40. How to Fix Your Damaged Skin Barrier

In this episode, Sam hears a whole lot about "damaged skin barrier" this and that, and subsequently realizes...we don't really know what tf that means? Or exactly which products and ingredients we should be looking for to fix it? Deep dive, obvi. Listen to this episode if you're a skincare queen, if your skin is freaking out right now, or if you think you might have a damaged skin barrier. We got you. Key moments: 01:46 Chatty life updates! 5k, everything going wrong, kitchen renovation, busy last few days of summer 14:57 Two events where you can CAPS LOCK with me in the wild!!!!! 9/13 and 9/27 17:17 Today’s topic let’s get into ittt (skincare trauma dump) 23:35 What is your skin barrier? Keratin, lipids, peptides, etc. 30:52 The microbiome, immune, and chemical layers of your skin barrier 32:00 What’s a healthy pH for your skin? 32:13 How to tell if your skin barrier is damaged 33:24 How to tell if you have a healthy skin barrier 33:59 The most common causes of skin barrier damage 34:43 Does your diet affect your skin barrier? If so, how? 37:01 How to heal your skin barrier if it’s already damaged 38:10 Removing skin barrier-damaging factors from your routine 39:57 Foods you can eat to support your skin barrier 40:34 How caffeine affects your skin 41:24 Skincare products to heal your skin barrier (ingredients to look for) 42:29 Sam’s favorite skin barrier healing products!!! Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WHOOP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FunctionHealth.com/CAPSLOCK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Other links: That TikTok I mentioned lol Omnilux red light mask Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Peptide Plumping Moisturizer Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream With Squalane Dieux Instant Angel Skin Restoring Moisturizer Follow along: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠  TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠  Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠  Resources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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