Ceramide-containing cleanser effective for diabetes-associated xerosis
The study has been published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology found that patients with diabetes-associated xerosis experienced significant improvements of their condition after using a ceramide-containing cleanser and moisturizing cream two times per day for one month.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease. Seventy percent of patients present with a cutaneous complication, including xerosis. Ceramides-containing (CER) skincare promotes a healthy skin barrier. This international, multicenter, open-label cohort study evaluated twice-daily application for 1 month of CER-containing cleanser and moisturizing cream to improve DM-related xerosis.
Patients between 18 and 75 years with DM-related xerosis at baseline were eligible. Study visits were on days -30 to 0 (screening), day 0 (baseline), and week 4 (end of study). Evaluations included the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) and the physician and subject-scored Dry Skin Classification Scale (DSCS). Subject-scored measures of quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction scale with treatment outcomes and product features took place at the end of the study. Tolerance was assessed by monitoring adverse events (AEs).
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