| SC | Stratum corneum |
| NHS | Native human skin |
| HSE | Human skin equivalent |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| CER | Ceramide |
| LPP | Long periodicity phase |
| SPP | Short periodicity phase |
| LA | Linoleic acid |
| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| SCD-1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| FTM | Full thickness model |
| HE | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| saFFA | Saturated free fatty acid |
| muFFA | Monounsaturated free fatty acid |
| puFFA | Polyunsaturated free fatty acid |
| MCL | Mean carbon chain length |
| AUC | Area under curve |
| ISTD | Internal standard |
| LOQ | Limit of quantification |
| amu | Atomic mass unit |
| saCER | Saturated ceramide |
| muCER | Monounsaturated ceramide |
| SAXD | Small angle X-ray diffraction |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| ELOVL | Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein |
| CERS | Ceramide synthase |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| MGAT | Monoacyglycerol acyltransferases |
| DGAT | Diacylglycerol acyltransferases |
| GPAT | Glycerol phosphate acyltransferase |
| ACAT | Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| UPLC | Ultra performance liquid chromatography |
| FFPE | Formalin fixed paraffin embedded |