Human skin equivalents are an excellent tool to study the effect of moisturizers on the water distribution in the stratum corneum

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 560-566

  Bouwstra, J A ^a   Nahmoed, N ^a   Groenink, H W W ^a   Ponec, M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

environmental condition; moisturizer; relative humidity; water distribution

Indexed keywords

ISOSTEARIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY SKIN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN SKIN EQUIVALENT; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATUM CORNEUM; WATER SUPPLY;

CELLS, CULTURED; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; KERATINOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SKIN; WATER;

EID: 84868206827     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2012.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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