Flavour Fragrance Cosmetics, Volume. , Issue 3, 31(2025)

Research Progress of Skin Xerosis and Its Coping Strategies

RUAN Hui1, ZHU Yingying1, LIN Simin2, WEN Lixin2, DING Lina1, and WANG Jing1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
  • 2Pelaya Cosmetics Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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    Received: May. 17, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: WANG Jing (wangjinggreat@gmail.com)

    DOI:10.20099/j.issn.1000-4475.2024.0146

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