throughout the world, there has been an increasing incidence of fungal infections, and because of drug resistance and toxicity associated with long-term treatment with antifungal drugs search for new drugs to treat fungal infections is ongoing. the aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical properties and stability of creams containing different concentrations of zataria multiflora e...

Various beauty care products involve surface interaction between the product and the skin surface they are applied to. Friction, adhesion and wear during sliding between the treated surface and the rubbing surfaces need to be optimized. Skin cream is used to improve skin health and create a smooth, soft, and flexible surface with moist perception by altering the surface roughness, friction, adh...

The treatment of seborrheic dermatitis (SD) includes topical antifungal agents to eradicate Malassezia spp. corticosteroids to treat the inflammatory component of the disease, and keratolytics to remove scale and crust. The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of sertaconazole 2% cream and tacrolimus 0.03% cream in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. In this clinical trial study,...

Ice cream has been a long time favorite for many people, so why not make ice cream better for digestion! Adding Activia yogurt which contains the probiotic Bifidus regularis can help regulate gastrointestinal function. Bifidus regularis aids in intestinal microflora re-establishment which is what helps improve digestive health. In a study done by Bouvier et al (2001), they linked Bifidus Regula...

PURPOSE To investigate the efficacy of a novel anesthetic technique called iliohypogastric nerve block (INB) for pain control in patients undergoing prostate biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 59 consecutive patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided prostates biopsies were included in the study. Patients were randomized into four groups: (1) control, no method of anesthesia w...

OBJECTIVE To compare an efficacy of a moisturizer containing spent grain wax, Butyrospermum parkii extract, Argania spinosa kernel oil (S) with 1% hydrocortisone cream (HC) for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty-nine patients, age between 2 and 15 years old with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis were enrolled The body was randomly divided to left ...

Copyright: © 2014 Lacarrubba F, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Corticosteroid Cream Once Daily plus an Emollient Cream in comparison with Corticosteroid Cream Twice Daily in Plaque Psor...

The objective of this work was to increase the amount of acyclovir in the basal epidermis, site of herpes virus simplex infection, using the solid lipid nanoparticles loaded gel cream as carriers. Solid lipid nanoparticles were prepared by high pressure homogenisation method and incorporated in a semisolid submicron gel cream. Acyclovir distribution into rat skin after topical application of so...

Context: The effectiveness of topical counterirritants in relieving pain remains unproven. Objective: To examine the effectiveness of 2 topical counterirritant creams in reducing DOMS. Design: Subjects performed eccentric contractions of the nondominant elbow-flexor muscles. 48 hours later they were randomly assigned to the following groups (n = 18 per group): placebo cream, capsaicin cream, or...

Topical foscarnet (PFA) and acyclovir (ACV) were compared in the dorsal cutaneous guinea pig model of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. The relative order of efficacy was PFA cream greater than ACV cream greater than ACV ointment. In vitro studies demonstrated that PFA and ACV formulated in cream vehicles penetrated through guinea pig skin 7- to 10-fold faster than did ACV in ointment.