@article {Baltz:2020:0736-8046:964, title = "Petroleum jelly baths: A tip for easy emollient application", journal = "Pediatric Dermatology", parent_itemid = "infobike://bsc/pde", publishercode ="bp", year = "2020", volume = "37", number = "5", publication date ="2020-09-01T00:00:00", pages = "964-965", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "0736-8046", eissn = "1525-1470", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/pde/2020/00000037/00000005/art00055", doi = "doi:10.1111/pde.14256", keyword = "skin barrier, pruritus, eczema, atopic dermatitis", author = "Baltz, Julia O. and Franciosi, Ellen B. and Wiss, Karen", abstract = "Petroleum jelly has long been a favorite treatment option of dermatologists for atopic dermatitis, despite complaints of greasiness by patients and their parents. Here, we describe a simple application method that effectively traps moisture against the skin while leaving behind only a thin layer of product, thus eliminating the greasiness associated with petroleum jelly.", }