Colloidal Oatmeal (Avena Sativa) Improves Skin Barrier Through Multi-Therapy Activity

June 2016 | Volume 15 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 684 | Copyright © June 2016


Olha Ilnytska PhD, Simarna Kaur PhD, Suhyoun Chon PhD, Kurt A. Reynertson PhD, Judith Nebus MBA,
Michelle Garay MS, Khalid Mahmood PhD, and Michael D. Southall PhD

Johnson & Johnson Skin Research Center, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Skillman, NJ

Drs. Olha Ilnytska, Simarna Kaur, Suhyoun Chon, Kurt A. Reynertson, Khalid Mahmood, and Michael D. Southall and Judith Nebus and Michelle Garay are employees of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. Skillman, New Jersey, USA.

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