In the quest for perfect skin most of us have now ditched the three-step regime that we all once swore by and now have a skincare regime that rivals the Japanese, who famously have around ten steps in their daily regimen. However, that is not necessarily a good thing. By over-cleansing and exfoliating, we are compromising our skin's protective barrier and seem to have forgotten what is actually good for our skin.
As Instagram drives the obsession of perfecting or - more often - blurring lines and wrinkles, many people forget that healthy skin is not the poreless, perfect version we see on social media - that it's thanks to the beauty app Facetune...
What is the skin's protective barrier?
The...