The truth about over-the-counter topical anti-aging products: A comprehensive review

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 402-412

  Huang, Catherine K ^a   Miller, Timothy A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOFLAVONOID; CELLEX C; COSMETIC; DEANOL; GLYCEROL; GLYCOLIC ACID; IDEBENONE; LACTIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PENTAPEPTIDE; PETROLATUM; PLACEBO; POLYPHENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; RETINAL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE; SQUALENE; THIOCTIC ACID; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRY SKIN; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LIGHT DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN CARE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PROTECTION; SUNBURN; WRINKLE;

EID: 34547497640     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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