Abstract
Dry skin conditions are accompanied by significant changes in the stratum corneum (SC) biomechanical properties including the “so-called” drying stress, σsc, which leads to the perception of skin stiffness/tightness and provides a mechanical driving force for skin damage processes like cracking and chapping (Fig. 1a ) [ [1] Levi K. Weber R.J. Do J.Q. Dauskardt R.H. Drying stress and damage processes in human stratum corneum. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2009; 32: 276-293 Crossref PubMed Scopus (52) Google Scholar ]. Surprisingly, the effects of moisturizers on these properties as well as their role in reducing the mechanical driving force for dry skin damage are not well characterized.
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