Quantification of changes in skin hydration and sebum after tape stripping using infrared spectroscopy

A. Ezerskaia; S. F. Pereira; H. P. Urbach; B. Varghese

doi:10.1117/12.2264622

13 February 2017 Quantification of changes in skin hydration and sebum after tape stripping using infrared spectroscopy

A. Ezerskaia, S. F. Pereira, H. P. Urbach, B. Varghese

Proceedings Volume 10037, Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery; 1003702 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264622
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Skin barrier function relies on well balanced water and lipid system of stratum corneum. Optimal hydration and oiliness levels are indicators of skin health and integrity. We demonstrate an accurate and sensitive depth profiling of stratum corneum sebum and hydration levels using short wave infrared spectroscopy in the spectral range around 1720 nm. We demonstrate that short wave infrared spectroscopic technique combined with tape stripping can provide morequantitative and more reliable skin barrier function information in the low hydration regime, compared to conventional biophysical methods.

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A. Ezerskaia, S. F. Pereira, H. P. Urbach, and B. Varghese "Quantification of changes in skin hydration and sebum after tape stripping using infrared spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 10037, Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, 1003702 (13 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264622

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