It happens when the fats that form the protective skin of the epidermis are reduced. It is talked about in the Corriere Salute on free newsstands on Thursday with the Corriere della Sera
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At least one in four people have to deal with dry skin, a phenomenon that worsens with age and has a typical peak after the summer, thanks to the intense exposure to the sun, especially if the necessary precautions are not taken. What are the mechanisms that make skin dry? Dry skin or cutaneous xerosis is none other than the consequence of an alteration of the barrier function of the skin due to a reduced or absent integrity of the hydrolipidic film, a thin film composed of water and lipids (fats, including ceramides) that lines the skin – he said Emanuela Passoni, medical director at the Dermatology Unit of the Irccs Policlinico di Milano -. When these lipids, for various reasons, are reduced and the cells of the most superficial layer of the skin are not well cohesive with each other, the loss of water is favored with consequent dehydration of the skin. The reduced integrity of the skin barrier also makes it easier for irritants to penetrate, complicating the picture. The result is a dry skin that appears dull, parched, rough to the touch and has a tendency to crack and peel. Finally, the sensation of the skin that “pulls” is typical.
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September 29, 2021 (change September 29, 2021 | 20:15)
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