Lipophilic and hydrophilic moisturizers show different actions on human skin as revealed by cryo scanning electron microscopy

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 891-898

  Caussin, Julia ^a   Groenink, H W Wouter ^a   de Graaff, Anko M ^a   Gooris, Gert S ^a   Wiechers, Johann W ^b   Van Aelst, Adriaan C ^c   Bouwstra, Joke A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Uniqema   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coneocyte envelope; Cryo SEM; Moisturization; NMF; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL STEARATE; ISOSTEARIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; ISOSTEARYL ISOSTEARATE; PETROLATUM; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN SWELLING; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; TIME; WATER CONTENT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OINTMENTS; SKIN; SKIN CARE; WATER;

EID: 35348882058     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2007.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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