Effects of Colloidal Oatmeal Topi…Barrier Properties.

🔬 Peer-reviewed

Effects of Colloidal Oatmeal Topical Atopic Dermatitis Cream on Skin Microbiome and Skin Barrier Properties.

Kimberly Capone, Frank Kirchner, Shifra Liba Klein, Neena K Tierney

Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD · 2020

Findings

A 1% colloidal oatmeal eczema cream cut eczema severity scores in half over 14 days—beating a standard moisturizer. It also helped restore healthy skin bacteria diversity and improved skin barrier function, pH, and hydration, while the regular moisturizer only helped with dryness.

Design

Randomized Controlled Trial

Sample

n=61

Evidence

Strong

Journal

Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD