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How's Your Barrier, Bro?
Esquire US
|March 2025
Your skin barrier is vital to your health and your looks and chances are you don't even know about it. Here's how to make sure it's doing its job.
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE MIRROR, YOUR skin is not one entity. It is your body's largest organ, but skin comprises a complex system of layers that must work together to function properly. Chief among them is the skin barrier, which keeps everything in balance. When it's working well, you don't notice it. When it's not? That's a different story. Nearly every skin issue-from acne to sensitivity-can be addressed by improving your skin barrier, which is why companies are eager to tout their barrier-improving prowess. But what is it exactly? And what should you be doing to help it out?
This story is from the March 2025 edition of Esquire US.
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