Human skin penetration of the major components of Australian tea tree oil applied in its pure form and as a 20% solution in vitro

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 214-222

  Cross, Sheree E ^a   Russell, Michael ^b   Southwell, Ian ^b   Roberts, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidermal permeability; Essential oil; Risk assessment; Tea tree oil; Transdermal delivery

Indexed keywords

TEA TREE OIL;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DRUG FORMULATION; EPIDERMIS; EVAPORATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; SKIN PENETRATION;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CYCLOHEXENES; DIFFUSION; DOSAGE FORMS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONOTERPENES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEA TREE OIL; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TERPENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41549084098     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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