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Wash or wipe? A comparative study of skin physiological changes between water washing and wiping after skin cleaning

K Ogai¹, M Matsumoto^1,2, M Aoki^1,3

¹Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.

Skin Research and Technology : Official Journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [And] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [And] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)

|March 16, 2017

Abstract

Background/Purpose:

Presently, skin-cleaning agents that claim to be removed by water or wiping alone are commercially available and have been used for the purpose of bed baths. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how water washing and wiping differently affect skin physiological functions or ceramide content. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of water washing and wiping on skin physiological functions and ceramide content.

Methods:

Three kinds of the cleaning agents with different removal techniques (ie, water washing and wiping) were used in this study. Skin physiological functions (ie, transepidermal water loss, skin hydration, and skin pH) and skin ceramide content were measured before and after seven consecutive days of the application of each cleaning agent.

Results:

No significant differences in skin physiological functions or ceramide content were observed between water washing and wiping.

Conclusion:

Cleaning agents that claim to be removed by water washing or wiping do not affect skin physiological functions or ceramide content by either removal method.

Keywords:

ceramide cleaning agent skin hydration skin pH skin physiological function transepidermal water loss water washing wiping

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