A modified photometric quantification of skin surface lipids sampled using the cigarette paper method
✍ Scribed by S. Bolanča-Bumber; A. Basta-Juzbasić; A. Kansky; T. Gross
- Book ID
- 104763845
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 280
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-3696
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✦ Synopsis
In severe cases of acne conglobata the use of substances which considerably reduce the sebum excretion rate, such as 13-cis-retinoic acid, is reasonable. To monitor the effect of such preparation a noninvasive and accurate method for measuring skin surface lipids (SSLs) is required. A new modified photometric quantification of SSLs sampled using the cigarette paper method based on reaction with phosphovanilic reagent was introduced. Our overall results indicate that a 3-h SSLs assessment measured photometrically is as accurate as the gravimetric technique; it is reproducible in situations with low and high levels of SSLs.