Dimethicone

Ritschel WA, Nayak PM. Evaluation in vitro and in vivo of dimethicone transdermal therapeutic systems. Influence of propylene glycol on drug release. Arzneimittelforschung. 1987 Mar;37(3):302-6.

Carter BN 2nd, Sherman RT. Dimethicone (silicone) skin protection in surgical patients. AMA Arch Surg. 1957 Jul;75(1):116-7.

Banerjee BN, Chakrabarty J. Dimethicone 20 B.P.C. (SILOCERM)--a new multipurpose skin protective barrier ointment as prophylaxis in skin diseases, a preliminary report. Indian J Dermatol. 1969 Apr;14(3):133-5.

Nair B; Cosmetic Ingredients Review Expert Panel. Final report on the safety assessment of stearoxy dimethicone, dimethecone, methicone, amino bispropyl dimethicone, aminopropyl dimethicone, amodimethicone, amodimethicone hydroxystearate, behenoxy dimethicone, C24-28 alkyl methicone, C30-45 alkyl methicone, C30-45 alkyl dimethicone, cetearyl methicone, cetyl dimethicone, dimethoxysilyl ethylenediaminopropyl dimethicone, hexyl methicone, hydroxypropyldimethicone, stearamidopropyl dimethicone, stearyl dimethicone, stearyl methicone, and vinyldimethicone. Int J Toxicol. 2003;22 Suppl 2:11-35.

Zhai H, Brachman F, Pelosi A, Anigbogu A, Ramos MB, Torralba MC, Maibach HI. A bioengineering study on the efficacy of a skin protectant lotion in preventing SLS-induced dermatitis. Skin Res Technol. 2000 May;6(2):77-80. Department of Dermatology, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, and Proteque International, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Fowler JF Jr. Efficacy of a skin-protective foam in the treatment of chronic hand dermatitis. Am J Contact Dermat. 2000 Sep;11(3):165-9. Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY, USA.

Del Rosso JQ. The role of the vehicle in combination acne therapy. Cutis. 2005 Aug;76(2 Suppl):15-8. University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, USA.