Development of a Novel In Vitro Strategy to Understand the Impact of Shaving on Skin Health: Combining Tape Strip Exfoliation and Human Skin Equivalent Technology

    November 2023 in “ Frontiers in Medicine ”
    Lydia Costello, Kirsty Goncalves, Victoria Maltman … Stefan Przyborski
    Studysummary This study demonstrated a novel use of tape stripping on a human skin model to simulate the inflammation and barrier damage caused by dry razor shaving, highlighting potential shaving and skin-care formulations that may mitigate such damage.
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