Clinical Case Study: Assessing Trans-Epidermal Water Loss, Skin Hydration and Firmness

A Healthy skin is influenced by a complex interplay of many factors. This case study presents a clinical trial that aimed to assess the effect of an oral supplement on some of these skin dimensions. The primary objective of this clinical trial was to determine the effect of 12-week daily consumption of an oral supplement as compared to a placebo on Trans-Epidermal Water-Loss (TEWL).

Other objectives of this clinical trial were to determine: 

  • Skin hydration
  • Skin firmness
  • Subjective evaluation of Skin Quality, Hydration, Moisture and Elasticity
  • Omega-3-index 
  • Skin Lipid content

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