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Notes on skin and the world around it.
The Orelisse Journal

Notes on skin and the world around it.

What to Expect

Editorial, not high-volume content.

The Orelisse Journal will examine the relationship between skin and the world around it — editorial and considered, not a high-volume search-engine blog.

Barrier CareCompanion-Animal CareEnvironmental ExposureFormulation LiteracyInside DevelopmentMaterials & TextilesSun ProtectionTravel & Skin
The skin you bring home from a flight.
Travel & Skin

The skin you bring home from a flight.

Cabin air holds a fraction of the humidity most skin is used to. By the second hour of a long flight, the barrier is already working harder than it would on the ground — before a single mile of the destination has been seen.

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What “barrier support” actually means.Barrier Care

What “barrier support” actually means.

A plain explanation of a term used often and defined rarely.

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Reading a sun-protection label properly.Sun Protection

Reading a sun-protection label properly.

What the numbers on the front of the bottle do and don’t tell you.

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Developing for a dog’s skin, not a human’s.Companion-Animal Care

Developing for a dog’s skin, not a human’s.

Why a formula that works on us rarely translates directly to a coat.

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What pollution actually does to skin.Environmental Exposure

What pollution actually does to skin.

Particulate matter, oxidative stress, and what genuinely helps.

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Why the fabric against your skin matters as much as what’s in the jar.Materials & Textiles

Why the fabric against your skin matters as much as what’s in the jar.

What textiles do to skin that formulas alone can’t undo.

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