Skin patch testing for how cosmetics affect skin
Part of Skin clinical trials.
This trial studies how certain cosmetics affect skin by using a patch test on your back. You might help researchers understand which products are less likely to cause skin reactions.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older
- Be scheduled to get a diagnostic patch test for a skin problem
- Be able and willing to sign informed consent
- Do not have active (acute) skin inflammation or eczema on your back
- Avoid certain skin treatments: no steroid creams on your back in the last 2 weeks
- Avoid certain stronger medicines and sun on your back: no steroid pills/immune-suppressing medicines and no UV exposure on your back in the last 4 weeks
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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