@article{oai:naragakuen.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003265,
 author = {Yamaguchi, Motomu and Sakai, Hiroko and Takeuchi, Tatsunobu and Yamamoto, Kayoko and Nakada, Yuji and Maki, Minase and Nishimura, Yoshiko and Tachibana, Takako and Matsumoto, Nami and Nishida, Yoshinobu and Minomura, Yoko and Yamaguchi, Motomu and Sakai, Hiroko and Takeuchi, Tatsunobu and Yamamoto, Kayoko and Nakada, Yuji and Maki, Minase and Nishimura, Yoshiko and Tachibana, Takako and Matsumoto, Nami and Nishida, Yoshinobu and Minomura, Yoko},
 journal = {医療福祉情報行動科学研究, Journal of Information and Behavioral Science for Health and Welfare},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Objective: This investigation sought to compare changes in body heat after using a sugar scrub to bathe low
birth weight infants (< 2,500 g), compared with those bathed using conventional baby soap, and to evaluate
the relationship between skin barrier function and changes in body heat.
Design: Non-Randomized clinical trials
Setting: A neonatal intensive care unit in a university hospital in Japan
Participants: 22 Low birth weight infants for whom bathing was permitted
Methods: Sebum quantity and skin temperature were each measured before and after bathing for a control group
bathed with conventional baby soap and a group bathed with a sugar scrub skin care product. Ethical approval
for this study was obtained from Aino university of Ethics committee review board (Approval number/27)
Results: The results demonstrated that both sebum quantity and skin temperature increased significantly after
bathing in the sugar scrub group compared with the baby soap group.
Conclusion: Increases in sebum quantity are thought to influence the normal barrier function of skin and to help
retain skin temperature. This study suggests that the use of this skin care product can be expected to effectively
help maintain body temperature in low birth weight infants, who are prone to low body temperature.},
 pages = {29--38},
 title = {Sugar Scrub Effects on Skin Barrier Function and Heat Retention in Low Birth Weight Infants},
 volume = {6},
 year = {2019}
}