Field Notes
Observations are made along the way.
Thoughts that are not planned, but rather emerge spontaneously.
The Field Notes consist of records from the world of NATURFACTOR® – about skin, care and the rhythm that connects both.
Phytosphingosine and sphingolipids as ceramide alternatives: bioavailability and barrier effect
Phytosphingosines differ structurally from classic ceramides – and show altered epidermal integration in the literature. What sphingolipid research means for barrier care and why costs...
Menopause skin: Estrogen collapse and lipid recompensation amid barrier decompensation
When estrogen levels drop, lipid synthesis, the collagen matrix, and barrier function all come under pressure simultaneously. What happens biochemically—and which skincare logic science suggests.
Understanding Skin Moisture – Why Dry Skin Isn't Always Lacking Moisture
Dry skin is not a uniform phenomenon. The crucial difference: a lack of moisture affects the water content of the stratum corneum, while a lack...
Natural Actives in Skincare: What the Science Really Proves
The debate between natural and synthetic often misses the real benchmark: what counts is scientific evidence. This article presents the most thoroughly researched plant-based and...
Understanding the Skin Barrier – Foundation for Healthy and Resilient Skin
If you really want to understand skin, you start with its architecture: The stratum corneum is barely 20 micrometers thin – yet it is responsible...
TEWL — What transepidermal water loss reveals about the skin barrier
Transepidermal Water Loss — TEWL — is the most important objective marker of skin barrier function in clinical dermatology. Not a sensation, but a measurable...
The Skin Barrier and the New Luxury of Calm Skin
Calm skin is no coincidence, but the result of a stable architecture. What the skin barrier achieves – and why modern luxury today is characterized...
Ceramides: The Foundation of the Skin Barrier
Ceramides are the key lipid molecules of the skin barrier. Their decrease explains dry, sensitive, and irritated skin – and their replenishment works.
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