Your skin barrier is your body’s natural defense system — keeping it healthy is essential for glowing, balanced skin! It locks in moisture, shields against environmental stressors and prevents irritation. When your skin barrier is compromised, it can lead to dryness, sensitivity and breakouts — which we definitely want to avoid as we approach the colder, drier months of fall and winter.
At Tyler Mason Salon & Spa, we love FarmHouse Fresh products that nourish and protect our skin barrier with soothing, hydrating ingredients like niacinamides, ceramides, hyaluronic acids and coconut milk.
Read on to discover how these powerhouse ingredients in seven of our favorite FarmHouse Fresh products can work wonders to restore and maintain your skin barrier for a radiant, healthy complexion as we head into the cozy fall and winter months!
Niacinamide
Niacinamide is a water-soluble vitamin that helps your skin retain moisture, brighten its tone, control oil and boost collagen production to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also has anti-inflammatory properties to calm irritated skin, making it a great option to treat acne, rosacea and eczema.
Bluephoria Lip Drench Sleep Mask: Wake up with soft, supple lips with Bluephoria Lip Drench Sleep Mask. Packed with shea butter, spearmint extract, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, this overnight mask restores dry, cracked lips as you sleep. It also contains CBD to calm and nourish your lips as it heavily hydrates them for the perfect pout. Use this mask’s spatula to smooth it generously across your lips before bedtime.
Elevated Shade Mineral Sunscreen: This 30-SPF mineral sunscreen both protects and pampers your skin. Not only does it shield your skin from harmful UV rays, but it also contains a powerful blend of youth-defenders, like vitamin C and niacinamide to improve your skin tone, minimize pores and reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. This sunscreen is lightly tinted as well — no white cast here! Apply this sunscreen generously 15 minutes before sun exposure and reapply at least every two hours.
Ceramides
Ceramides are fats naturally found in your skin’s outer layer and help maintain your skin barrier’s overall health. Ceramides form a protective layer on your skin to help lock in its moisture, enhance its elasticity and firmness and heal damaged skin.
Three Milk Ageless Moisturizer: This creamy moisturizer is FarmHouse Fresh’s #1 best-seller for a reason! Its ceramides calm and soothe dry, itchy skin, leaving behind a shine-free finish. Its three botanical milks and age-reversing peptide also deeply moisturize your skin while reducing the appearance of wrinkles. After cleansing your skin every morning and night, apply small dots of the moisturizer around your face, neck and eye area. Then, blend the moisturizer into your skin until it’s fully absorbed.
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid is a humectant, meaning it supports your skin barrier by helping it retain moisture and prevent water loss. Because hyaluronic acid keeps your skin well-hydrated, it also keeps rough, flaky skin at bay for a smooth, radiant complexion.
C the Future Cleanser: This face wash exfoliates, smooths and brightens your face with its vitamin C and hyaluronic acid. It’s gentle enough to use daily to unclog your pores and remove all the dirt, oil and makeup from your face. Our estheticians recommend it for all skin types, especially oily or combination skin. Apply this foaming cleanser to damp skin and massage in circular motions. Then, rinse with warm water.
Flat Out Firm Hyaluronic Acid Serum: This face serum will give you a firm, plumped complexion without the Botox! Its lightweight gel formula absorbs instantly into your skin, leaving you with a shine-free finish and smoothed out lines and wrinkles. After cleansing your skin each morning and night, place small dots of this serum around your face, neck and eye area. Smooth in the serum with your fingertips until it’s thoroughly absorbed.
Bronze Fox Tanning Drops: Add these lightweight tanning drops to your moisturizer for a sun-kissed look in just a few hours. Its hyaluronic acid helps plump your complexion for a streak-free, glowy bounce to your skin. Mix two pumps for your face and four to six pumps for your body to your daily moisturizer or foundation. Then, your new glow should appear in three to five hours and last five to seven days. (Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after applying.)
Coconut Milk
Beauty and skincare products with coconut milk-infused formulas purify your skin without stripping away essential oils to help protect your skin barrier. Coconut milk’s soothing vitamins and nourishing fats also help maintain your skin’s natural moisture balance to support a healthy skin barrier.
Green Tea Milk Wash Cream Cleanser: Moisturize your skin with this gentle, multi-tasking cleanser that also removes dirt, makeup and even mascara and sunscreen. Its coconut milk helps soothe sensitive skin, while its green tea extract offers antioxidant benefits to help prevent breakouts. Massage this cooling cleanser onto damp skin and rinse with warm water for a minty fresh, calm complexion.
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Nicole Thomas is the marketing manager for Tyler Mason Salon & Spa. She is also a passionate writer and digital marketer for several Indiana-based publications. When she isn’t at TM, she loves cozying up with a book and cup of coffee or crocheting a new cardigan for her wardrobe.