Efficacy of anti-wrinkle products in skin surface appearance: A comparative study using non-invasive methods

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 444-449

  Pena Ferreira, M Rosa ^a   Costa, P C ^a   Bahia, Fernanda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti wrinkle; Efficacy; in vivo; Non invasive methods; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANTI-WRINKLE; CLINICAL PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; IN-VIVO; MICRORELIEF; NONINVASIVE METHODS; ROUTINE METHOD; SKIN SURFACES;

RATING; SKIN;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

COSMETIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN SURFACE; WRINKLE; XERODERMA;

ADULT; AGED; COSMETICS; DERMOSCOPY; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; EMOLLIENTS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; MYRISTATES; PARABENS; PARAFFIN; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SKIN AGING; SOFTWARE; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78650458977     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2010.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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