Understanding the skin requires knowledge of its accessory structures. These originate embryologically from the epidermis and include hair, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands. All are important ...

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Study shows that increasing dietary vitamin C intake with kiwifruit raises vitamin C levels in both the dermis and epidermis through active transport from the bloodstream. Higher skin vitamin C levels ...