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SSL Healthcare has launched Tubifast, a tube-type bandage for wet- wrap treatment widely used to treat atopic dermatitis in England. Twenty percent of atopic dermatitis patients are children, who are likely to scratch their skin unconsciously and thus prolong the condition. The wet wrap method is for these children. A warm and moist Tubifast goes on the skin, then is covered with a dry second layer of Tubifast. The skin feels cool and the itchiness subsides. Meanwhile, the bandage itself prevents scratching. It also has a moisturizing effect on dry skin. Tubifast sells from 1200 yen. An associated product, Evaderm skin-softening moisturizing cream, sells from 850 yen.