Olive oil in pharmacological and cosmetic traditions. (7th January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gorini, Ilaria; Iorio, Silvia; Ciliberti, Rosagemma; Licata, Marta; Armocida, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Journal of cosmetic dermatology. Volume 18:Number 5(2019:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1575
• Page End: 1579
• Publication Date: 2019-01-07
• Subjects: cosmetics -- olive oil -- pharmacology; Skin -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Lasers in surgery -- Periodicals; Skin -- Pathophysiology -- Periodicals; Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/jocd.12838
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-2130

Abstract

Summary: Among the numerous natural substances used in medical remedies, oil certainly plays an important role and, over the centuries, there have been many functions and properties attributed to it. We present the processes that have seen it as protagonist in the pharmacological field and in the cosmetic field.