The impact of 10% α-hydroxy acid emulsion on skin pH

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-38

  Schreml, S ^a   Meier, R J ^b   Albert, M G ^a   Seidl, U ^a   Zeller, V ^a   Behm, B ^a   Landthaler, M ^a   Abels, C ^c   Babilas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c Dr August Wolff GmbH and Co KG Arzneimittel   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydroxy acid; Cutaneous application; Fruit acid; Topical application

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYACID; OIL; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMULSION; FOREARM; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PH; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ELECTRODES; EMULSIONS; FOREARM; GLYCOLATES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052595694     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331204     Document Type: Article

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