NICE network. Evidence and application to cosmetics
Keywords:
Stress, Hormon, Neuropeptide, Barrier, Langerhans cellAbstract
It is well known that menta] stress affects the body and that the skin reflects a person 's menta! condition. Thus, proverbs, such as "The skin is the mirror which reflects the state of the mind", "The skin is a window to the mind." have developed and scientific evidence supporting this relationship has been accumulated. Examples of the effects of stress, their mechanisms, and modulation by cosmetics are reviewed in this article.