Hello! My name is Kigawa and I am the representative of Milobina and Bi Natural.

Here in Kawagoe, the weather has been relatively humid this year, with warm weather and lots of rain. There are still a few people who have become crispy due to dryness.

However, as winter approaches, the air on the Pacific Ocean side will become extremely dry, and even in areas with high humidity, heating can dry out your skin, so be careful not to neglect plenty of moisturizing. Please give it to me.

The most important thing in anti-aging care to keep our skin beautiful for a long time is to keep it moisturized. I wonder why many people don't understand why moisture is so important.

This time, I would like to talk a little about the importance of hydration.

Now, let's go back to the basics.

What is your skin for? When you think about this, you can begin to somewhat predict what your skin is doing for you and what you think is unnecessary.

The skin is one of the "organs" like the heart, lungs, and brain. Without it, not only will it look disgusting, but you'll die in no time.

The skin organ has many roles, and even if I can only remember them now,

1) A small amount of skin respiration and gas exchange occur.

2) The body's internal temperature is maintained at a constant level by commands from the autonomic nervous system, such as releasing heat through sweat and maintaining body temperature by closing pores and suppressing secretion.

3) Excretes waste products and contributes to the purification of the body.

4) It prevents countless germs floating in the air from entering the body and protects the body from germs.

5) Protects the body from external stimuli.

6) Skin-to-skin contact is used as a means of communication with others, such as conveying feelings.

7) It senses heat, cold, pain, itching, etc. and alerts the body to danger.

8) Gentle contact with the skin, such as stroking or rubbing, can reduce pain and stress. It can also be strongly stimulated and awakened.

There are many more, but I'll just list them here since there's no end to them.

So, when it comes to skin care, the most important thing is 5) protecting the body from external stimuli. I think.

This function is the most important role of the skin, and what kind of structure does the skin have for this purpose? How does it work, and what is the most ideal state to protect the body from stimulation? Knowing this will make it easier to make the right choice when you are unsure about skin care.

Simply put, the ideal skin condition for your body is the same as the most beautiful condition. There is a word called health and beauty, but beauty and health are very closely related.

The story is back to normal, but

Skin barrier function.

The higher this value is, the less our skin is susceptible to external damage, and the more beautiful it is, the more effective it is for anti-aging.

To achieve this, it is of course important to pay attention to your lifestyle and hydration, but first of all, what does skin with a high barrier function look like?

It leaves your skin moisturized. It is full of moisture, with no gaps, and the cells are tightly packed together.

Well-moisturized skin has elasticity and absorbs damage and protects against slight irritation and rubbing. The skin has no gaps, so allergens and irritants can't get into it, and the skin looks even and fine-grained.

Moisturized skin protects not only the epidermis, but also reduces damage to the collagen fibers (dermal layer), which cannot be regenerated once damaged.

Collagen fibers in the dermal layer have a spring-like structure, and when they are damaged or injured, the elastic, uniform surface of the skin becomes uneven, causing sagging and disrupting the skin's texture. When it gets worse, you can look very old and feel more tired than your age.

As we get older, everyone starts to sag a little and start to look calmer and gentler (I'm thinking positively!), but you want to keep it at a certain level.

Therefore, the important thing for anti-aging is to protect your natural skin from damage as much as possible and avoid damaging it. The key to this is to maintain a firm moisture layer and enhance the barrier function.

When you think of damage to your skin, many people think of ultraviolet rays, but ultraviolet rays are indeed a strong stimulus that attacks and damages skin cells. That said, the way you say it is actually a bit harsh.

It is true that UV rays directly attack and damage cells, but in reality, the main cause of skin damage is not the attack, but its ability to dry out the skin all at once. When the skin dries, the arrangement of epidermal cells becomes disordered, and the cells themselves collapse and become deformed.

As UV rays dry out the skin, gaps are created in the skin barrier, weakening its protective function and making it unable to reflect external stimuli (including UV rays), resulting in more damage. When skin receives external stimulation, melanocytes are more likely to be stimulated and produce melanin. The cause of the stain was actually dryness!

So, do you have any experience? It's okay if you wash your clothes late and rush to dry them, but towels that were exposed to the sun even a little dried well, but towels that weren't exposed to the sun didn't dry properly.

This is also the difference between areas where the ``drying'' effect of ultraviolet rays worked and areas where it did not. After a rain, the soil exposed to the sun dries quickly, but the shaded areas remain wet forever. When I think back, there are many such situations.

So, what you need to remember is that the most important effect of ultraviolet rays is this "drying" power, which dries laundry well and also makes our skin dry. is!

Therefore, when taking measures against UV rays, it is extremely important to not only focus on preventing UV rays, but also to prevent your skin from drying out! When your skin is sufficiently moisturized, it also has the effect of making it harder for UV damage to reach your skin cells.

Also, stains are much more likely to form on damaged skin that is always dry than on skin that is full of moisture and has a strong barrier zone.

If your skin is dry when exposed to UV rays, it can cause a double whammy and produce a large amount of melanin, so it is no exaggeration to say that moisturizing care = anti-aging for your skin!

That's my theory. Yes, the famous Dr. Takasu also says the same thing: ``Moisture is important for anti-aging'' (lol)

The skin is glossy and has a strong barrier that contains plenty of moisture and oil. From now on, I want to maintain my beauty with confidence while creating skin that is highly protective.

see you.