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Skin test shows the levels of breakdown products of filaggrin-a protein that maintains the skin’s barrier function changed between winter and summer on the cheeks and hands. Changes were also seen regarding the texture of corneocytes cells in the outermost part of the skin’s epidermis.
The skin barrier is affected by climatic and seasonal changes, the young and old can suffer from red cheeks in the winter in northern latitudes and some may develop more permanent skin conditions such as atopic eczema and rosacea.
Skin cells suffer from shrinkage and therefore change skin surface. The skin can be protected with emollients in the winter and sunscreen in the summer. Humidity can affect the texture of the skin and causes skin disorder like eczema. Humidity fluctuates with seaseasonal changes. In the winter, rapidly changing temperatures, from heated indoors to cold outdoors environments can affect the capillaries, and prolonged exposure to wet weather can strip the skin’s barrier function.
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