Sensitive Skin Syndrome provides an up-to-date overview of the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of this commonly encountered dermatological condition.

Features:

• Spans the entire breadth of strategies and methods to diagnose and treat sensitive skin
• Provides a clear understanding of the physiological basis of skin reactivity, as well as on the many mechanisms which may trigger this condition
• Provides the cosmetic industry the information researchers need to develop new products
• Contains a wide range of previously unpublished research findings
• Supplies a section on neurophysiology, a topic of burgeoning interest in the field
• Covers definitions, epidemiology, and techniques for evaluation

Contents

• What is Sensitive Skin? The Somatosensory System
• Neurophysiology of Itch
• Ethnic Sensitive Skin
• Ethnic Differences in Skin Sensitivity and Responses to Topically Applied Products
• Complex Problem of Sensitive Skin
• Surface Stripping Techniques and Sensitive Skin
• Technical Bases in Biophysical Instruments Used in Sensitive Skin Testing
• Identification of a Sensitive Skin Panel
• Sensitive Skin Symptoms as Risk Indicators for Hand Eczema
• Objectifying Primary and Acquired Sensitive Skin
• Intra- and Inter-Individual Differences in Facial Skin Biophysical Properties
• Household Cleaning Products and Sensitive Skin
• Age and Gender as Influencing Factors in Skin Sensitivity
• Sensitive Skin in France: Epidemiological Approach and Impact on Quality of Life
• Fabrics and Sensitive Skin
• Contact Urticaria Syndrome and Sensitive Skin: Clinical Approach
• Contact Allergy and Sensitive Skin
• Photobiology and Sensitive Skin
• Treatments for Sensitive Skin: An Update
• Tests for Sensitive Skin
• Cosmetic Intolerance Syndrome

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