Effects of a cellulose mask synthesized by a bacterium on facial skin characteristics and user satisfaction

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-81

  Amnuaikit, Thanaporn ^a   Chusuit, Toon ^a   Raknam, Panithi ^a   Boonme, Prapaporn ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Facial mask; Skin characteristics; Skin hydration; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; CONTROL GROUPS; DEGREE OF SATISFACTION; DRY SKIN; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; FACIAL MASK; FACIAL SKIN; IN-VIVO; LOW TOXICITY; MOISTURE LEVEL; MOISTURE UPTAKE; NATURAL SOURCES; RATING SCALE; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN MOISTURE; USER SATISFACTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HYDRATION; MOISTURE; RATING;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULOSE MASK; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DESQUAMATION; DEVICE; ELASTICITY; FACE; FEMALE; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MASK; NORMAL HUMAN; SATISFACTION; SEBUM; SKIN DULLNESS; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN INTEGRITY; SKIN MOISTURE; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEXTURE; TOWEL;

EID: 80051739214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/MDER.S20935     Document Type: Article

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