When your skin feels dry, irritated, tight, unusually sensitive, or constantly breaking out, the problem is not always “bad skin.” Sometimes, your skin barrier may simply be struggling. Your skin barrier is the outer layer of your skin that helps retain moisture and protect against environmental stressors, irritation, and excessive dryness. When it becomes disrupted, the skin can start to feel out of balance. Over-cleansing, harsh scrubs, strong actives, environmental factors

Somewhere along the way, skincare became very complicated. Ten-step routines. Layering acids. Trying every trending product on the internet. And somehow, many people still end up with skin that feels irritated, overwhelmed, or out of balance. The truth is, more products do not always mean healthier skin. Over-cleansing, over-exfoliating, and constantly switching products can disrupt your skin barrier (protection) or leave the skin feeling dry, sensitive, or reactive. Sometime