Skin Advice

There are a variety of skin conditions which cause pain, discomfort and irritation. Below is a list of specific skin conditions which you can learn more about. We also provide you with advice to ensure your skin remains looking and feeling clean, fresh, soft and supple.

Types of Skin

Sensitive Skin: Sensitive skin is characterised by a fine texture with a thin epidermis and blood vessels very close to the surface of the skin. As a result internal and external upsets can result in blotchiness, redness, flaking, dehydration and irritation.

Dry Skin: Dry skin is characterized by lack of moisture in the epidermis. This results in the skin becoming flaky, dry, tight, dehydrated and fine lines appearing. The skin loses moisture, cracks and peels, becomes irritated and inflamed.

Combination Dry Skin: Combination dry skin is characterised by a lack of moisture in the epidermis usually around the cheeks and eyes. This results in the skin around this area becoming flaky, dry, tight, dehydrated, fine lines appearing irritated and inflamed.

Normal Skin: Normal skin is characterised by firm and dense connective tissue and muscle fibres. The texture is fine and there are no visible pores or blemishes and it is very smooth. It secretes just enough sebum so moisture is maintained in the skin.

Combination Oily Skin: Combination oily skin is characterised by oiliness throughout the T-Zone but not normally around the cheeks and eyes. This results in blemishes and clogged pores but only around the T-Zone and not the cheeks or eyes.

Oily Skin: Oily skin is characterised by overabundant secretion of the sebaceous gland. This results in a shiny wet appearance all over the face especially through the T-Zone and clogged pores. This condition develops into acne without treatment.

Acne Skin: Acne skin is characterised by thick skin, coarse with large follicular pores. This results in the T-Zone and surrounding areas being shiny with blocked pores and containing pustules with white or yellow tinged centers.

Skin Layers

Epidermis:

The epidermis contains no blood vessels and the main type of cells which make up the epidermis include merkel cells, keratinocytes, melanocytes and langerhans cells. The epidermis can be divided into the following layers.

1. Stratum Corneum
2. Stratum Lucidum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Spinosum
5. Stratum Germinativum (Stratum Basale)

Dermis:

The dermis consists of connective tissues and cushions the body from stress and strain. It contains hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands, lymphatic vessels and blood vessels.

Hypodermis:

The hypodermis attaches the skin to the underlying bone and muscles and supplies it with blood vessels and nerves. It contains loose connective tissue and elastin.

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