Mechanism of Percutaneous Adsorption: I. Routes of Penetration and the Influence of Solubility

Mechanism of Percutaneous Absorption: III. The Effect of Temperature on the Transport of Non-Electrolytes Across the Skin*

CHAPTER XX – The Biology of the Stratum Corneum

The acidic pH of the horny layer, measurable on the skin surface, has long been regarded as a result of exocrine secretion of the skin glands. The ‘acid mantle’ was thought to regulate the bacterial skin flora and to be sensitive primarily to skin cleansing procedures.

Alexander Szakall

Papers

[Properties, origin and physiological functions of the substances of the keratinized epidermis determining the hydrogen-ion concentration].