Olive oil, sunflower oil or no oil for baby dry skin or massage: A pilot, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial (the oil in baby skincare [observe] study)

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 323-331

  Cooke, Alison ^a   Cork, Michael J ^b   Victor, Suresh ^c,d   Campbell, Malcolm ^a   Danby, Simon ^b   Chittock, John ^b   Lavender, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Infant; Skin barrier function; Topical oils

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; SUNFLOWER OIL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASSAGE; MOISTURE; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENGLAND; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PH; SKIN; THERMOREGULATION; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; EMOLLIENTS; ENGLAND; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASSAGE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OLIVE OIL; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84959081115     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-2279     Document Type: Article

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