Impact of sunflower seed oil versus mustard seed oil on skin barrier function in newborns: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial

• Main Authors: Aimee Summers (Author), Marty O. Visscher (Author), Subarna K. Khatry (Author), Jeevan B. Sherchand (Author), Steven C. LeClerq (Author), Joanne Katz (Author), James M. Tielsch (Author), Luke C. Mullany (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Natural vegetable oils are widely used for newborn massage in many low resource settings. Animal models indicated that sunflower seed oil (SSO) can accelerate skin barrier recovery following damage, while other oils, including mustard oil (MO), may cause further skin barrier dama...