TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cleansing Agents A1 - Baumann, Leslie A1 - Weisberg, Edmund A2 - Baumann, Leslie S. A2 - Rieder, Evan A. A2 - Sun, Mary D. PY - 2022 T2 - Baumann’s Cosmetic Dermatology, 3e AB - SUMMARY POINTSWhat’s Important?Cleansers play an important role in skincare regimen efficacy.Cleansers increase penetration of the products that follow in the regimen.Surfactant type determines irritation potential of cleansers.What’s New?Increased water temperature increases cleanser irritation.Hard water causes skin irritation while ultrapure soft water does not.Water filters will remove Ca2+ and reduce cleanser irritancy.What’s Coming?Use of low-pH cleansers in the morning to increase efficacy of the products that follow.Natural saponins that cleanse without irritation are being identified as demand for organic products increases.More patient education about proper cleansing is needed. SN - PB - McGraw Hill LLC CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190670878 ER -