Conclusions: The results suggest that there is a place for creams in the management and delay of radiation-induced skin toxicities; however, research fails to highlight one product which has a demonstrable benefit over others whilst still being cost effective and free from adverse effects. Patients should not be discouraged from washing with water or mild soaps and results suggest that the rest...

curic chloride (HgCl 2) is a white, crystalline, heavy and poisonous powder that is used in antiseptics, antifungal and anti-parasite materials (Reynolds, Parfitt, & Parson, 1993). It also has been used in composition of beauty creams, laxative drugs and contrast materials. It can absorb from skin and gastrointestinal tract and excreted by kidneys (Pejomand, Jalali, Aghdasi, & A.A., 1995). Affe...

Mercury is a metal found in elemental, organic, and inorganic forms in the nature. This substance is present in the composition of earth crust, soil, air, and even in some tissues of plants and sea animals. Each year nearly 3400 tons of mercury compounds are released in the environment, which 95% settle in the soil, 3% in the oceans, and 2% in the atmosphere. Different industrial products li...

Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interests. Financial disclosure: None. Ascorbic acid and its derivatives are usually used as antioxidants. They are present in ‘anti-aging’ cosmetics to stimulate production of skin fibroblast procollagen and for the antioxidant properties. There are few case reports of contact dermatitis caused by vitamin C derivatives in cosmetic creams...

Phytoecdysteroids exert significant anti-inflammatory effects, which makes them valuable ingredients in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. However, data on their use cosmetics are limited. Here, a new formulation with the extract of Serratula coronata herb containing phytoecdysteroids was developed. The aim this study to perform physicochemical characteristics evaluate safety creams S. coron...

Background. Skin infections occur commonly and often present therapeutic challenges to practitioners due to the growing concerns regarding multidrug-resistant bacterial, viral, and fungal strains. The antimicrobial properties of zinc sulfate and copper sulfate are well known and have been investigated for many years. However, the synergistic activity between these two metal ions as antimicrobia...

Topiceuticals can be defined as specialized pharmaceutical formulations containing topically applied drugs. Topiceutical analgesics need to be differentiated from transdermal formulations of analgesics. The latter formulations are specially designed for the active pharmaceutical ingredient to penetrate all skin structures and to generate measurable plasma levels of the formulated analgesic, suc...