Effectiveness of lotions based on essential oils from aromatic plants against permethrin resistant Pediculus humanus capitis

Archives of Dermatological Research

Volumn 299, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 389-392

  Gonzalez Audino, Paola ^a,b   Vassena, Claudia ^a,b   Zerba, Eduardo ^a,b   Picollo, María ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

1 dodecanol; Essential oil; Head lice; Knock down activity; Permethrin resistant

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ADJUVANT; ALCOHOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; LAURYL ALCOHOL; LAVENDER OIL; PEPPERMINT; PEPPERMINT OIL; PERMETHRIN; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LAVENDER; LOTION; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEDICULUS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DODECANOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; OILS, VOLATILE; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; SCALP DERMATOSES;

EID: 34548537978     PISSN: 03403696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-007-0772-7     Document Type: Article

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