Natural Skin-care Products: The Case of Soap Made from Cocoa Pod Husk Potash

Natural skin surface pH is on average below 5, which is beneficial for its resident flora

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Antimicrobial Property of Lauric Acid Against Propionibacterium Acnes: Its Therapeutic Potential for Inflammatory Acne Vulgaris

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Medicine, Dermatology, Microbiology +14

Oleic acid, a skin penetration enhancer, affects Langerhans cells and corneocytes

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Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Dermatology +14

Near Infrared Spectroscopy for High-Throughput Characterization of Shea Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i>) Nut Fat Profiles

Fabrice Davrieux, François Allal, Georges Piombo et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2010 · 84 citations

Agriculture, Agroforestry, Food Science +17

Solid Soap Production using Plantain Peel Ash as Source of Alkali

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Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Processing Engineering +10