The irritation potential and reservoir effect of mild soaps

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-96

  Lodén, Marie ^a   Buraczewska, Izabela ^a   Edlund, Fredrik ^a  

^a Box 622 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Detergents; Irritant contact dermatitis; Shower oils; Skin blood flow; Soaps; Surfactants; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CORTICOSTEROID; DETERGENT; OIL; SOAP; SURFACTANT; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH TEST; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; SKIN; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS; SOAPS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0346874157     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2003.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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