Whats the Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Skin?
Whether you know it or not, the health of your skin is being judged everyday. You do it yourself when you look in the mirror for blotches and bumps. Other people are also looking at your skin to determine how attractive you are. Is your skin healthy or unhealthy? How do you know the difference? What are the components of healthy skin? Knowing the answers to these questions is the first step in determining how you should be taking care of your skin.
Homeostasis is the term given to our body’s natural state of health or balance. A healthy skin can only be achieved by ensuring the skin’s stability in response to fluctuating external factors. At dermaviduals, we are able to achieve this by first assessing the skin’s specific requirements and then by prescribing use of certain actives in conjunction with a basic dermatological skin care regime. The following are components of healthy skin. Smooth Texture If you look closely at healthy skin, its surface is “regularly irregular.” This means that the skin is not smooth like glass but has tiny peaks around hair follicles and pores, and tiny valleys in between the peaks. These peaks and valleys are consistent throughout the skin giving it a uniform appearance. On the other hand, unhealthy skin does not have a uniform texture. Hydration Healthy skin is well hydrated. It is natural and normal for the skin to regularly slough off its cells. In hydrated skin, this sloughing is not noticeable.
