Neurocosmetics: How to Nourish Dry and Stressed Skin
If you look in the mirror and recognize the signs of increasingly dull, tight, and tired skin, the answer is not just aesthetic, but neurological. This is especially true during the most stressful periods because the skin and brain have a constant dialogue, a two-way connection that is at the heart of neurocosmetics as we understand it today.
Neurocosmetics studies this interaction to improve psychophysical balance through the specific use of active ingredients, so it doesn’t just treat the surface of the skin but acts on the neuronal mechanisms that regulate skin health from the inside out.
Neurocosmetics for dry and dehydrated skin
The active ingredients in neurocosmetics affect skin mediators by combining natural functional ingredients with scientific research and they act by:
- Modulating the functions of cells and/or receptors;
- Modulating neurotransmitters.
They can therefore act against your stress and your tired, tight skin by chemically influencing reactions somewhat like prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics do chemically on the skin, but through the skin microbiome.
Stress and high cortisol cause dry skin
When you feel stressed, your body responds by releasing cortisol, and even keratinocytes, the skin cells, can synthesize it locally. What happens? The level of cortisol in the skin abnormally increases and reduces the skin’s ability to maintain its natural hydration by retaining water; at the same time, the synthesis of epidermal lipids and ceramides decreases, which severely compromises your skin barrier.
These negative effects, acting together, can lead to dry, reactive skin that is easily prone to redness or cracking. This is also because, besides cortisol, stress releases neuropeptides that fuel neurogenic inflammation, leading to hypersensitivity, redness, and a prickling sensation.
And dry skin has increased nerve sensitivity, which amplifies your discomfort. Here is a vicious circle with stress damaging the skin and reactive, painful skin reacting to external stimuli creating even more stress.
You can break this cycle with neurocosmetics and regain healthy, hydrated skin and a sense of well-being that not only aims to improve the cohesion of the skin barrier but also calms the accumulated tension neurologically.
Specific neurocosmetic actives for dry and dehydrated skin
Within neurocosmetics aimed at protecting your skin from dryness and dehydration, there are active ingredients that can be very useful by acting on multiple levels. Shall we give some examples? Argireline or Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 is a peptide that inhibits the release of acetylcholine and reduces micro-contractions caused by stress, thus softening expression wrinkles and improving skin sensitivity.
| Active Ingredient | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Centella Asiatica | Fights skin neuroinflammation. |
| Niacinamide | Supports against sensitivity and redness. |
| Biomimetic Peptides | Relieve tension and stimulate collagen. |
Centella asiatica is also an excellent neurocosmetic active ingredient here because it acts on the nerve receptor responsible for sensations of heat, burning, and discomfort, becoming an incredible ally against neuroinflammation caused by stressed and dry skin.
Niacinamide is a multifunctional active ingredient that supports the skin, reduces skin sensitivity and redness: a support for you and your neurocosmetic well-being, especially on stressed, dry, and dehydrated skin.
Biomimetic peptides, such as Matrixyl and Syn-TC, which penetrate the deeper layers of the skin, relieve facial tension and release relaxation signals, can improve collagen synthesis and reduce stress factors that cause the skin to become dry and tight. Also not to be overlooked is the use of micro-dosed caffeine, which optimizes skin neuronal communication by increasing microcirculation and thus skin well-being.
Supportive active ingredients
Other ingredients that can support peptides and play an essential role in restoring your skin and transforming it from dry and dehydrated to radiant and firm. Ceramides, for example, form a protective barrier for the skin, and stress reduces their synthesis; using products containing this active ingredient helps restore the hydrolipidic barrier and protect you from external agents by limiting transdermal water loss.
Hyaluronic acid is a very useful molecule in this case that works by attracting water into the skin layers to restore softness to your facial skin and give it vitality. Acting directly on a cause of chronic stress, it works perfectly in line with what neurocosmetics aims to do and be.
Pantothenol and betaine are also two supportive actives that cannot be missing in neurocosmetic formulations for dry and dehydrated skin because they soothe and hydrate, stimulate fibroblast proliferation, and maintain water balance while protecting against stress. Bromelain is a powerful anti-inflammatory that can immediately and directly help the skin regenerate and rehydrate properly.
The benefits of neurocosmetics for dry and irritated skin
As we have seen, the benefits of neurocosmetics for dry and dehydrated skin are many. This type of skin is also characterized by hyperactivity of skin nerve endings, and neurocosmetics, together with supportive actives, can directly intervene on this mechanism by acting on receptors responsible for sensations of discomfort and burning, modulating the skin’s inflammatory response and increasing its tolerance.
Neurocosmetics are indeed recommended as support for all moisturizing treatments because by reducing irritation they allow the skin to regenerate quickly. Finally, a condition of reduced stress allows the microbiome to rebalance and decrease skin sensitivity.
Take care of your dehydrated skin with neurocosmetics
Start your skincare routine with a detoxifying product capable of creating an anti-stress ritual while supporting the microbiome, such as
CLEANSING GENTLE OIL Rich cleansing and makeup removing gel oil for a deep cleansing, protects the hydrolipidic barrier Protects the skin... Discover CLEANSING GENTLE OIL
FORMULA EYES DUO PEPTIDE Eye contour serum Specific for bags, dark circles, and expression wrinkles. Contrast expression wrinkles Visibly red... Discover FORMULA EYES DUO PEPTIDE
PERLAGE Anti-wrinkle face cream - antioxidant with high antioxidant and protective power. Reduces the depth and intensity of... Discover PERLAGE
Finally, remember to apply an adequate SPF fluid before sun exposure or going out.
SPOT DEFENCE 50 SPF Anti-spot face sunscreen serum SPF 50 with encapsulated vitamin C and probiotic ferments for skin with discolorations... Discover SPOT DEFENCE 50 SPF
Neurocosmetics: a care ritual
Neurocosmetics is not only about ingredients but also about how you take care of yourself. The slow and mindful application of a product, a moment of pleasure stolen between the folds of time and commitments, the touch of hands on the skin: all this helps fight stress and promotes positive skin-brain feedback.
In this case, tephrosia purpurea is the best ally as it reduces cortisol and stimulates the release of specific endorphins that reduce stress. You can find it in our body care products for use in the shower because to fight stress the approach must be holistic. In this way, taking care of yourself becomes a fully therapeutic act not to be missed.
Find the nearest LeLang pharmacy partner or request a free consultation if you have doubts about how to start taking care of your skin and more.
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