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Sensitive Skin

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Sensitive skin (or reactive, hypereactive, intolerant or irritable skin) is defined 1,3,5,13,19 by the onset of erythema and/or pruritus, prickling, burning or tingling sensations (sometimes pain) due to various factors, which may be physical (UV radiation, heat, cold, wind), chemical (cosmetics, soap, water, pollution), psychological (stress) or hormonal (menstrual cycle). Sensitive skin was initially described on the face, but other locations are possible, mainly the scalp and the hands.12,13

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Laboratory of Skin Neurophysiology, University of Western Brittany, Brest, France

    Laurent Misery

  2. Competence Center Pruritus, Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Sonja Ständer

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  1. Dept. Dermatologie, CHU Brest, Brest, 29200, France

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  2. Medizinische Einrichtungen, Klinik und Poliklinik für, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Von-Esmarch-Str. 56, Münster, 48149, Germany

    Sonja Ständer

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Misery, L., Ständer, S. (2010). Sensitive Skin. In: Misery, L., Ständer, S. (eds) Pruritus. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-322-8_22

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