Anti-Aging Warriors Called Ceramides

Ceramides are a natural part of our skin and can play a big role in how youthful and fresh our complexion looks. But as we age, they decrease, and then their production stops completely. Without ceramides, skin can look dull and may also be dry, irritated, or itchy. How can you outsmart this and get silky-soft skin thanks to products with ceramides?  

What ceramides are and how they work

Ceramides are lipids (fats) that occur completely naturally in the skin of every one of us. They are an essential layer of the skin and part of cell membranes—making up as much as 50% of them. To make it easier to imagine, you can think of ceramides as a kind of glue that holds individual cells together. When ceramides start to decrease, cells don’t hold together, tiny cracks form, and the skin loses water. Ceramides therefore maintain the natural balance of hydration and also effectively protect us from bacteria, viruses, impurities, and other harmful environmental influences. However, their production decreases and after forty it stops completely. What does skin look like without ceramides? It shows up as tightness, itching, and an unattractive dull appearance. In addition, the skin then becomes much more prone to damage and injury. 

Ceramides in cosmetics

Ceramides are therefore needed for nourishment and proper skin protection. To properly support this natural layer of our skin, it’s important to replenish ceramides in a suitable way through cosmetics. Not only after production stops—cosmetics with ceramides are mainly preventive in nature; they can’t promise to smooth wrinkles that have already formed.
That’s why we shouldn’t hesitate to include them in a regular routine, ideally after thirty. After forty, the skin is already missing about 60% of ceramides, and skin roughness and the visibility of wrinkles increase. A lack of ceramides—and the fact that the skin desperately needs them—can be reliably recognized by unpleasant tightness, itching and irritation, and dull, lifeless-looking skin. 

Because ceramides are a natural part of the skin, they are suitable for all skin types. Even the most sensitive skin shouldn’t have problems with them. You’ll get rid of unpleasant skin symptoms, support the natural skin barrier, and as a bonus you’ll get soft skin. 

So try them too and enjoy smooth skin without signs of aging for as long as possible! 

Proper care is the foundation

The most important thing is to thoroughly cleanse the skin of impurities, sebum, and pollutants from the external environment. Reach, for example, for a makeup-removing and cleansing foam with rice extracts The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Foaming Cleanser, which leaves skin smoother, brighter, and more evenly toned. Then apply a moisturizing and cleansing facial toner from the same line to clean, smooth skin The Face Shop Rice Ceramide Moisturizing Toner; it absorbs quickly and immediately and deeply hydrates the skin. As a daily lightweight cream with beneficial ceramides, you can use, for example, Dr.Jart+ Ceramidin Cream—it deeply hydrates the skin barrier from within and locks moisture into the skin, preventing water loss. For the sensitive eye area, apply an eye cream containing fermented yeast and mushrooms such as Benton Fermentation Eye Cream, which smooths fine lines and deeply nourishes and moisturizes. 

As a bonus for skin health, treat yourself to some relaxation now and then with sheet masks—Skin79 Real Fruit Mask Pineapple smells beautifully like pineapple and thanks to its rich formula brings back a fresh and youthful look to your skin; the sheet mask Dr.Jart+ Ceramidin™ Facial Barrier Mask is then a quick rescue for dry and damaged skin, helps form a protective layer, and provides long-lasting hydration. 

For the body, use, for example, an intensely hydrating and nourishing lotion with brightening effects The Face Shop Mango Seed Moisturizing Lotion, and nourish dry, cracked hands with a soothing cream Cosrx Balancium Comfort Ceramide Hand Cream - Intense, which will bring you immediate relief. 

For a proper try and the greatest possible effects, try sets of products with this great ingredient. The set of moisturizing and nourishing creams with ceramides Holika Holika Good Cera Super Ceramide Cream Gift Set soothes irritation, gives skin elasticity and softness, and is great for the cold season. Dry skin will also be helped by the set of moisturizing products to improve skin elasticity Etude House Moistfull Collagen Intense Set—skin will be nourished, noticeably smoothed, and supple. 

From decorative cosmetics, we can recommend Missha M Perfect Cover, a BB cream with perfect coverage of skin imperfections that ensures brightening of the complexion and evening out its tone.