Specialty chemicals major BASF and research institute CTIBiotech have created another 3D skin model with immune macrophages to enable R&D work into anti-inflammatory ingredients.
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’.
A recent report in the British Journal of Dermatology suggests an
effective non-antibiotic treatment for acne that may help to
provide a solution to the problem of antibiotic resistance in acne
causing bacteria.