... findings suggest that both moisturisers seem equally effective, at least concerning the ability to reverse impedance indices towards normal, an effect ascribed to changes in hydration of the stratum corneum. However, the relevance of the impedance parameters to the clinical picture is disputable...

...L. Kynemund; G.B.E. Jemec; H.C. Wulf Studies suggest that moisturisers have a beneficial effect on psoriasis, and their use in preventive or adjuvant dermatological therapy is therefore of considerable clinical interest, although no classification of these products exists to guide their use. We...

... that a moisturiser containing both urea and sodium chloride seems somewhat more effective than the same moisturiser without sodium chloride, at least concerning the ability to reverse impedance indices of atopic skin towards normal, an effect ascribed mainly to changes in hydration of the stratum corneum. However...