title: Are barrier creams actually effective?
abstract: This article reviews the current information surrounding the efficacy of barrier creams as a protective measure against contact dermatitis. The principles of the proposed effects of barrier creams on the skin and the experimental and clinical data regarding their efficacy in the prevention of irritant and allergic contact dermatitis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University, School of Medicine, Skin Institute of New York, 67 Perry Street, New York, NY 10014, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009824:Ointments / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D009824:Ointments; D020011:Protective Agents