1. Introduction Overview.
The skin is the largest organ in our body, covering the entire body surface and weighing 16% of the body. It has: barrier function, fluid balance, temperature regulation, immune function, metabolic function, sensory function, and expression function.
The skin barrier in a narrow sense refers to the outer barrier composed of the sebum membrane and the stratum corneum. Damage to the skin barrier will cause a series of skin problems. Today we will talk about how to use the IPL beauty machine to repair the skin barrier.
2. The role of the skin barrier.
2.1 Physical barrier function.
Avoid skin moisture loss, reduce mechanical damage, maintain shape, and subcutaneous tissue relieves impact.
2.2 Maintain and regulate body temperature.
Regulate stable body temperature through various mechanisms, including sweat discharge, etc.
2.3 Prevent microbial invasion.
In addition to physical forms such as the stratum corneum, it also includes the formation of a suitable slightly acidic environment to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.
2.4 Resist chemical erosion.
The stratum corneum has a good isolation and resistance effect.
2.5 Sun protection and radiation protection.
The keratinocyte structure of the skin and the melanin in it protect the skin and the DNA structure of the subcutaneous tissue.
3. Causes of damaged skin barrier.
- Excessive grinding and cleaning, habitual rubbing and kneading of the skin.
- Excessive treatment with laser/TCA/fruit acid/peeling, or improper repair after treatment.
- Various skin diseases that damage the stratum corneum and sebum membrane will make the skin drier or more flaky: such as dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis.
- Use of “cosmetics” and skin care products containing prohibited ingredients such as hormones or heavy metals.
- Plateau areas with low oxygen content and dry climate.
- Damage from ultraviolet rays and long-term sun exposure.
- Chronic inflammation.
- High mental stress and emotional tension.
4. Skin problems caused by damaged skin barrier.
- Decreased water retention function of the skin, increased transepidermal water loss, dry and flaky skin.
- Increased blood circulation, compensatory dilation of capillaries, and the formation of red blood streaks.
- The skin’s ability to resist external stimuli decreases, nerve conduction and perception increase, skin sensitivity increases, and it becomes sensitive skin, or the skin is prone to over-immunity and allergic reactions.
- Skin inflammation becomes more and more obvious, and erythema reactions are prone to occur.
- The skin’s ability to resist sunlight decreases, ultraviolet stimulation increases, melanin becomes abnormally active, and pigmentation or spots occur.
- Due to the decrease in the ability to resist sunlight, skin aging problems such as photoaging, fine lines, wrinkles, sagging, etc. are prone to occur.
5. Use IPL equipment to repair the skin barrier.
5.1 Functions and principles of IPL.
IPL (intense pulsed light) is a long pulse light and is one of the most important and efficient skin barrier repair equipment. Long pulse light has a good anti-inflammatory effect. After IPL intense pulse light irradiates the skin, the photothermal effect and subsequent biochemical effects can stimulate the regeneration and repair of collagen fibers and elastic fibers in the skin, rearrange them, restore skin elasticity, improve facial microcirculation, fight inflammation, accelerate the regeneration of skin cell tissue, repair the skin barrier, and gradually establish healthy skin.
5.2 Detailed parameter guidance for IPL machine skin repair.
Preferentially choose 640nm/695nm treatment handle (filter), use low energy operation of hair removal handle to produce light modulation effect similar to LED red light, anti-inflammatory and promote barrier regeneration and repair. Taking customers with skin color type III as an example, set 3 sub-pulses, pulse width 3.5ms, 4.0ms, 4.5ms; pulse interval 20-30ms, 30-40ms; energy density 12-15J/cm², the end point reaction is to feel warm and slightly red when hitting the skin.
5.3 Precautions after treatment.
In addition to monthly IPL treatment, home products are also needed to promote barrier repair. It can be paired with a multi-effect repair mask (with minimal ingredients, only type I collagen and pure water), licorice serum, licorice can fight inflammation and reduce skin inflammatory reactions, and finally with hyaluronic acid to repair the biofilm (containing hyaluronic acid and squalane) to moisturize and lock in moisture. Hyaluronic acid has the function of locking moisture inside and outside the cells and maintaining a humid environment, and squalane has the function of forming and protecting the sebum membrane.
6. Excellent IPL beauty equipment.
In order to better treat, repair and improve damaged skin, in addition to professional beauty techniques and skilled treatment methods, a stable and excellent IPL beauty machine is also required!
6.1 IPL machines require stable light sources.
For IPL machines, light sources are the most important influencing factor. As a beauty machine manufacturer with 20 years of experience, LITONLASER has always used excellent machine lamp raw materials to ensure that the light source output by IPL is pure and stable.
6.2 IPL machines require clean and impurity-free distilled water!
In addition, a series of maintenance and maintenance work should be performed on the IPL machine, such as changing the water source once a month! Friends who are familiar with the beauty machine industry know that IPL intense pulsed light belongs to the dual route of water and circuit. The water needed for IPL, we usually use distilled water! It cannot be mineral water, tap water or well water, but pure water that has been filtered through distillation to remove all impurities in the water.
As for why IPL beauty equipment uses pure water, it is mainly to ensure that there are no impurities, so that the light source can pass through the water flow completely, so as to achieve perfect output!
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