seen anything like the challenges we are experiencing as a nation, or as a world, in your lifetime. Maybe your parents haven’t either.

So what can we do when times get this hard?

Well, we have to continue taking care of ourselves. 

Part of this is self care. We have to wake up in the morning and believe in our own value and self worth, and do the things necessary to give ourselves strength. This means making sure that you are getting enough sleep and eating a healthy, well-balanced diet. It means staying informed enough about what is going on to be educated, without becoming over-informed and descending into anxiety. Maybe it even means committing to a healing yoga practice or nice bath to help yourself relax.

Even in the face of unparalleled challenges, these things are important. 

The next thing is taking care of your health. 

Right now we are hearing about our health A LOT. It's probably on our minds maybe more than a little bit every single day. In a way, that’s good. A public recommitment to health and wellness is good for all. 

But what can you do to work on your skin health every day? Your skin is your largest organ and it plays a vital role in keeping the things you need, like water and vitamins, in; while keeping the things you don’t need, like bacteria and reactive oxygen species, out. By repairing your skin barrier, you can build a much more resilient wall for your body.

What is the skin barrier?

The skin barrier is a scientific way of thinking about the outermost layer of your skin, the epidermis. The term refers to the main function of the skin: limiting water loss through the skin.

Not only does the skin barrier limit water loss from the body, allowing us as organisms that depend totally on water, to walk around in an environment with very low humidity, but it also limits penetration of chemicals into the skin. 

Although this slows down absorption of nutrients and noxious chemicals applied topically, “limits penetration” does not mean that this layer is impermeable. This can be seen by observing water loss across the skin, which can be measured easily in our modern age of science.

How To Repair Your Skin Barrier

Well, the easy, glib answer is, get some Skin Actives products! But you need to know more than that when it comes to skin barrier repair. 

Prevention is always key and so we recommend applying sunscreen to skin that is going to come in contact with sunlight everyday. Of course you want to do everything you can to fight Reactive Oxygen Species, so make sure that you are using serums and creams packed with antioxidant power. And you’ll want to fight wrinkles and declining elasticity of the skin with something that boosts your collagen production.

Who Should Use Collagen Serum?

What’s so great about our collagen serums is that everyone can use them, and everyone should. We’ve found that these serums create amazing outcomes for women and men alike.

If you are old enough to be wearing make-up, you’re old enough to be protecting your skin from the damage that make-up causes. When you are talking about prevention, it’s hard to be too young to start! 

Meanwhile the body’s ability to manufacture collagen depreciates every year as we age. This means that the older you are, the more dramatic the improvement can be!

It’s simple to get the most out of our collagen serums. Follow these simple steps:

1. After cleaning your face, apply a thin coat all over. Make sure to get the areas around your eyes and the corners of your mouth.
2. Lock in your collagen serum layer with your favorite sunscreen.
3. Before going to bed, wash your face and add another thin coat to do it’s work while you sleep.

Skin Actives Products Boost Collagen Production

Our collagen serums are exactly what you are looking for to reignite those collagen producing cells. We have three great options.

1. Our classic Collagen Serum is still a bestselling winner, packed with antioxidant actives and the key to our success: Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF). This is a foundational Skin Actives product that has helped thousands of people, all over the world, reduce fine lines and wrinkles while increasing elasticity.

2. But we didn’t want to rest on our laurels, so we outdid ourselves instead! If you haven’t had a chance to try our Advanced Ageless Collagen Serum with ROS* BioNet™ and Apocynin, now is the time. This next step in collagen skin care features our classic formulation uplifted with two great new actives. ROS* BioNet is our patented blend of antioxidant proteins, giving Advanced Ageless Collagen Serum even more antioxidant power. Apocynin works both sides of the equation, anchoring collagen growth and acting against inflammation.

3. We didn’t want to leave our vegan friends out of the loop! So we formulated a Vegan Collagen Serum too. How can you incite collagen growth without animal products? Well, you use actives that tell your skin to activate and grow your own collagen! This one is perfect for people with ethical lifestyles.

It’s really that easy!