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Skin Barrier Damage Explained + How to Fix It

Dr. Aleksandra Brown DO, FAAD

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If your skin suddenly feels tight, irritated, or burns when you apply products you’ve used for years, there’s a good chance your skin barrier is compromised.

In this video, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Aleksandra Brown explains what the skin barrier actually does, what commonly damages it, and how to repair it in a way that allows your skin to truly recover. Barrier damage is not a skin type. It’s a temporary condition that can happen to anyone, often from over-exfoliation, overuse of actives, harsh cleansers, or environmental stressors.

You’ll learn the most common signs your skin barrier needs repair, what to stop using immediately, and which ingredients actually help restore barrier function. Dr. Brown walks through a simplified, dermatologist-approved routine focused on calming inflammation, rebuilding the barrier, and protecting the skin while it heals. #skinbarrier #dermatologist #dermtips

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
00:37 – What is the skin barrier?
01:12 – What causes skin barrier disruption
02:00 – How to heal your skin barrier
14:00 – Conclusion

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20 Comments

@IAmHisBeloved5 3 months ago

How to know the skin barrier has repaired itself?

@justinkiprop1597 5 months ago

Such advice should be paid for. I subscribed

@Queen_Melanin 7 months ago (edited)

This was extremely insightful and educational. It's looped together research I'd already done, but here in one place. THANK YOU!!

@paulacon28 4 months ago

Thank you!! This helps so much!!💕

@kellyhalleen5140 6 months ago

Thank you so much for your informative videos ❤ I wish I lived closer to you so that you could be my dermatologist 😊

@sky-2809 1 month ago

Dose a moisturize with nicinmaide should be avoided or its ok ?

@TelayShop 8 months ago

This explains SO much 😭 I thought it was just me. Super helpful, thank you!

@Chelle_llx 5 months ago

I hate cerave la roshe terrible products. It irritates damaged skin barrier

@ShofnaAkthar 3 months ago

Thank you so much! My skin has need stinging past two days after using products I’ve been using every day without any problem so I think I have damaged my skin barrier so now I know what to do 👍👍

@laurabuckingham6661 12 days ago

The Cetaphil and La Roche Posay both have niacinamide. The La Roche Posay is what damaged my barrier.

@MakeupandTiaras 3 months ago

Wonderful video! Can you tell us what lipgloss you're wearing please?

@michelledini6397 7 months ago

Dr. Thanks for your video. I learned so much.

@andreaberg4913 8 months ago

These are the best tips I came across, I love it! It means a lot for us sensitive skin girlies.. I have found a great cleansing balm, luna balm - it doesn't dry my skin out at all

@AllaMurakhovska 7 months ago (edited)

Thank you for this video! But what about for some with acne prone oily skin? Every time I find a nice moisturizer that feels like actual helps my skin barrier it breaks me out horribly.

@CharlotteStartt 8 months ago

such good info thank you

@Shaikh90908 7 months ago

Pha toner also not add in skincare routine

@johnkopko8463 5 months ago

Let’s get a sensitive if I start putting all that stuff on my face it just blows up the only thing that works for me is like native sensitive skin, and there’s a sub dermatitis cream

@fozashaikh5480 4 months ago

Suggest any sunscreen for oily damaged skin

@barbaraprieto4488 5 months ago

Thank you Dr. Brown for your in depth information. Could swollen patches underneath eye be a sign of a compromised barrier (occurred after using azaelic acid gel (prescribed for melasma) at night/sunscreen during the day)? I have seen so many dermatologists and everyone has a different diagnosis from excema to rosacea.