Moisturizers in preventing irritant contact dermatitis: an overview.
Moisturizers, widely used in dermatologic and cosmetic "dry" skin treatments, can improve the skin condition by increasing stratum corneum water content and by other mechanisms. We review the controlled study data that relate to their use in the prevention of irritant contact dermatitis.
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Department of Dermatology, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0989, USA.
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D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans
D004643:Emollients