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Utilizing a single-group pretest-posttest design (N = 55), the research demonstrates that AC bioimpedance-based metrics (SC and SS) exhibit distinct response dynamics compared to conventional DC-based measures. Tonic-level analysis revealed that SCL and SSL produced nearly identical relative percentage increases (52.6%) compared to SPL (34.46%). While SCL provided the largest absolute change, SSL emerged as the most statistically stable indicator across the cohort, characterized by a highly uniform signal-to-noise ratio (d = 1.23). Phasic analysis revealed that Skin Susceptance Responses (\u0394SSRs) demonstrated a highly pronounced downward shift following the intervention, characterized by a \u221270.2% change from baseline. This negative shift was significantly divergent from the potential response (p &lt; 0.001, d = \u22120.55), highlighting a distinct directional sensitivity for \u0394SSRs under these experimental conditions. These findings suggest that AC-based EDA parameters are highly responsive to the resistive and capacitive shifts within the stratum corneum interface. 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