Protection against dryness of facial skin: A rational approach

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-7

  Proksch, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dry facial skin; Emollient; Management; Review; Scientific rationale

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXPANTHENOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCINE; HUMECTANT; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DRUG FORMULATION; DRY SKIN; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDERMIS; EYELID; FACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PROTECTION; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; EMOLLIENTS; FACE; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 52849084379     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159771     Document Type: Review

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