Skin is the body's largest organ and, along with hair, nails, and skin-associated nerves and glands, is part of the integumentary system, according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This ...

Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It’s able to stretch and spring back, time and again. And it provides a barrier between the body and bad things in the ...

Skin is a barrier meant to keep small invaders out. Products making their way across it should boost that mission.

Our skin has two crucial barrier functions: it protects against water loss and it prevents penetration of infectious agents and allergens. By studying mice and humans, a team of researchers in France ...

The mechanisms underlying skin renewal are still poorly understood. Interleukin-38 (IL-38), a protein involved in regulating inflammatory responses, could be a game changer. A team has observed it for ...

In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique for creating lifelike robotic skin ...

It often feels as though your skin-care routine’s primary goals are strictly aesthetic—to banish breakouts, smooth wrinkles, reduce discoloration, et cetera. But while these are certainly welcome ...

When did skin care get so … complicated? Dermatologists and aestheticians tell me they’ve been getting an increasing number ...