Responsive corneosurfametry following in vivo skin preconditioning

Authors: Uhoda E.1; Goffin V.1; Pierard G.E.1

Source: Contact Dermatitis, Volume 49, Number 6, December 2003 , pp. 292-296(5)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Skin is subjected to many environmental threats, some of which altering the structure and function of the stratum corneum. Among them, surfactants are recognized factors that may influence irritant contact dermatitis. The present study was conducted to compare the variations in skin capacitance and corneosurfametry (CSM) reactivity before and after skin exposure to repeated subclinical injuries by 2 hand dishwashing liquids. A forearm immersion test was performed on 30 healthy volunteers. 2 daily soak sessions were performed for 5 days. At inclusion and the day following the last soak session, skin capacitance was measured and cyanoacrylate skin-surface strippings were harvested. The latter specimens were used for the ex vivo microwave CSM. Both types of assessments clearly differentiated the 2 hand dishwashing liquids. The forearm immersion test allowed the discriminant sensitivity of CSM to increase. Intact skin capacitance did not predict CSM data. By contrast, a significant correlation was found between the post-test conductance and the corresponding CSM data. In conclusion, a forearm immersion test under realistic conditions can discriminate the irritation potential between surfactant-based products by measuring skin conductance and performing CSM. In vivo skin preconditioning by surfactants increases CSM sensitivity to the same surfactants.

Keywords: corneosurfametry; forearm immersion test; irritant contact dermatitis; surfactant

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.0269.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

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