{"product_id":"the-miracle-of-skin-surface-matters","title":"The Miracle of Skin: Surface Matters","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn The Skin Barrier, Peter M. Elias highlights the essential, life-sustaining role of human skin. Beyond its social and emotional significance, skin’s most critical function is conserving the body’s precious water. Without this protective barrier, humans would not survive, and all land-based animals—amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals—would face constant threats from dehydration. The book emphasizes that while people often focus on the aesthetic and social aspects of skin, its biological importance is fundamental to life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWater Conservation: Explains how skin preserves body water, a crucial survival mechanism for terrestrial life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEvolutionary Adaptations: Describes how early humans adapted to the sun-saturated African savannah by developing sweat glands, losing hair, and evolving pigmentation to prevent dehydration and heat stress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBehavioral Implications: Highlights how the need to maintain hydration influenced not only physiology but also the behaviors of humans and other land-dwelling animals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIntegrative Perspective: Combines biology, evolution, and environmental challenges to explain the critical importance of the skin barrier.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 1st edition (June 17, 2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1527584550\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1527584556\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dermatology Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44954454130823,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/7294\/6823\/files\/71o3LhlAPjL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80_b4a5565b-9263-475c-a6fc-b4af73b93575.jpg?v=1782167543","url":"https:\/\/dermatologylibrary.online\/products\/the-miracle-of-skin-surface-matters","provider":"Dermatology Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}