Open AccessThe pH of commercially available rinse-off products in Sri Lanka and their effect on skin pH
Author(s) -
H.M. Gunathilake,
Ganga Sirimanna,
Nanna Schürer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal/the ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v52i4.913
Subject(s) - medical journal , ceylon , sri lanka , medicine , alternative medicine , relevance (law) , family medicine , traditional medicine , library science , medical education , law , south asia , political science , ancient history , pathology , history , computer science
Initially linked to antimicrobial function, the acidic skin pH plays a key role in permeability barrier homeostasis and integrity of the stratum corneum. Barrier recovery is delayed when acutely perturbed skin sites are exposed to a neutral pH.