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Personal Cleansers: Irritation and Moisturization

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Soaps are among the most widely used personal care products, accounting for approximately half of the personal hygiene market in 1996 with a value of over $2 billion (Mcardle, 1997). Soap has been used for personal cleansing since antiquity. The past few decades have witnessed the introduction of cleansing bars based in part or in toto on synthetic surfactant systems. More recently, the industry has seen a rise in the popularity of body washes. Many of these body washes are based entirely on synthetic surfactant systems to offer “ultramild” cleansing. Additionally, a number of bar and body wash products now claim to offer consumers additional convenience by not only cleansing, but also moisturizing the skin

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    Howard I. Maibach

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Ertel, K.D. (2000). Personal Cleansers: Irritation and Moisturization. In: Schwindt, D.A., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Cutaneous Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1199-1_23

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