Understand my skin
Good to know to protect yourself alongside with health care authorities during COVID-19 crisis.
A NAOS dermatological department, BIODERMA is by your side to preserve the health of your skin, and is committed to support the Health Authorities by providing you the best-practice to protect yourself against the COVID-19 virus.
This health crisis we are going through lately incites us to wash our hands as often as possible. Health Authorities recommend to wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with both cleansing gels and hydroalcoholic gel.
"A soap or foaming gel are an effective alternative to hydro alcoholic gels". Dr Dréno, Professor of Demartology, CHU Nantes
However the skin can lose over time its natural defense and protection faculties. Repeated hand wash has indeed an impact on skin ecosystem removing lipids which naturally preserve the skin and protect it. This all the more the case when using hand sanitizer many times a day, especially due to their high content in alcohol which weakens the hydrolipidic film and therefore dehydrates the skin.
The Professor Dominique Tennstedt from the U.C.L Dermatology Service at U.C.L asserts that anyway, we better “keep washing your hands” This is why we recommend to prefer dermatologically tested, soft cleansing gels or oils as much as possible.
To preserve the skin barrier lastingly and better protect yourself, hydration is also highly recommended.
So more than ever, adopt the barrier gestures in order to protect your skin barrier: wash your hands as often as necessary and apply a moisturizer after cleansing. These essential gestures will enable you to preserve your skin barrier so it can play again its natural defense function lastingly.
We know that many of you ask yourself about the most appropriate products to use.
Aurélie Guyoux, head of Research & Development at NAOS, answers to the questions you asked us on our social networks.
Respect the safety gestures remain the most efficient way to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, protect yourself and people health. Committed to our health mission, we would like to remind the World Health Organisation’s recommended behavior to stay healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
On their website : https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
Because protecting yourself is taking care of yourself and the ones you love, Bioderma is wholeheartedly with you during this health crisis. We wish you to stay as much as you can positive, healthy and safe.
Care first.
