Benefits of an emollient body wash for patients with chronic winter dry skin

Authors: Hoffman, Laura¹; Subramanyan, Kumar²; Johnson, AnthonyW²; Tharp, MichaelD¹

Source: Dermatologic Therapy, Volume 21, Number 5, September/October 2008 , pp. 416-421(6)

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Abstract:

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.

Keywords: emollient body wash; winter dry skin

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00225.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 2: Unilever Research and Development, Trumbull, Connecticut

Publication date: 2008-09-01