Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects
Results
The results obtained showed that after the skin exfoliation with the EP125 gel
there was a significant improvement in several biometric parameters, such as sebum,
surface, SEsm and energy (NRJ). As expected, a decrease in the sebum content
was obtained because the exfoliation allows the removing of the lipid content
of the stratum corneum. A reduction of surface was also indicative of skin renewal.
SEsm decreases as a consequence of cell desquamation promoted by exfoliation.
After the exfoliation with the soap SP 125 there was no significant improvement in
any of the biometric parameters evaluated, which means that gel EP 125 showed
better exfoliating efficacy. This EP 125 gel allows the removal of dirt, sweat, sebum
and dead cells without damaging the facial skin.
Conclusions
This formulation could be of effective and interesting application as a exfoliating
product for oily and combination skin. The results obtained in this study showed
that Visioscan® VC 98 and MPA®9 are suitable equipments for evaluation of
efficacy of the exfoliating formulations.
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Keywords: Pumice, Exfoliation, Gel, Soap, Skin Biometric Test
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