Hand care vs hand protection

All that disinfecting and washing hands with alcohol gels has left my hands feeling dry and rough. What do I do now?

Alcohol gels and disinfectants; good for their disinfecting properties, but a drain on the skin lipids of the hands!

Frequent use of disinfectants, including alcohol gels is today, more than ever, part of the multiple daily rituals.  The end justifies the means, but without a doubt, this helps dissolve the protective lipids between our cells.  This leads to a damaged skin barrier resulting in completely dehydrated skin.

The hands then feel dry, tight and become particularly sensitive.

For your hands to recover quickly, it is advisable to take a course of treatment with Epithelium+ and we list below, gladly, why.

Epithelium+ was built with a lamellar phospholipid base that cannot be matched by ordinary hand creams!

Composition of base: 
Lecithin: the phospholipid structure in which the fatty alcohols are shielded. This means particularly fine oils without feeling greasy! 
Fatty alcohols that retain moisture and prevent TEWL: Behenyl alcohol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, Lauryl alcohol, Myristyl alcohol and cethyl alcohol.

Why this base? 
Our skin forms a barrier that protects the body from uncontrolled moisture loss.  Likewise, the skin protects against penetration of pathogenic germs.  This protection is provided by the cells on the skin surface, the stratum corneum.

While on the one hand alcohol gels offer protection against pathogenic germs of bacteria and viruses, on the other they will inevitably, with repeated use, damage the skin barrier so that this also disrupts our natural defence mechanisms!  
Restoration of this skin barrier is therefore fundamental for health as well as cosmetic effect. (A beautiful tight and smooth skin!)

How does it work? 
Traditionally, the stratum corneum is described as a brick-and-mortar structure in which the corneocytes form "the bricks" and the lipid (fat) substances located around them form "the mortar".  The lipid substances provide the protection against transcutaneous moisture loss and are thus key to a good barrier.

Deeper study tells us that this brick-mortar equation was oversimplified and eventually grew into the much more complex "mosaic" structure.   In this model, the lipid substances contain hard and gel-like lipid particles surrounded by more liquid liquid crystals.  (Border granules - Grain boundaries) 
 

The basis of NANNIC Eptihelium+ is a lamellar system that mimics the skin's lipid structure and improves the skin barrier.  

Sensory properties 
High efficacy and a pleasant feel do not always go together. When effectiveness comes from overly oily ingredients, one is often discouraged by the less pleasant oily feel. Not at all with this unique formulation where the oil phase is encapsulated in a double matrix which translates into a silky feel. 


  
 

This matrix also forms an ideal network into which additional nourishing ingredients were incorporated.

Following active ingredients were included: 
Cu tri-peptide 
The copper-binding peptide GHK-Cu is a small, naturally occurring tri-peptide found in blood plasma that is released when injury occurs.  Since its discovery, this tri-peptide has been increasingly used for its restorative and protective effects. 
GHK-Cu is an ingredient that; 
-    Tightens sagging skin and counteracts thinning in ageing. 
-    Restores the protective skin barrier. 
-    Soothes rough dry skin. 
-    Improves elasticity. 
-    Reduces fine lines, depth of wrinkles and improves overall skin texture.  
-    Reduces and protects against UV and IR damage and hyperpigmentation. 
-    Helps with wound healing 
-    Reduces inflammation and free radical damage

∂- Bisabolol 
Alpha-bisabolol is a long-known substance synthesised from Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) and mainly used for its calming effect in skin creams.  
This pale yellow oily substance is used for skin complaints and has the following properties: 
-    Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity 
-    Healing effect on the skin 
-    Keeps skin supple, firm and moisturised 
-    Soothes skin irritations (including itching, redness, burning) 
-    Stimulates tissue repair and relieves pain 
-    Reduces acne breakouts 
-    Helps fade wrinkles and age spots 
-    Works anti-bacterial and anti-fungal

d-Panthenol (provitamin B5) 
Provitamin B5 or d-Panthenol has moisturising properties.  This long-known ingredient retains moisture and prevents dehydration. 
For the skin, d-Panthenol provides suppleness and reduces superficial signs of ageing.  This substance is also known to be used for irritations, itching, nappy rash and contributes to sunburn recovery.  This is attributed to the vitamin-forming property of d-panthenol, it penetrates the skin and is converted there to pantothenic acid (pro-vitamin B5) which in turn is a component of Coenzyme A; which promotes energy supply to cells and accelerates the formation of new skin cells.

Vitamin E (alpha-Tocopherol) 
Vitamin E is a strong antioxidant that protects cells from free radicals.  
Vitamin E was also added to protect the various oils in this phospholipid composition from the action of oxygen (oxidation). This keeps the oils optimally stable so that they retain their restorative properties. 
 

   
          Avoid dehydrating your hands by applying NANNIC Hand & Foot Fast Skin Repair Complex every time after washing your hands.