Stratum Corneum Anatomy - The Key to Healthy, Attractive Skin

Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Intercellular Lipids

Free fatty acids and ceramides that are released from the lamellar bodies fuse together in the stratum corneum to form a continuous layer of lipids. Because there are two types of lipids, this layer is referred to as a lamellar lipid bilayer. This lipid bilayer plays a major role in maintaining the barrier properties of the skin and is analagous to the "mortar" in the brick and mortar model.

Index: Stratum Corneum Anatomy - The Key to Healthy, Attractive Skin

1. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - The Key to Healthy, Attractive Skin
2. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - The Corneocyte
3. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Lamellar Bodies
4. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Intercellular Lipids
5. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Cornified Envelope
6. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Cornified Envelope Lipids
7. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Corneodesmosomes
8. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF)
9. Stratum Corneum Anatomy - Desquamation Process