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Your skin barrier is your personal security guard - locking hydration in and keeping irritants out for calm, healthy-looking skin. Dryness, sensitivity, breakouts, or dullness? That’s your barrier waving the white flag. Here are the 5 top reasons it struggles - and the simple switches you can make to get it back on track (and living its best life).
1. You’re using harsh cleansers
A lot of cleansers overdo it - stripping away your natural oils and leaving your skin barrier feeling a little frazzled.
What to do about it: Try Tailor’s Gel Cleanse or Oil Cleanse. Gel Cleanse is a gentle gel-to-foam cleanser that lifts away the day while keeping your skin barrier hydrated and balanced. Prefer an oil? Oil Cleanse is our cult-favourite makeup removing cleanser (even waterproof mascara). It melts away the day, while replenishing skin with 100% natural, nutrient-rich oils for a happy, healthy barrier.
2. Stress and lifestyle are taking their toll
Late nights, stress, and endless screen time can weaken your skin’s defences. When your body is run down (which, let’s be honest, feels like always), your skin is often the first to show it - cue redness, breakouts, and sensitivity.
What to do about it: To get your skin back in shape, reach for Tailor Renew. This multi-purpose serum with vegan probiotic lysate, strengthens your barrier, calms sensitivity, reduces redness, and clears breakouts faster. With rest, hydration, and a little self-care, your skin will bounce back stronger.
3. Over-exfoliating or using too many actives
We love exfoliants and powerful actives as much as anyone, but too much too soon can thin your barrier and trigger flare-ups.
What to do instead: At Tailor, our products can multi-task. With Tailor Elevate, you won’t over-exfoliate or juggle actives. This AHA fruit acid mask exfoliates, boosts cell turnover, and enhances absorption of your skincare. Use once a week. The result? Hydrated, radiant, plump skin - all with just one product.
4. Seasonal shifts and environmental stress
Shifts in weather can mean dry winter air or harsh summer UV, and this can dehydrate your skin and leave your barrier exposed. Add in pollution and office air-con, and your skin’s working overtime to keep up.
What to do instead: Reach for a moisturiser that not only hydrates, but also repairs. Enter Tailor Restore - our rich overnight balm with NZ red seaweed and melatonin to deliver deep, lasting hydration, boost skin recovery, and repair barrier damage. Think of it as your skin’s comfort blanket, leaving it brighter and firmer by morning.
5. Skipping moisturiser (or using the wrong one)
A healthy barrier thrives on hydration and repair. Without it, cracks in your skin barrier appear...literally - leading to dryness, sensitivity, and irritation.
What to do instead: Don’t skip your moisturiser - and don’t settle for just any cream. Tailor Restore does it all: delivers deep hydration, repairs your barrier, and leaves skin soft, calm, and resilient. In short, it’s the essential fix your skin barrier’s been waiting for.
Your skin barrier is the foundation of healthy skin - nurture it with barrier-friendly products (above, wink) and it’ll reward you with glow and resilience. Side note: spot the pattern with Restore? It protects against seasonal shifts, environmental stress, and moisture loss. One product, multiple jobs - because why buy three when one does it all? Revolutionary? Yes, Tailor is.
Talk soon,
Tailor x