The invention relates to a skin protectant, particularly against hydrophobic (lipophilic) and hydrophilic (lipophobic) harmful substances, obtainable by means of an amount of at least one barrier-forming component, particularly against hydrophobic (lipophilic) harmful substances, wherein the nephelometric turbidity unit of the barrier-forming component is determined by means of turbidimetry and at least one barrier-forming component, a 1% solution in water thereof having a nephelometric turbidity unit of greater than 40 (NTU), is used to produce the protectant and a method for producing skin protectants, particularly against hydrophobic (lipophilic) and hydrophilic (lipophobic) harmful substances, where in the barrier-forming component is selected for production of the protectant such that the nephelometric turbidity unit of the barrier-forming component of the skin protectant is determined by means of turbidimetry and at least one barrier-forming component, a 1% solution in water thereof having a nephelometric turbidity unit of greater than 40 (NTU), is used to produce the skin protectant.La invención se relaciona con un protector dérmico particularmente contra sustancias dañinas hidrofóbicas (lipofílicas) e hidrofílicas (lipofóbicas) obtenibles por medio de un componente que forma barrera, particularmente contra sustancias dañinas hidrofóbicas (lipofílicas), en donde la unidad de turbidez nefelométrica del componente que forma barrera se determina por medio del turbidímetro y al menos un componente que forma barrera, una solución al 1% en agua de esta tiene una unidad de turbidez nefelométrica, mayor de 40 (NTU), se usa para producir el protector y un método para producir protectores dérmicos, particularmente contra sustancias dañinas hidrofóbicas (lipofílicas) e hidrofílicas (lipofóbicas), en donde el componente que forma barrera se selecciona para la producción del protector tal que la unidad de turbidez nefelométrica del componente que forma barrera del protect
