The Arctium lappa L. plant, commonly known as burdock, has been used therapeutically for hundreds of years. Arctigenin (ATG) is an active ingredient in albeit at low quantities or mostly the form acrtiin (arctigenin-4-glucoside). ATG touted its anti-inflammatory properties many cell types and disease states; however, role skin melanin production not extensively studied. Our aims this study were...

Background and aim: Paederus dermatitis is an acute self-healing blistering disease caused by an insect from the genus Paederus species. Although it is a self-limited disease, it can cause disablement and suffering. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of fluocinolone cream, triclocarban(TCC) soap and betamethasone lotion in comparison with placebo in the treatment ...

Paparan sinar UV dapat mengakibatkan dampak negatif untuk kulit antara lain terbakar, penuaan dini dan kanker kulit. Salah cara meminimalisir tersebut yaitu penggunaan tabir surya. Tabir surya dengan bahan filter sintetik memiliki efek samping, maka dari itu diperlukan alternatif sebagai Daun kelor (Moringa oleifera) mengandung flavonoid seperti kuersetin, aktivitas antioksidan kuat yang mampu ...

There has been a proliferation of treatments for facial rejuvenation but, curiously, the use of such treatments on other areas of the body has not been widely investigated. The clinical effects of treating photodamaged skin of the neck and anterior chest area (décolletage) with a proprietary copper zinc malonate lotion and a proprietary 4% hydroquinone cream (twice daily), plus tretinoin cream ...

Background: Neem oil and wet combing with conditioner are both claimed to facilitate elimination of head louse infestation. The aim of this pilot study was to identify whether a 1% neem oil lotion showed activity itself and/or enhanced the effectiveness of combing in treating infestation. Methods: We treated 47 participants with 1% neem-based lotion on four occasions 3-4 days apart in a randomi...

To ilic Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette. Sir,?During the past few years, tannic acid has come into considerable vogue for the treatment of burns. As House Surgeon in the Sir J. J. Hospital in Bombay in 1927-28 I had to treat many cases of burns, but was unsuccessful with tannic acid. I asked my chief, Mr. S. R. Moolgavkar, f.r.c.s., as to the reason for this, and he gave me the following adv...

Historically, ex vivo and in vitro techniques have been used to evaluate skin deposition of topical acne treatments. This study was designed explore whether tape-stripping liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methods could be assess living human subjects. The included 10 healthy volunteers who had 0.1 g tazarotene (TAZ) 0.045% lotion 0.1% cream applied 1.5-square inch areas on their ...

Ultraviolet solar radiation is a well-known environmental health risk factor and the use of sun lotions is encouraged to achieve protection mainly from skin cancer. Sun lotions are cosmetic commercial products that combine active and inactive ingredients and many of these are associated with health problems, including allergic reactions and endocrine disorders. This review focuses on their abil...

Mosquito repellent lotions generally use ingredients such as diethyltoluamide (DEET). DEET has been mixed by the manufacture of commercial mosquito and used consumers without regard to consequences if it is continuing used. Though many natural plants, especially marine plants can also provide same benefits a repellent. Therefore, in this study aim was make lotion based on seaweed (Sargassum pol...