Monthly Archives: February 2026

One of the key things you can do to have healthier, happier skin is learn how to support your skin barrier. Your skin barrier is the outermost layer of the epidermis and acts as a protective shield that locks in moisture and keeps out environmental toxins, pollutants and bacteria. If you don’t have a happy skin barrier, it can cause a domino effect, which is why you may experience irritation, sensitivity and rosacea – the list goes on. Since introducing the scanner people have come into the skin clinic for analysis thinking  pigmentation or sun damage will be a potential issue but the most common area of concern we see come up for my patients is redness. Often this redness can’t be seen on the surface, or if it is seen on the surface it may seem minor or only appear … Continue reading →