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The skin regulates the body temperature by evaporating water. It also protects us from harmful substances entering our body, and it eliminates many toxins. When functioning properly, this takes workload off our liver and kidneys to filter out substances before they reach other organs in the body. The pH of normal, healthy human skin is somewhere between 4.5 and 6. However, this varies with age. Typically, newborns have a pH closer to neutral (pH 7) that of water, that quickly turns acidic in order to protect their skin. This protective barrier of our skin that forms is called the ‘acid mantle’. This slightly acidic layer is our body’s first defense mechanism against bacteria invading it. Our skin should naturally become an unfavorable environment for bacterial growth to occur.

If we look at the age process in the actions of the skin, we know the sweat glands are affected by the liver’s attempt to eliminate the excess hormones that are produced during puberty and throughout life changes like menopause. If an overworked liver cannot filter properly, it will affect the pH of the skin causing acne, eczema, and many forms of skin related conditions. read more on sustaining a healthy liver

We have natural oil covering our skin called sebum, produced by glands in the skin. While we age, these oil-producing glands become less active, and the skin becomes drier. Sunlight, diet, excessive sweating and the application of highly alkaline soaps and washes can all lead to disruptions in the body’s production of these natural oils and further disrupt the delicate acid mantle to cause premature aging and other skin disorders.

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