A rapid, accurate, and facile method to quantify the antioxidative capacity of topical formulations

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 254-256

  Zhai, Hongbo ^a   Choi, Myeong Jun ^a   Arens Corell, Michaela ^b   Neudecker, Birgit A ^a   Maibach, Howard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sebapharma GmbH and Co   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Photochemiluminescence analyzer; Skin care products; Ultraviolet radiation (UVR); Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CARBOMER; CETOSTEARYLIC ALCOHOL; CITRATE SODIUM; DRUG VEHICLE; GLYCEROL; METHYL PARABEN; MYRISTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PETROLATUM; PROPYL PARABEN; SEBAMED; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; WATER OIL CREAM;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EMULSIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SKIN CARE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0043066688     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2003.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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