Squamometry as a screening method for the evaluation of hydrating products

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 184-192

  De Paepe, Kristien ^a   Janssens, Kristel ^a   Hachem, Jean Pierre ^b   Roseeuw, Diane ^a   Rogiers, Vera ^a  

^a Department of Toxicology ^*  (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cream application; Squamometry; Stratum corneum hydration

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DERMALEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CREAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN CELL; SKIN TEST; SQUAMOMETRY; STAINING; STRATUM CORNEUM; VISION; VOLUNTEER; WATER LOSS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; BODY WATER; COLORIMETRY; EMOLLIENTS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; SKIN ABSORPTION; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0034869735     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2001.70308.x     Document Type: Article

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