碧萝芷Pycnogenol1对皮肤的带来的好处.docVIP

碧蘿芷Pycnogenol(1對皮膚的帶來的好處 Pycnogenol(1 for Beauty P. Rohdewald 1Pycnogenol(, French maritime pine bark extract, (Horphag Research Sales Ltd.) The cosmetic industry is steadily chasing after new ingredients with promising properties. Pycnogenol(, the special extract from the bark of the French maritime pine, is a good candidate to be incorporated into creams and lotions. In China, claims for Pycnogenol( had been approved that it can be used against aging and for beauty, because the documented research findings support these statements. First of all, Pycnogenol( has to be safe when applied to the skin. Tests made with 17 Japanese men and 23 women showed not the slightest irritation of the skin, when Pycnogenol( was applied for 24 hours under occlusion (tests made by Life Science Laboratory, Osaka). Further tests demonstrated that Pycnogenol( is neither irritating for the eye, that it produces no allergic reactions and local tolerance is high even after subcutaneous application (tests had been made in Switzerland by RCC Research). One of the fundamental elements contributing to women’s beauty is the skin. A beautiful complexation; glamorous eyes and wonderful hair, that’s the dream of every lady and cosmetics promises to fulfill the dreams. Pycnogenol(, as a natural extract, containing many different constituents of pine bark, offers a broad range of actions, which help to improve the appearance of the skin. A very substantial contribution to skin-aging is UV-light. The highly energetic UV light induces free radical formation in the skin. This becomes visible as a sunburn. After prolonged and repeated exposure skin cancer may develop. It is well known that heavy exposure to sunlight promotes wrinkle formation and increases thickness of the skin, so it is mandatory to protect the skin effectively against free radicals. Pycnogenol( is an excellent free radical scavenger, as had been shown by Chida et al. (Fig. 1). It protects lipids by far more effective against peroxid