Natural skin surface pH is on average below 5, which is beneficial for its resident flora

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 359-370

  Lambers, H ^a   Piessens, S ^a   Bloem, A ^a   Pronk, H ^a   Finkel, P ^a  

^a Sara Lee Household/Body Care Res   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microflora; Skin moisture; Skin pH; Skin scaling; TEWL

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; SOAP; TAP WATER;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DRY SKIN; FOREARM; HUMAN; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SKIN FLORA; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN SURFACE;

EID: 33748879013     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2006.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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