Principles of Moisturizer Product Design

January 2019 | Volume 18 | Issue 1 | Supplement Individual Articles | 89 | Copyright © January 2019


Christine Lee PhD,a John Bajor PhD,a Teanoosh Moaddel PhD,a Vivek Subramanian PhD,a Jian-Ming Lee PhD,a Diana Marrero MS,a Sheila Rocha MS,a Michael D. Tharp MDB

aUnilever Research & Development, Trumbull, CT bPalm Harbor Dermatology, Tampa, FL

DISCLOSURE

Christine Lee, John Bajor, Teanoosh Moaddel, Vivek Subramanian, Jian-Ming Lee, Diana Marrero, and Sheila Rocha are employees of Unilever R&D.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Christine Lee PhD Christine.lee@unilever.com
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