There are several different methods of measuring skin blood flow, for example, skin
temperature measurement, dynamic capillaroscopy with and without dye, laser Doppler …

Irritant contact dermatitis is a complex entity with several clinical forms (acute, cumulative,
etc.) and multiple mechanisms. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), the most widely utilized model …

Moisturizers are used in the treatment of dry skin, both clinically and in cosmetic products. In
the present study the influence of different moisturizers on the normal skin barrier properties …

Background: Only few studies on gender-related differences in skin physiology have been
performed–and they provided conflicting results. Objective: In the present study, the effect of …

Background and Objective: Various factors such as hormones, drugs, and ultraviolet (UV)
radiation may influence patch test reactions. The aim was to study the individual variation in …

Aging of the skin is associated with skin thinning, atrophy, dryness, wrinkling, and delayed
wound healing. These undesirable aging effects are exacerbated by declining estrogen …

Bioengineering of the skin, or more precisely the biophysical assessment of skin physiology,
is moving rapidly from a descriptive approach to a deeper understanding of biophysical and …

Background Although it is known that the skin acts as a water reservoir and participates in
the fluid content of the whole body, no method has been established to quantify the fluid …

Background Sensitive skin is a poorly understood skin condition. Defects in stratum corneum
(SC) barrier function and/or extrasensory neuronal networks in the epidermis are believed to …

Vulvar tissue differs from cutaneous epithelia in structure, morphology and biophysical
characteristics. For example, the skin of the labia majora exhibits elevated hydration …