Sensitive skin: An overview

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-8

  Berardesca, E ^a   Farage, M ^b   Maibach, H ^c  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c CA   (United States)

Author keywords

barrier function; cosmetics; hydration; neurotransmission; sensitive skin; sensorial irritation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAPSAICIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; IRRITANT AGENT; LACTIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; SUNSCREEN; SURFACTANT; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; VANILLOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

BELGIUM; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CHINA; COLD CLIMATE; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERYTHEMA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; ITALY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SKIN WATER LOSS; SPAIN; STRATUM CORNEUM; SWITZERLAND; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872114626     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2012.00754.x     Document Type: Review

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