Advanced Skin Care – A Novel Ingredient

Abstract The skin provides the human body with protection and a major barrier to environmental assault. Caring for skin is sometimes an afterthought. In other words, if something isn't broken, don't fix it. However, in the case of the integument, nothing could be further from the truth. In...

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Published in:The journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists 2012-12, Vol.4 (4), p.92-94
Main Authors: Fleck, Cynthia Ann, RN, BSN, MBA, APN/CNS, ET/WOCN, CWS, CFCN, DNC, FACCWS, Newman, Mackenzie, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced skin care
Critical Care
Cupuacu butter
Emollient
Grandiflorum seed butter
Integument
Internal Medicine
Review
Skin
Skin care
Skin care ingredients
Theobroma
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Summary:Abstract The skin provides the human body with protection and a major barrier to environmental assault. Caring for skin is sometimes an afterthought. In other words, if something isn't broken, don't fix it. However, in the case of the integument, nothing could be further from the truth. Intact skin is paramount to health and well-being. This article will review skin care, specifically, advanced skin care, uncovering novel ingredients, and their importance for prevention and treatment as well as delving into the caring for the skin from the outside in.
ISSN:2213-5103
2213-5103
DOI:10.1016/j.jccw.2014.02.002