Systemic evening primrose oil improves the biophysical skin parameters of healthy adults

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-249

  Muggli, Reto ^a  

^a AdviServ Consulting   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanical skin parameters; Cosmeceutical; Evening primrose oil; Gamma linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; PLACEBO; PRIMROSE OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELASTICITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS;

EID: 22844446620     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2005.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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