Dry Skin and Moisturizers presents the most recent research findings and contains highly relevant information for future possibilities to scientifically tailor efficient products for dry skin.

Features:

• Discusses the stratum corneum barrier with a special focus on structure/function relationships
• Incorporates the voluminous amount of new information recently amassed
• Features contributions from an international panel of scientists who are major players in the field
• Covers the issue of dry skin in a comprehensive, complete, and systematic manner
• Draws on expert knowledge from disciplines such as dermatology, pharmacology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and more

Contents

The Skin

• Biochemistry and Function
• The Skin as a Barrier
• Epidermal Lipids and Formation of the Barrier of the Skin
• Lipid Structures in the Permeability Barrier
• Particle Probes and Skin Physiology
• Role of Calcium Ions in the Regulation of Skin Barrier Homeostasis
• Desquamation

Dry Skin and Hyerkeratotic Conditions

• Ichthyosis - An Inborn Dryness and Scaliness of the Skin
• Dry Skin in Atopic Dermatitis and Patients on Hemodialysis
• Experimentally Induced Dry Skin
• Dryness in Chronologically and Photo-Aged Skin
• Itch Associated with Dryness of the Skin: The Pathophysiology and Influence of Moisturizers
• Effects of Moisturizer in Psoriasis

Formulations

• Interactions with the Skin
• Moisturizers as a Medical, Biological, Psychological, Cultural, and Economic Factor
• New Methodology to Improve Epidermal Barrier Homeostasis
• Outside and Inside Skin pH
• Dry Skin and Use of Proteases
• Effects of Natural Moisturizing Factor and Lactic Acid Isomers on Skin Function
• Clinical Evidence for the Use of Urea
• Glycerol - Just a Moisturizer? Biological and Biophysical Effects
• Hyaluronan: Key to Skin Moisture
• Hydrophilic Pastes
• Petrolatum
• Phospholipids, Metabolites, and Skin Hydration
• Lanolins
• Essential Fatty Acids: Biological Functions and Potential Applications in the Skin
• Sphingolipids: from Chemistry to Possible Biologic Influence on the Skin
• Effect of Moisturizers on the Structure of Lipids in the Outer Stratum Corneum of Humans
• Vitamins and Skin, A. Krautheim and H.P. Gollnick
• Antimicrobials
• Moisturizing Cleansers

Skin Measurements

• Tribological Studies on Skin: Measurement of the Coefficient of Friction
• Smoothness of the Skin, Complexity, and Instrumental Approach
• Assessment of Skin Moisturization with Electrical Methods
• Stratum Corneum Tape Stripping: Relationship with Dry Skin and Moisturizers
• XLRS Squamometry Revisited
• Methods for Testing Stratum Corneum Barrier Properties

Skin Reactions

• Sensitive Skin, H.L. Daughters
• Stinging and Irritating Substances: Their Identification and Assessment
• Sensitizing Substances
• Regulatory Aspects on Safety

Index

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