Skin Cleansing with Synthetic Detergents Chemical, Ecological, and C
Over the last 35 years, synthetic detergents have become increasingly important as skin cleansing agents. With the vast range of soaps and synthetic cleansers available nowadays, doctors and pharmacists are expectedto advise on how to cleanse normal as we
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Griesbach Conference
Skin Cleansing with Synthetic Detergents Chemical, Ecological, and Clinical Aspects
With 89 Figures and 45 Tables
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong Barcelona Budapest
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. mult. Otto Braun-Falco PO Dr. med. Hans Christian Korting Department of Dermatology University of Munich Frauenlobstrasse 9-11 0-8000 Miinchen 2, FRG
Title of the original German edition: Hautreinigung mit Syndets. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990
ISBN 978-3-540-55409-7 ISBN 978-3-642-50146-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-50146-3
Library o[Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Griesbach- Konferenz Hautreinigung mit Syndets (1988) Skin cleansing with synthetic detergents: chemical, ecological, and clinical "'peets 1Griesbach Conference: O. Braun-Falco, H.C. Korting, eds. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-540-55409-7 1. Detergents, Synthetic - Toxicology - Congresses. 2. Detergents, Synthetic - Environmental aspects Congresses. 3. Skin - Care and hygiene - Congresses. I. Braun-Falco, Otto. II. Korting, Hans Christian. III. Title. RA1242.D4G75 1988 92-13632
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Preface
We do not know exactly when Man adopted the civilized habit of washing. However, personal cleansing (of a more or less regular kind) goes back thousands of years. Nowadays, the chief beneficiaries of these ablutional activities are the hands and face, which, being exposed, are more likely to collect dirt and grime. For a long time, the only cleansing agent (apart from plain water) was soap. Today, we have a choice: a new range of substances, the so-called synthetic detergents, have been developed. Unlike soap, these surfactants offer wide formula variability, and have, therefore, become increasingly important for skin cleansing. With our growing perception, not only of the benefits, but
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