(PDF) Lipids and Skin Health by Apostolos Pappas

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Table of Contents

1. Editor’s Introduction: Skin lipids (epidermal, sebaceous, subcutaneous).- 2. Skin basics, structure and function.- 3. Skin barrier, structure and properties.- 4. Lipid oxidation and mediators in skin.- 5. Skin Ceramides.- 6. Cholesterol synthesis in epidermis.- 7. Transcriptional factors and epidermal differentiation.- 8. The brain of the skin: sebaceous gland.- 9. Sebaceous lipids.- 10. Sapienic acid and sebum specific fatty acid metabolism.- 11. Wax Esters chemistry and synthesis.- 12. Squalene chemistry and biology.- 13. Adipose tissue and fat cell biology.- 14. acial subcutaneous tissue.- 15. Monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis genes and skin/hair.- 16. Triglyceride synthesis genes and skin/hair.- 17. Lipoxygenase and skin.- 18. PPAR gamma receptor, skin lipids and hair.- 19. Mineral oils in skincare.- 20. Lipophilic antioxidants and skincare.- 21. Glycerol, Fatty alcohols, acids and esters in cosmetics.- 22. Vegetable and natural oils in cosmetics.- 23. Acne and lipid pathways.- 24. Atopic dermatitis and lipids.