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The skin’s pH is particularly important for antimicrobial activity, disturbed in diseases like atopic dermatitis and in skin aging. Organic acids are used widely as antimicrobials in food products, for example, lactic acid, citric acid, acetic acid, and their salts either as ingredients or as disinfectants. Therefore, the main significance of pH and the respective buffers have been classically considered in terms of a defense mechanism against pathogenic microorganisms.