Thermal spring waters: From balneotherapy to genomics

This review article reports the scientific data available on La Roche-Posay thermal water and clarifies its mechanisms of action, indications, and clinical benefits. Clinical studies and genomic evaluation of the skin microbiome have shown that La Roche-Posay thermal water improves the skin microbio...

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Main Authors: Flávia Naranjo Ravelli, Tatiane Curi, Eugênio Galdino de Mendonça Reis, Priscila Guimarães Nogueira Correia, José Euzébio Gonçalves, Beatriz Sant'Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD) 2020-12-01
Series:Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v12/12_n4_849_en.pdf
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Summary:This review article reports the scientific data available on La Roche-Posay thermal water and clarifies its mechanisms of action, indications, and clinical benefits. Clinical studies and genomic evaluation of the skin microbiome have shown that La Roche-Posay thermal water improves the skin microbiome’s diversity and reduces the severity of skin lesions in inflammatory dermatoses, such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Therefore, it justifies the use of selenium-rich water in topical formulations to prevent or treat skin diseases and as an adjunct to increase dermatological patients’ quality of life.
ISSN:1984-8773