Comments on: Should you exfoliate? http://colinsbeautypages.co.uk/should-you-exfoliate/ A cosmetic scientist shares his news and views on beauty products and the science behind them Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Colin http://colinsbeautypages.co.uk/should-you-exfoliate/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Colin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:25:02 +0000 http://colinsbeautypages.co.uk/should-you-exfoliate/#comment-271 I love to see a myth debunked, so I am all ears. I am not sure that the data you refer to contradicts the idea that dust is mostly composed of skin cells though. I have looked at dust from my house under a microscope and it certainly looked like it was composed of discarded corneocytes to me. I love to see a myth debunked, so I am all ears. I am not sure that the data you refer to contradicts the idea that dust is mostly composed of skin cells though. I have looked at dust from my house under a microscope and it certainly looked like it was composed of discarded corneocytes to me.

]]> By: sciencebase http://colinsbeautypages.co.uk/should-you-exfoliate/comment-page-1/#comment-270 sciencebase Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:07:56 +0000 http://colinsbeautypages.co.uk/should-you-exfoliate/#comment-270 That's a myth, surely, the idea that household dust is mostly skin cells? Most skin cells are shed when showering/bathing I'd guess Analysis reveals varying levels of protein, lignin, soil humics, combustion products and carpet fibres http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/sea/chemicalsathome/abundance.htm That’s a myth, surely, the idea that household dust is mostly skin cells? Most skin cells are shed when showering/bathing I’d guess

Analysis reveals varying levels of protein, lignin, soil humics, combustion products and carpet fibres

http://www.research.plymouth.ac.uk/sea/chemicalsathome/abundance.htm

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