Table 1.

Correlation coefficients between ceramide classes (ng/μg protein)/penetrated levels of pCer (ng/μg protein) and scheme 13. N = 39. ** p < 0.01.

Endogenous Ceramide Species & pCer	Skin Conductance (µS)		Trans-Epidermal Water Loss (g/m2/h)
	Correlation Coefficient	p-Value	Correlation Coefficient	p-Value
pCer	0.436	0.0056 **	0.1015	0.5386
Total Ceramides	−0.2372	0.1459	-0.0769	0.6417
Cer [NDS]	0.2357	0.1478	-0.1312	0.4259
Cer [NS]	−0.2141	0.1905	0.1739	0.2898
Cer [NH]	−0.2049	0.2108	0.0157	0.9242
Cer [NP]	−0.1506	0.36	−0.1586	0.335
Cer [ADS]	−0.2069	0.2604	−0.2302	0.1585
Cer [AS]	−0.2399	0.1413	0.0867	0.5992
Cer [AH]	−0.2054	0.2097	0.0017	0.9917
Cer [AP]	−0.2609	0.1087	−0.2694	0.0972
Cer [EOS]	−0.1978	0.2275	0.1239	0.42
Cer [EOH]	−0.2045	0.2117	0.0301	0.8559
Cer [EOP]	−0.197	0.2292	−0.1329	0.4119