Integral Lipid in Human Hair Follicle

November 2005 in “ The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings ”

Won‐Soo Lee, Tak Heon Oh, Seung Hyun Chun, Soo Young Jeon, Eun Young Lee, Sanghoon Lee, Won-Seok Park, Sungjoo Hwang

lipid distribution hair follicles integral hair lipid sebaceous lipid hair cuticle keratinized inner root sheath transmission electron microscopy high-performance thin-layer chromatography lamellar granules epidermal lipid layer hair barrier hair lipid inner root sheath electron microscopy thin-layer chromatography lipid layer skin lipid layer

Studysummary This study discovered that the lipid in human hair follicles is mainly located in the hair cuticle and keratinized inner root sheath, distinct from sebaceous and epidermal lipids, suggesting a potential role as a "hair barrier.

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