This Growth Factor Serum Saved My Damaged 40-Year-Old Skin
Anyone who is serious about skincare knows the risk that can come with switching up your routine with new products. There is always the potential for a bad reaction or irritation, but usually, the benefits are worth the risk. So, what happens when it all ends up going south and you’re left with a skincare lover’s worst nightmare, aka a damaged skin barrier? In my case, I took another risk and added a new product to the mix: an epidermal growth factor serum. Spoiler: I am now a simp for growth factors.
While epidermal growth factors, aka EGF, may not have the buzzy recognition that other skincare ingredients like retinol does, they have been studied extensively, especially in regards to their potential reparative and wound healing benefits. Scientists Rita Levi-Montalcini and Stanley Cohen first discovered growth factors way back in the 1950s, which subsequently earned them a Nobel Prize in 1986.
