Your skin is your body’s largest organ and serves a few vital purposes. It helps to regulate your body temperature and is responsible for protecting your internal organs, muscles and bones from disease, infection and other possible damaging external factors.
Did you know your body renews your ENTIRE SKIN every 28 days? Think of how what you put into your body and on it could be a major factor in maintaining your good health. Blood vessels run throughout the skin and provide oxygen and blood to the cells. It also contains 5 different types of receptors responsible for responding to touch – and pain. Up to HALF of the dust 🤧 found in your home is actually made up of dead skin cells. 🤢
Our outer skin layer remains healthy and moist due to a natural fat known as lipid. Alcohols and detergents ☠️ (aka, commercial soaps) are known to destroy lipids. (READ THOSE INGREDIENT LISTS)
Your skin is created to sweat in order to rid your body of toxins. Think about this when choosing a deodorant (make your own healthful one - ask me how) or anti-perspirant (just DON’T). Most anti-perspirants contain aluminum which should be alarming if you’ve been paying attention for the last decade or more. At any rate, your body NEEDS to perspire. It is only when the bacteria present on skin feed on the fatty secretions and digest them that the byproduct left after digestion can produce odor. Perfectly normal. Try a refreshing shower 🚿 after sweat inducing activities (with a healthful soap) and some equally healthful deodorant. Be KIND ❤️ to your body and it will protect you for years to come. Reminder that babies and the elderly have thinner skin and therefore, require extra care. ❤️
Here is a great article regarding your skin and some interesting facts. I found it very helpful when researching magnesium and topical application. <dermal absorption>