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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2017

Emu oil-based lotion effects on neonatal skin barrier during transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life.

Vincenzo Zanardo, David Giarrizzo, Francesca Volpe, Lara Giliberti, Gianluca Straface

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Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vincenzo ZanardoDivision of Perinatal Medicine, Policlinico Abano Terme, Abano Terme.
David GiarrizzoCALANTHA Physiology of Lactation Laboratory, Padua, Italy.
Francesca VolpeDivision of Perinatal Medicine, Policlinico Abano Terme, Abano Terme.
Lara GilibertiDivision of Perinatal Medicine, Policlinico Abano Terme, Abano Terme.
Gianluca StrafaceDivision of Perinatal Medicine, Policlinico Abano Terme, Abano Terme.
Policlinico Abano Terme · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both appropriate hydration and skin surface pH are fundamental in preventing baby skin barrier damage during transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life. However, effects of topical moisturizers on neonatal stratum corneum temperature, pH, hydration, and elasticity have not been scientifically evaluated in vivo. We checked 31 full-term breastfeeding neonates by non-invasive bioengineering method, which is able to evaluate the basal skin barrier (left heel), and assessed at 6±1 hours after birth, and at 1 and 24 hours after emu oil-based topical treatment. The basal skin barrier of right heel (no oil exposure) of each newborn was considered as control. We found that a single application of an emu oil-based lotion was effective in improving heel stratum corneum hydration, which increases both skin pH and elasticity without any effect on temperature. Further studies are needed to confirm long-term beneficial effects of this treatment in a very sensitive patient population.

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emu oil-based lotionneonateskin barriertopical treatment

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PMID28848357
PMCPMC5556178
OpenAlexW2743287170

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