The case for a stronger barrier

The skin barrier is a layered surface roughly the thickness of a sheet of paper. Its job is unglamorous: hold water in, keep irritants out, and stay quiet.

When it is compromised, everything downstream becomes harder. Products sting that never used to. Redness lingers. Texture changes. Adding more actives at that stage usually makes the situation louder, not better.

A barrier-first routine tends to be shorter than the one it replaces. Cleanse gently, mist, moisturise, protect. STRATA is designed to sit inside that shorter routine rather than compete with it.