Talk:Cream (pharmacy)

How do they work?

How do body creams / body lotions actually help in smoothing and moisturising skin? What are the ingedients (if there are actually any) that make this happen? --Abdull 13:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

They provide lipids to the Stratum corneum, reduce evaporation and help maintain a higher osmotic pressure outside the cells than out, which keeps the liquid inside. This may not be the whole answer but it is at least a large part. 71.236.26.74 (talk) 23:14, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Add anti aging creams

I think this article should discuss anti-aging creams as well, and creams used for cosmetic purposes. --99.135.239.139 (talk) 18:35, 19 May 2009 (UTC) anti-aging is more a marketing term than an actual effect. The claims and verification would be worth a paragraph though. I second the cosmetic purpose request (see below) 71.236.26.74 (talk) 23:14, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Rename or split off request

The title is misleading to all but a very few users. The vast majority of creams on the market are pronouncedly not pharmaceutical. This article either needs a lot of redirects from other articles and the search page or be renamed. Renaming would be easier, since this should be the "jump off' point for sub-pages like Lotion, Cold cream and probably others I don't know of off hand. There is also a lot that can and should be said about cosmetic creams that a separate page would be justified. 71.236.26.74 (talk) 23:14, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Cosmetics

Really it would be Cream (cosmetics). --Lagoset (talk) 09:33, 9 September 2015 (UTC)