Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, split-face study on the clinical efficacy of Tricutan® on skin firmness

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 711-715

  Sommerfeld, B ^a  

^a Dermatology Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cosmeceutical; Double blind study; Herbal extract; Photoaging; Skin firmness

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; TRICUTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROSEMARY; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN ELASTICITY; SKIN FIRMNESS; ULTRASOUND;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; DEANOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SKIN; SKIN AGING; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148841637     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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