Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here to sign up for SAGE Journal Email Alerts today!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in Web of Science
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Packham, C. L
Right arrow Articles by Cherrington, A
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

Investigation into different skin conditions in certain occupations

Chris L Packham, FRSH, FInstSMM, MCMI, MIIRSM, MBICSc

EnviroDerm Services, 2 Amery Lodge Farm, N. Littleton, Evesham, WR11 8QY, England Tel: +44 (0)1386 832 311 chris.packham{at}enviroderm.co.uk

Helen E Packham, BSc, MRSH

EnviroDerm Services, 2 Amery Lodge Farm, N. Littleton, Evesham, WR11 8QY, England Tel: +44 (0)1386 832 311 helen.packham{at}enviroderm.co.uk

Hilary M Packham

EnviroDerm Services, 2 Amery Lodge Farm, N. Littleton, Evesham, WR11 8QY, England Tel: +44 (0)1386 832 311 hilary{at}enviroderm.co.uk

A Cherrington

EnviroDerm Services, 2 Amery Lodge Farm, N. Littleton, Evesham, WR11 8QY, England Tel: +44 (0)1386 832 311

The aim of this study was to establish whether those working in certain occupations had skin with a lower moisture content than would be considered normal. Skin moisture levels were measured as well as visual assessment. Results indicated that all occupational groups studied had skin that was less well hydrated than would be considered normal, although there were significant inter-individual variations within any one group. These variations were at least as significant as occupation. Awareness of the need to use gloves as protection against chemicals and to use emollients to restore condition was low, as was compliance.

Key Words: Bakers • hairdressers • nursery workers • occupational skin disease • office workers

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 125, No. 4, 181-185 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/146642400512500412
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?