Women pay more than men for the same facial moisturizer products according to a new study published online ahead of print in the in the Jour

“Until recently, the scientific community didn’t believe that skin could contribute to systemic inflammation and disease. But in the last fi

A new study looking at the 100 best-selling full-body moisturizing products has found that many make inaccurate claims of hypoallergenicity. Also, those products identified as ‘dermatologist-recommended’ tend to have elevated prices. Both factors can contribute to patients with skin conditions having difficulty finding affordable, non-irritating products. Published online ahead of print in JAMA Dermatology (Sept. 6, 2017), the study examined the ingredients and performance of

Researchers have found that common moisturizers could be a cost- effective way to prevent atopic dermatitis in high-risk newborns. In a study, by using the cheapest moisturizer, petroleum jelly, the cost benefit for prophylactic moisturization was only US$353 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). In a study published in JAMA Pediatrics (Dec. 5, 2016), investigators from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago examined the cost-effectiveness of seven co