Balancing patient benefits and environmental impacts of emollient ingredients: An ethical argument

Jeromy W Gotschall; Genevieve S Silva; Jane M Grant-Kels

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.11.006

Balancing patient benefits and environmental impacts of emollient ingredients: An ethical argument

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Feb;92(2):379-380. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.11.006. Epub 2023 Nov 10.

Authors

Jeromy W Gotschall¹, Genevieve S Silva¹, Jane M Grant-Kels²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Electronic address: grant@uchc.edu.

PMID: 37952567
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.11.006

No abstract available

Keywords: biodiversity; climate change; deforestation; ecosystems; emollients; environmental justice; ethics; irritant; nonmaleficence; palm oil; petrolatum; protective barrier; squalene.

Publication types

Letter