An impaired skin barrier allows particles from the external environment to penetrate the skin barrier and trigger inflammatory responses. In eczema, this inflammatory cascade is triggered by many factors, including allergens, irritants, and stress.  Inflammatory itch then triggers scratching, leading to further breakdown of the skin barrier. This cycles repeats itself in a loop of ever increasingly uncomfortable flares.

A strong skin barrier helps reduce itch and flares by:

• stopping trans-epidermal water loss (parched skin) and not allowing allergens to penetrate (itch)
• lowering inflammation/oxidative stress to reduce further skin and gut barrier (*and* collagen) degradation

The Antu dietary supplement M3+ antioxidant helps:

• produce more skin barrier proteins for structural support (filaggrin), and hydration (natural moisturization factor)
• address inflammation by scavenging free radicals produced by oxidative stress