Clinical effects of cosmetic vehicles on skin

Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-205

  Fluhr, Joachim W ^a   Rigano, Luigi ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b ISPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETAINE; CARBOMER; CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CITRIC ACID; COSMETIC; DEXPANTHENOL; DRUG CARRIER; DRUG VEHICLE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL STEARATE; HEXADECANOL; LANOLIN; MACROGOL 10000; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PETROLATUM; PRIMROSE OIL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STEARIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRICLOSAN; UREA; WATER OIL CREAM;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOXICITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

COSMETICS; HUMANS; VEHICLES;

EID: 2942604213     PISSN: 00379832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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