Study Concludes, Patients prefer Emu Oil
By: Dr. Alexander
Zemtsov, Indiana University School of Medicine: Dr. Monica Gaddis, Ball
Memorial Hospital; and Dr. Victor Montalvo-Lugo, Ball Memorial Hospital.
(1994)
Summary: Eleven human
subjects took part in a double-blind clinical study which compared emu oil
with mineral oil in texture, skin permeability and moisturizing
properties, as well as comedogenicity and irritability to the skin. No
irritation to the skin was observed with either oil. However,
comedogenicity of emu oil was significantly lower than that of mineral
oil, and all subjects stated a unanimous preference for emu oil.
