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ceramide

British

/ ˈsɛrəˌmaɪd /

noun

any of a class of biologically important compounds used as moisturizers in skin-care preparations

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Now Sephora sees a new opportunity in Korean skin care, Bojanowski says, and is selling a slew of products from the country, like collagen sheet masks and ceramide face creams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

Adjusting ceramide production, whether genetically or with the drug, kept mitochondria intact and working even under strain.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025

"They go up quickly after damage to the kidneys, and they go up in relation to the severity of the injury. The worse the kidney injury is, the higher the ceramide levels will be."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025

Overall, studies on more than 100,000 people confirm the predictive power of ceramide testing, Laaksonen says.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2023

Blendermann is one of just a few thousand people in the United States to have undergone ceramide blood testing, which is only performed by the Mayo Clinic.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2023

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