The outer layer of skin cells are not dead, and we have known this since 1960’s

Studies as early as 1964 show that the outer layer and its skin cells are very much alive. Alive and communicating information from the surface layer to the deeper layers and skin cells.

This outer layer- the stratum corneum and its cells were previously thought of as dead and lifeless, when in fact they are mature skin cells called corneocytes that are not dead until they have fallen off your skin and become house dust.

Despite this being demonstrated in numerous studies since the 1960s, marketing has continued to mislead and drive the narrative of dead skin. Influencing inappropriate choices in skincare and treatment modalities.

Considering the critical role of keratinocytes in skin cell communication, excessive removal of them imposes additional stress, particularly on an impaired barrier function.