The Role of Skin Care as an Integral Component in the Management of Acne Vulgaris: Part 2: Tolerability and Performance of a Designated Skin Care Regimen Using a Foam Wash and Moisturizer SPF 30 in Patients with Acne Vulgaris Undergoing Active Treatment.

James Q Del Rosso, Staci Brandt

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In one paragraph

Review in The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

9citing papers in PubMed

2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

The Evolution of Topical Retinoids in Dermatology: A Cornerstone of Acne Management (1971-2025).The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2026
Review
A Comprehensive Review of Acne Treatments: Unpacking the Chemical Structures and Effective Bioactive Compounds.Health science reports · 2026
Article
International expert consensus recommendations for the use of dermocosmetics in acne.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2025
Review
The Role and Benefits of Dermocosmetics in Acne Management in Japan.Dermatology and therapy · 2023
Review
The impact of face masks on acne-prone skin in Polish young adults during COVID-19 pandemic.Dermatologic therapy · 2022
Article
Understanding the Epidermal Barrier in Healthy and Compromised Skin: Clinically Relevant Information for the Dermatology Practitioner: Proceedings of an Expert Panel Roundtable Meeting.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2016
Review
Efficacy, safety, and subject satisfaction of a specified skin care regimen to cleanse, medicate, moisturize, and protect the skin of patients under treatment for acne vulgaris.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2015
Article
The role of skin care as an integral component in the management of acne vulgaris: part 1: the importance of cleanser and moisturizer ingredients, design, and product selection.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2013
Review
A comparative study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination topical preparations in acne vulgaris.International journal of applied & basic medical research
Article

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James Q Del RossoClinical Professor (Adjunct Faculty Dermatology), Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, Nevada; Private Dermatology Practice, Las Vegas Skin & Cancer Clinics/West Dermatology Group, Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada;

Staci BrandtMedical Science Lead, Galderma Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas.

Cancer Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper skin care is considered to be an important component of the total management plan for patients with acne vulgaris. A 28-day, open-label study provided both practical and scientific information on a designated skin care regimen in subjects with acne vulgaris. The cutaneous tolerability overall performance, and assessment of objective parameters evaluating the epidermal permeability barrier were documented with use of a specific foaming skin cleanser and a moisturizer with an SPF 30 broad spectrum rating in actively treated subjects with acne vulgaris. The results were favorable overall with the regimen shown to be nonirritating based on investigator and subject assessments, with high subject satisfaction and cosmetic acceptability ratings reported for both the foaming skin cleanser and the moisturizer with an SPF 30 broad spectrum rating. Objective instrumental testing of transepidermal water loss and epidermal hydration support that this skin care regimen assists in correcting epidermal permeability barrier dysfunctions that are innately present in acne vulgaris, worsened during a flare, and are known to be associated with many medications used to treat acne vulgaris. The recommendation of a specified skin care regimen incorporated into the overall management of acne vulgaris simplifies and standardizes the program for the patient, demonstrates a high level of interest by the clinician, and reduces the risk of the patient self-acquiring facial skin care products that may increase skin irritation.

Identifiers

PMID24765222

PMCPMC3997206

OpenAlexW27805945

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