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Is your Face Wash Setting you Back? | Skin Acid Mantle- Its Importance in Skin Physiology and Pathology


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Does it seem like your woes begin with your face wash? Yes, it came "highly recommended" but you cannot seem to shake off how dry your face gets after washing? It does seem to help with oil production sometimes and other times, it seems to worsen it. Hmmmmm

There comes the notorious acid mantle of the skin! What is the acid mantle of the skin? Is it overrated? How does it affect my ongoing skin woes? Can it aid in skin glow? Well, today's episode hopes to shed light on this important topic and steer you in the right direction when face wash shopping.

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References

1. pH of the skin: Issues and Challenges. C. Suber, C. Abels, H. Maibach. Publisher S. Krager. Date 2018

2. Surber C, Abels C, Maibach H (eds): pH of the Skin: Issues and Challenges. Curr Probl Dermatol. Basel, Karger, 2018, vol 54, pp 1-10. doi: 10.1159/000489512

3. Schmid M, -H, Korting H, C: The Concept of the Acid Mantle of the Skin: Its Relevance for the Choice of Skin Cleansers. Dermatology 1995;191:276-280. doi: 10.1159/000246568

4. Fluhr J, W, Elias P, M: Stratum corneum pH: Formation and Function of the ‘Acid Mantle’. Exog Dermatol 2002;1:163-175. doi: 10.1159/000066140


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