Our skin

The skin is our largest organ. With it’s surface area of two square metres, it covers us, providing protection against sun, bacteria and dangerous substances. Human skin is divided into three main layers - each layer in it’s turn is made up of further functional layers.

Get to know your skin status

By status, I mean it’s appearance, quality and visible characteristics, though skin status also depends on your subjective perceptions of your own skin.

Normal - resilient, soft, pliant. No obvious problems with dry or greasy areas of the face. The skin is balanced.

Sensitive - typically itching, burning or stinging sensations occur frequently. Strong reactions in contact with cosmetics, skin creams and sunlight.

Dry skin - feels tight and easily irritated and can look chapped in places. The secretion of certain oils and humectants (water absorbing substance used to keep things moist) in the hydrolipidic film is defective in this type of skin, so moisture evaporates more rapidly. Unlike normal skin, which is covered by an emollient film of naturally occurring lipids that prevent evaporation, dry skin needs extra help with these functions. Olive Squalane supports healthy hydration, hence why it’s one of the natural products I chose for my range. Take a look at it’s benefits under FACE, under SHOP.

Oily skin - a very common skin status. The greasy texture is the result of excessive sebum production. This type of skin looks oily and shiny and often has enlarged pores. Oily skin sometimes produces whiteheads, blackheads and spots.