Lipid Loss Increases Stratum Corneum Stress and Drying Rates

Conclusions: These results suggest that lipid loss causes marked increases in SC drying stresses, which may in turn contribute to changes in skin perception. NMF extraction may be important in vivo, but has remarkably little impact in isolated SC.Skin Pharmacol Physiol
Source: Skin Pharmacology and Physiology - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research