HOW WATER WORKS IN THE HUMAN BODY

A person drinks a copious amount of water.

The water passes through the esophagus and pyloric sphincter, which is connected to the stomach.

Water absorption is not dictated by digestion, so it passes to the renal system via diffusion and osmosis as it is gradually filtered by downward pressure. Once it reaches the kidneys, useful nutrients take their leave and waste moves to the renal pelvis, where it awaits bodily expulsion.

The critical nutrient pit stops: the brain, organs, systemic temperature control, digestion efficiency, and cell hydration.
The skin’s internally generated hydration benefit comes
in very close to last.

Toxic beauty fearmongering is big business – entire beauty sub-industries are built on the foundation of fear, toxicity, and the solutions promised to rid the body of toxins. Those solutions might be great if everyone was laden with vicious toxins just waiting to be expelled through their pores. That description may sound dramatic, but every day there are new promises that simply drinking large amounts of water (perhaps infused with lemon or a particular compounded mineral) will improve oily and acne-prone skin; these claims are simply not true. Will clients see a difference in their skin clarity if they previously only drank diet soda all day and then switched to water and only water? Of course! Their entire body would be craving a flush of clear, additive-free fluid and respond positively. Will drinking water and only water halt acne or excessively oily skin its tracks? No.

TRUE OR FALSE    ANSWER
The skin is largely responsible for processing and eliminating systemic toxins, a process best fueled by drinking lots of water.    False. Give the liver, kidneys, intestines, and lymph the credit they deserve. Although skin is the largest organ, it has not been tasked with the body’s most important jobs. The body’s systemic toxin management systems work in tandem.
Bulk waste is removed via the lymph system, while smaller waste products are exhaled or exit via the liver. Post-liver bile production moves through the digestive tract and/or kidneys for final clearance.
Pores are clogged with toxins that are waiting to be flushed away via just the right amount of water.     False. Water is not entering the body and immediately coursing through the pores with the intent of cleaning house. It helps, no question, but skin is not water’s first, second or even third destination. Keep in mind, miraculous as water is, it cannot fully flush a trigger from the body. An acne trigger, for example, needs to be eliminated, not “washed away.”
Processed food, excess sugar, and extreme stress elimination have a positive, defensive effect on the body’s hormone triggers, which play a role in excess oil production and abnormal adrenal function.     True. Nothing is easy or all-encompassing, but people can make tremendous efforts to avoid obvious toxins and calm what becomes toxic inflammation. Such effort include taking probiotics, engaging in moderate exercise, consuming organic produce, and identifying the source of disorders. People should, as much as possible, get ahead of and diffuse the toxins they face daily.

Oily skin is a genetic skin type. People arrive with it and, barring a physiological change triggered by disease or medication, they will leave with it. It may not be quite as oily at 71 as it was at 17, but it will always produce more oil than a genetically dry person’s skin does. Oily skin is not a curse – it has significant benefits, including delaying signs of genetic age.
Acne skin is, in large part, genetic. The odds are that clients with acneic skin will only perfect the thorough management of it throughout their life.

BALANCING, NOURISHING, AND OPTIMIZING OILY
AND ACNEIC SKIN

1.  How it helps
   Increasing omega fatty acid intake
       Linoleic acid is a normal, necessary component of healthy sebum, helping optimize keratinization of the follicular epithelium.
   Increasing healthy skin function with acne-safe ceramides and cholesterol    Skin that is stripped by drying products strives to compensate for lipid deprivation.
   Avoiding the dehydration of skin    Non-comedogenic hydration is critical to helping skin help itself.
   Protecting the barrier against trans-epidermal water loss     Work with skin rather than raging against it with imbalanced acids, scrubs, and astringents. When skin is not tasked with putting out the fire a damaged barrier ignites, its efforts can be redirected to healing.

It can be easy for skin care professionals to use “drink more water” as an auto response to skin distress. While drinking water is important, what is even more critical is the mastery of analysis, ingredients, and treatments that professionals held responsible for. Clients should drink more water, but that should be followed immediately by delivering the practical, hands-on treatments and product expertise that clients expect.