The benefits of snail mucus on the skin have been known to the cosmetics industry for a while, and having seen a big trend in Korea, it is now heading to American shores and is expected to be the ‘newest fad’.
Beauty brands are responding to the rise in adult consumers suffering from acne, with the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology noting that 54% of women over 25 now have at least ‘some facial acne’.
Personal genetics company ‘23andMe’ recently conducted research into how 'striae distensae' or stretch marks are developed in a bid to identify genetic markers for the skin imperfections and determine why some individuals are more susceptible.
Keratin protein from sheep wool simulates the expression of specific types of collagen in humans, suggests new research conducted by the University of Miami that points to enhanced wound healing and anti-wrinkle treatment.
Andes Natural Skin Care says it has come up with a topical treatment based on a secretion from a snail to simultaneously treat acne and clear up disfiguring acne scars.
France-based Dermscan has signed a new partnership agreement
withCIDC, Centre International de Développement Clinique - the
International Centre forClinical Development. The move gives the
company a panel of multiethnic volunteers...