01/19/2026
If your skin always feels dry, breaks out easily, stays sensitive, or reacts to nearly everything you apply, this isnāt a failure on your part ā itās a barrier issue.
Your skin barrier is responsible for holding moisture in and keeping irritants out. When itās strong, skin feels comfortable, stable, and resilient. When itās compromised, hydration escapes, inflammation increases, and suddenly even āgoodā products stop performing the way they should. You canāt correct that with stronger actives or more steps. Skin that canāt protect itself canāt heal properly.
Now add in the skin microbiome. Your skin is designed to host beneficial bacteria ā and those microbes matter. They help regulate inflammation, defend against breakouts, and support repair. Excessive cleansing, aggressive exfoliation, stripping ingredients, and frequent product changes disrupt that balance. When the microbiome is thrown off, skin becomes reactive, congested, and chronically inflamed.
Then thereās pH ā the quiet regulator behind everything. Healthy skin functions best in a slightly acidic environment. When pH rises, enzyme activity slows, bacteria multiply, and the barrier weakens even further. Thatās when dryness, irritation, and breakouts feel relentless and hard to control.
Hereās the reality: you can use the most advanced treatments, serums, and devices available ā but if the barrier is impaired, the microbiome is out of balance, and pH isnāt supported, your skin simply canāt respond the way itās meant to.
Healthy skin isnāt about doing more. Itās about doing what your skin actually needs. And thatās exactly what I help you uncover.
Warmly,
Lou Boyd LE
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