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Phytosphingosine

Phytosphingosine is a type of sphingolipid that exists in the stratum corneum in its free form or as a backbone of ceramide. It controls skin health, such as epidermal homeostasis through cell proliferation in the epidermis along with ceramides. As phytosphingosine facilitates ceramide synthesis, it is used as a precursor of ceramide synthesis in the skin. And it is not only effective in ameliorating skin diseases with chronic inflammation such as atopy but also displays antibacterial properties. Recently, natural phytosphingosine has been in the limelight as a cosmeceutical bio-material.