Assessment of moisturizers and barrier function restoration using dynamic methods

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-83

  Rosado, Catarina ^a   Pinto, Pedro ^a   Rodrigues, Luis Monteiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Mathematical modelling; Moisturizers; POST

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; BARRIER FUNCTIONS; DRY SKIN; DYNAMIC METHOD; EFFICACY; EFFICACY TESTING; HUMAN SKIN; IN-VIVO; LOWER LEG; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MECHANISM OF ACTION; MOISTURIZERS; POST; REGRESSION METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SKIN STRUCTURE; STRESS TEST; TRANSEPIDERMAL WATER LOSS; WATER BALANCE; WATER DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; SKIN; UREA;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COSMETIC; UREA; EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DESORPTION; DISPERSION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; IN VIVO STUDY; LOWER LEG; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN CARE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TEST; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN TESTS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 63449086458     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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