Safety Assessment and Biological Effects of a New Cold Processed SilEmulsion for Dermatological Purpose

Table 7

Comparison of skin hydration values in terms of capacitance and skin surface lipids during 21 days between SilEmulsion and control area (mean ± SD, 𝑛=10).

	0	7	14	21	𝑃 value
Corneometry (AU)
SilEmulsion	41.17 ± 5.16	48.08 ± 4.68	49.58 ± 3.92	48.92 ± 5.38	0.064
Control	41.08 ± 4.50	43.83 ± 3.71	44.42 ± 3.94	43.83 ± 4.95
Skin lipids (µg/cm^2)
SilEmulsion	0.67 ± 0.89	34.08 ± 7.94	32.50 ± 6.93	28.92 ± 7.11	<0.001
Control	0.67 ± 0.89	0.42 ± 0.51	0.58 ± 0.90	0.75 ± 0.75