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Ceramides For Skin: Everything You Need to Know
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Ceramides For Skin: Everything You Need to Know
Anyone researching “How to improve skin texture?” may have stumbled on the benefits of ceramides. If you’re a habitual label-checker, you’ve probably spotted the word “ceramide” and wondered, “What do ceramides do for the skin?” These powerhouse molecules deliver many benefits that promote skin health. From helping maintain a strong skin barrier to moisturizing lackluster dry skin, multifunctional ceramides work to maintain healthy, radiant skin. Continue reading to find out more about the benefits of ceramides for skin.
What are Ceramides?
br> Although the brain and nervous system also use natural ceramides, it’s the stratum corneum – the topmost layer of skin – that contains ceramides in abundance. Intercellular stratum corneum ceramide lipids accounts for almost 50% of the skin’s makeup. Found naturally within the skin, these ceramide molecules function as the skin’s very-own built-in moisturizer and adhesive.1
Are there Different Types of Ceramides?
- Phytosphingosine
- Sphingosine
- Ceramide 1, also called ceramide EOS
- Ceramide 6-II, also called ceramide AP
- Ceramide 9, also called ceramide EOP
- Ceramide 2, also called ceramide NS or NG
- Ceramide 3, also called ceramide NP
Does Age Affect Ceramide Skin Levels?
Studies show that women lose up to 40% of their skin’s naturally occurring ceramides by their 30s. This loss increases to approximately 60% in their 40s and even further with age. This reduction in ceramide levels contributes to the common shift in skin texture observed in later years, including skin dryness and wrinkles.3
What are the Benefits of Ceramides for the Skin?
Ceramides Strengthen Your Skin Barrier
Ceramides Keep Skin Hydrated
Dry skin is typically caused by a process known as trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). TEWL is the process by which water evaporates from the skin through the skin’s various layers. When the skin barrier is weak, water loss increases. Ceramides shore up the spaces within the skin’s barrier, preventing water loss and locking in moisture. Research indicates that one application can significantly decrease TEWL over 24 hours.7
Ceramides Smooth Your Skin
Supplementing the skin with ceramides has a soothing effect, aligning cells and giving the skin more structure. Ceramides smooth skin by realigning these bricks and functioning as the “mortar” between them. Ceramides fill in the cracks between skin cells and hold the skin barrier together, resulting in smoother and softer skin.5,6
Ceramides Encourage Healthy Aging
Are ceramides consumed orally or applied topically?
Ceramides in OneSkin Products
Main Takeaways
- Ceramides, composing almost 50% of skin, are fatty molecules that keep skin cells aligned and fixed together.
- The skin barrier requires sufficient ceramide levels to remain healthy and functional and prevent moisture loss. Unfortunately, ceramide levels naturally decline with age.
- Supplementing ceramide levels by routine topical application can:
- Smoothen skin texture.
- Reduce dry skin and skin damage.
- Prevent moisture loss.
- Boost elasticity.
- Along with the OS-01 peptide, ceramides are a key ingredient in OneSkin's OS-01 BODY, which reinforce the skin’s natural lipid barrier and improve skin’s appearance.
- https://lipidworld.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12944-016-0178-7
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ics.12399
- https://lipidworld.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12944-016-0178-7
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16060709/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13555-020-00426-3
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18717861/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30410378/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7138575/
Anyone researching “How to improve skin texture?” may have stumbled on the benefits of ceramides. If you’re a habitual label-checker, you’ve probably spotted the word “ceramide” and wondered, “What do ceramides do for the skin?” These powerhouse molecules deliver many benefits that promote skin health. From helping maintain a strong skin barrier to moisturizing lackluster dry skin, multifunctional ceramides work to maintain healthy, radiant skin. Continue reading to find out more about the benefits of ceramides for skin.
What are Ceramides?
br> Although the brain and nervous system also use natural ceramides, it’s the stratum corneum – the topmost layer of skin – that contains ceramides in abundance. Intercellular stratum corneum ceramide lipids accounts for almost 50% of the skin’s makeup. Found naturally within the skin, these ceramide molecules function as the skin’s very-own built-in moisturizer and adhesive.1
Are there Different Types of Ceramides?
- Phytosphingosine
- Sphingosine
- Ceramide 1, also called ceramide EOS
- Ceramide 6-II, also called ceramide AP
- Ceramide 9, also called ceramide EOP
- Ceramide 2, also called ceramide NS or NG
- Ceramide 3, also called ceramide NP
Does Age Affect Ceramide Skin Levels?
Studies show that women lose up to 40% of their skin’s naturally occurring ceramides by their 30s. This loss increases to approximately 60% in their 40s and even further with age. This reduction in ceramide levels contributes to the common shift in skin texture observed in later years, including skin dryness and wrinkles.3
What are the Benefits of Ceramides for the Skin?
Ceramides Strengthen Your Skin Barrier
Ceramides Keep Skin Hydrated
Dry skin is typically caused by a process known as trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). TEWL is the process by which water evaporates from the skin through the skin’s various layers. When the skin barrier is weak, water loss increases. Ceramides shore up the spaces within the skin’s barrier, preventing water loss and locking in moisture. Research indicates that one application can significantly decrease TEWL over 24 hours.7
Ceramides Smooth Your Skin
Supplementing the skin with ceramides has a soothing effect, aligning cells and giving the skin more structure. Ceramides smooth skin by realigning these bricks and functioning as the “mortar” between them. Ceramides fill in the cracks between skin cells and hold the skin barrier together, resulting in smoother and softer skin.5,6
Ceramides Encourage Healthy Aging
Are ceramides consumed orally or applied topically?
Ceramides in OneSkin Products
Main Takeaways
- Ceramides, composing almost 50% of skin, are fatty molecules that keep skin cells aligned and fixed together.
- The skin barrier requires sufficient ceramide levels to remain healthy and functional and prevent moisture loss. Unfortunately, ceramide levels naturally decline with age.
- Supplementing ceramide levels by routine topical application can:
- Smoothen skin texture.
- Reduce dry skin and skin damage.
- Prevent moisture loss.
- Boost elasticity.
- Along with the OS-01 peptide, ceramides are a key ingredient in OneSkin's OS-01 BODY, which reinforce the skin’s natural lipid barrier and improve skin’s appearance.
- https://lipidworld.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12944-016-0178-7
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ics.12399
- https://lipidworld.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12944-016-0178-7
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16060709/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13555-020-00426-3
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18717861/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30410378/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7138575/
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.
Reviewed by Alessandra Zonari, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Co-Founder of OneSkin
Alessandra earned her Master’s degree in stem cell biology, and her PhD in skin regeneration and tissue engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in collaboration with the 3B’s Research Group in Portugal. Alessandra did a second post-doctoral at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. She is a co-inventor of three patents and has published 20 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.