“…Thus, herein the use of human skin was avoided and the purpose of this study was to provide a comparison of various animal skin types that could serve as skin membrane models for in-vitro penetration studies. The use of porcine ear skin, hairless mouse skin and shed snake skin has been widely studied as animal model membranes to replace human skin (Vecchia and Bunge, 2005;Itoh et al, 1990a;Itoh et al, 1990b;Rigg and Barry, 1990) as well as to evaluate skin permeation enhancers (Campos et al, 2016;Petrilli et al, 2013;Praça et al, 2012;Baby et al, 2008;Lopes et al, 2007;Nunes et al, 2005;Nicolazzo et al, 2003;Hirvonen et al, 1991), once they are easily available, easy to employ and can provide results rapidly (Jung and Maibach, 2015). Porcine ear skin and hairless mouse skin are widely employed, while shed snake skin has also potential to be used as a membrane model based on stratum corneum (SC) penetration rate (Praça et al, 2012;Baby et al, 2008;Nunes et al, 2005).…”