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Benefits of an emollient body wash for patients with chronic winter dry skin
Author(s) -
Hoffman Laura,
Subramanyan Kumar,
Johnson Anthony W,
Tharp Michael D
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00225.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dry skin , dermatology
This randomized 5‐week study assessed the clinical benefits of a high‐emollient body wash versus a regular bar cleanser in terms of improving chronic winter dry skin condition. After 4 weeks, subjects who washed daily with a high‐emollient body wash exhibited a significant reduction in all dermatologist‐assessed dry skin attributes and improvements in self‐evaluated skin condition when compared with baseline measures. Those subjects who washed with a regular bar cleanser experienced a minimal to marked increase in dermatologist‐assessed and self‐assessed dry skin attributes when compared with baseline. These findings suggested that bathing with a high‐emollient body wash, as opposed to a regular bar cleanser, can reduce xerosis symptoms and improve skin health and appearance without the additional use of a moisturizer.