Irritant dermatitis is a common condition, accounting for a significant proportion of occupational skin disease. The recent advent of non-invasive skin bioengineering technology has accelerated dermatology research in this field. This book comprises an exhaustive reference text on irritant contact dermatitis, covering all aspects of the condition: clinical features, epidemiology, prevention and therapy, prognosis, mechanisms, pathology and regulatory issues. The book also presents novel in vitro and in vivo research techniques and findings. As irritant dermatitis affects multiple specialties, the audience for this book is wide, including clinical and investigative dermatologists, allergists, toxicologists, pharmaceutical scientists, occupational and environmental physicians, public health physicians, cosmetologists and skin bioengineers.

Product Description: -  Not only written by experts but the content of each of the chapters has also been peer-reviewed. - Presents a step-by-step approach to the treatment of chronic wounds. - For dermatologists, but also many other medical disciplines such as general practitioners and family physicians who also treat chronic wounds...read more

Completely revised and expanded, this second edition thoroughly examines the wide array of new and emerging cosmeceutical compounds from antiaging, skin care and repair, moisturizing, and protective compounds to agents with antimicrobial and antiirritant properties. In 38 authoritative chapters, this reference describes process engineering strategies to utilize active ingredients in cosmetics, alternative drugs in dermatology, cosmeceuticals for photoaging and UV care, the use of growth factors in cosmecuticals, substances for the management of unwanted facial hair, and the most recent issues in consumer safety.

Product Description: Edited by a team of experienced and internationally renowned contributors, the updated Third Edition is the standard reference for cosmetic chemists and dermatologists seeking the latest innovations and technology for the formulation, design, testing, use, and production of cosmetic products for skin, hair, and nails...read more

Product Description: State-of-the-art reference providing comprehensive coverage of the multidisciplinary science and technology of cosmetics. Features coverage of cosmetic ingredients, delivery systems, current technology in safety, technology and testing, finished products, and target organs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Ethnic Skin and Hair defines and reviews the differences in skin and hair function in relation to ethnicity. This book covers basic concepts of human evolution and progresses to discussions of varying skin pigments and phenotypes...read more

Product Description: Spanning the many advancements that have taken place in the field since the First Edition of this book was published, this Second Edition emphasizes the imaging of the skin in its entirety, rather than focusing solely on surface layers...read more

Product Description: Copper is increasingly recognized for its possible role in the prevention and moderation of disease, as well as the treatment of a number of conditions including skin irritation, sensitization, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions...read more

Product Description: Addressing common misconceptions concerning the dermatologic composition and assessment of vulvular skin, this book is a unique compilation of current research and information on the anatomy, physiology, toxicology, microbiology, and diagnosis of the vulva and surrounding anatomical structures...read more

Product Description: The first comprehensive source to expertly examine every aspect of sensitive skin, this source provides an up-to-date overview of the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of this commonly encountered dermatological condition. Featuring contributions from recognized world leaders in this area of research, this guide surveys the latest clinical studies and pharmaceutical developments to help specialists combat and address the many complexities associated with sensitive skin...read more

Product Description: The previous edition of Dry Skin and Moisturizers: Chemistry and Function was the first book devoted to all aspects of moisturizers, a subject often given short shrift in dermatology texts. It quickly became a standard reference. In the past five years, there has been an explosion of new information relating to the nature of dry skin and its treatment...read more

Product Description: Penetration enhancement science and methodology have changed and developed dramatically in every aspect of dermatology since the publication of the first edition of Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers. Thoroughly updated, this second edition is the most comprehensive reference on the existing and experimental methods available in the field...read more

Product Description: Ranging from studies on the structure and function of the skin to research on a wide array of cosmetic compounds, this Second Edition updates readers on the latest regulatory guidelines, new cosmetic ingredients, state-of-the-art safety assessment technologies, and anticipated trends in the market-keeping pace with rapid advancements in chemistry, physics, biology, cosmetology, and toxicology to stand alone as the foremost guide to the subject...read more

Product Description: Focusing on recent advances as well as updating and expanding the scope of topics covered in the previous edition, the fourth edition of Percutaneous Absorption: Drugs, Cosmetics, Mechanisms, Methodology includes new chapters on topics currently impacting the field including chemical mixtures, in-vivo and in-vitro absorption correlations, transcutaneous immunization, and hair follicle penetration...read more

Product Description: Completely revised and expanded, this second edition thoroughly examines the wide array of new and emerging cosmeceutical compounds from antiaging, skin care and repair, moisturizing, and protective compounds to agents with antimicrobial and antiirritant properties...read more

Product Description: This comprehensive, definitive, and long overdue reference deals specifically with all the manifestations of latex intolerance including irritation, allergic contact dermatitis, and contact urticaria. Each chapter presents the latest research in skin irritation, contact dermatitis, and contact urticaria...read more

Product Description: Completely updated to reflect the continued importance of protective gloves to occupational health, this second edition of a standard-setting book provides state-of-the-art information on glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of gloves, and glove performance according to standardized technical methods in vivo...read more

Product Description: Measuring the Skin presents all techniques devoted to non-invasive normal or diseased skin measurement. As opposed other books, this text embraces old and new validated techniques for all skin suborgans and functions. The book is ideal as a small encyclopedia since it provides the answer to any question concerning skin measurement...read more

Product Description: Skin bioengineering is an expanding field of investigative and clinical dermatology. This second edition of the popular Bioengineering of the Skin: Water and Stratum Corneum focuses on a dramatically improved understanding of skin physiology based on a large number of recent publications...read more

Product Description: For twenty-five years, Dermatotoxicology has stood as the definitive reference book in the field. A generation of toxicologists and dermatologists has consulted this volume throughout their careers, finding within it a wealth of theoretical and practical guidance...read more

Product Description: Due to changes in modern life, occupational dermatoses are increasing. This completely revised and comprehensive edition provides the concise information needed in dealing with patients in the field of occupational dermatology...read more

Product Description: Dermatitis (also known as eczema) encompasses many common and important skin diseases. These affect patients of all ages. They include atopic dermatitis - the intensely itchy and distressing disease seen mainly in infancy and childhood - through industrial dermatitis - a major source of handicap and time lost from work in the adult population - to asteatotic eczema - the itchy dry skin associated with ageing...read more