Evaluation of various functional skin parameters using a topical cream of calendula officinalis extract

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-206

  Akhtar, Naveed ^a   Shahiq uz zaman, ^a   Khan, Barkat Ali ^a   Haji, M ^a   Khan, Shoaib ^a   Ahmad, Mahmood ^a   Rasool, Fatima ^b   Mahmood, Tariq ^a   Rasul, Akhtar ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calendula extract; Erythema; Melanin; Skin sebum; Tewl

Indexed keywords

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; LIQUID PARAFFIN; MELANIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; EMULSION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; MARIGOLD; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; SEBUM; SENSORY EVALUATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79953644571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR10.368     Document Type: Article

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