moisturizers articles ↓
March 30th, 2006, by Digital Davo | moisturizers
Urea (40%) in an essential fatty acid (EFA) vehicle improves barrier function in the stratum corneum (SC)Ronald Rizer, PhD, Stephens and Associates, Colorado Springs, CO, United States; Peter Elias, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States; Otto H. Mills, PhD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesUrea has been in use for decades as …
March 28th, 2006, by Digital Davo | moisturizers
This study details how new technology is being used to measure how effectively the skin’s stratum corneum is hydrated by moisturizers. Further studies use this method to measure the efficacy of niacinamide containing moisturizers.
Confocal Raman microspectroscopy—A new method for measuring the effects of topical moisturizers on stratum corneum water gradient, in vivo
Paul Matts, PhD, Jonathan Crowther, PhD, Anke Sieg, PhD, Peter Blenkiron, PhD, Procter & …
March 16th, 2006, by Digital Davo | aveeno, moisturizers, natural remedies, patents
This study shows that a lotion based on colliodal oatmeal can really help those with dry itchy skin. After just 1 week, patients saw improvement in dryness, roughness, itchiness and scaling. Colloidal Oatmeal is also used in Linda Sy’s Mild Oatmeal Facial Cleanser and is well liked by many rosacea sufferers.
Alleviating itchy, extra dry skin with an oatmeal, skin protectant lotion, Judith Nebus, …
March 4th, 2006, by Digital Davo | moisturizers, topicals
This study is suggesting that a moisturizer containing Kinetin is a good choice for rosacea skin as it is well tolerated and offers some reduction in the redness, lesions and otherwise appearance of rosacea.
Tolerability and efficacy of a moisturizing lotion containing 0.1% kinetin for improving the signs of acne rosacea in facial and neck skin
Jerry McCullough, DPharm, Jashin Wu, MD, University of …
November 16th, 2005, by Digital Davo | fact sheets, moisturizers
An excellent consumer report about how to choose a moisturizer. The article gives some background on how moisturizers are formulated, how they work, and the operation of common active ingredients. A table at the end of this document compares about 75 available moisturizers, classifying them under Face, Hands and Feet. Highly valuable for anyone searching for a moisturizer as part of their …