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The Effect of Water Hardness on Surfactant Deposition after Washing and Subsequent Skin Irritation in Atopic Dermatitis Patients and Healthy Control Subjects.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jan 2018
Danby Simon G, Brown Kirsty, Wigley Andrew M, Chittock John, Pyae Phyoe K, Flohr Carsten, Cork Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Living in a hard water area is associated with an increased risk of atopic dermatitis (AD). Greater skin barrier impairment after exposure to surfactants in wash products, combined with the high calcium levels of hard water and/or high chlorine levels, is a compelling mechanism for this increase. The purpose of this study was to investigate this mechanism in individuals with and without a predisposition to skin...
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