Abstract
Moisturizer is a major component of basic daily skin care, particularly in presence of epidermal barrier alteration and reduced epidermal water content. It is an important part of a dermatologist’s strategy to maintain skin health as well as treating various dermatoses which co-exist with skin dryness, linked to impaired skin barrier function such as in atopic disorder as well as other types of dermatitis. Mastering the knowledge regarding action mechanism, application, dosage, adverse effects as well as specific clinical usage of moisturizers is must for a dermatologist, in order to support the capability to recommend their use, particularly for therapeutic purposes, in accordance with evidence-based medicine. This review is aimed to discuss the use of moisturizer both as skin health maintenance as well as a definitive or adjuvant therapy, particularly for many kinds of dermatitis.
- Received March 10, 2017.
- Revision received October 23, 2017.
- Accepted November 13, 2017.
