Last year there were almost half a million searches for the term ‘skin barrier’ on Google, over 200,000 TikToks and more than 400,000 Instagram posts on the topic. So what exactly is our skin barrier, and why have we become so obsessed with it?
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The skin barrier is the outermost layer of the skin,’ explains consultant dermatologist and founder of skincare brand, Klira, Dr Emma Craythorne. ‘It’s made...