Assessment of viscoelasticity and hydration effect of herbal moisturizers using bioengineering techniques

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 298-304

  Kapoor, Shweta ^a   Saraf, Swarnlata ^a  

^a PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioengineering techniques; herbal moisturizer; hydration; viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BORIC ACID; BUTANEDIOL; CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA EXTRACT; COCONUT OIL; COUMARIN; ELASTIN; GERMANIUM DERIVATIVE; GLYCEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIMONENE; METHYL PARABEN; OLIVE OIL; POLLEN EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; RETINOL; SESAME SEED OIL; STEARIC ACID; TALC; THEOBROMA OIL; VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYDRATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 78149452550     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.71797     Document Type: Article

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