Protective creams fail to prevent solvent-induced cumulative skin irritation - Results of a randomized double-blind study

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 363-371

  Schliemann, Sibylle ^a   Kleesz, Peter ^b   Elsner, Peter ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

Author keywords

barrier creams; bioengineering; efficacy; irritant contact dermatitis; repetitive irritation model; solvents

Indexed keywords

CUMENE; IRRITANT AGENT; OCTANE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

BARRIER CREAMS; BIOENGINEERING; EFFICACY; IRRITANT CONTACT DERMATITIS; REPETITIVE IRRITATION MODEL; SOLVENTS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIOENGINEERING; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OCTANES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SKIN CREAM; SOLVENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887857871     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cod.12103     Document Type: Article

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