Cumulative skin irritation test of sanitary pads in sensitive skin and normal skin population

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-43

  Farage, Miranda A ^a   Maibach, Howard ^b  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

4 day patch; Erythema; Feminine hygiene pads; Irritation; Sanitary pads; Sensitive skin

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; SANITARY NAPKIN; SELF REPORT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247606723     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569520601183831     Document Type: Article

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