Skin Temperature and Transepidermal Water Loss**From the Skin Department, London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, E.1.

Abstract

The transepidermal water loss (TEWL) was measured after complete inhibition of sweating. Skin temperature changes ranging from 25°-39° C were obtained in 17 subjects. Increase of skin temperature by 7°-8° C doubled the rate of TEWL in normal skin. The relationship between TEWL and skin temperature varied exponentially and the equations have been fitted for the 17 subjects. In order to produce a common standard of reference a further formula has been devised and a confidence interval placed around the TEWL rate so derived