MIT researchers recently unveiled an invisible film that can be painted onto your skin to give it the elasticity of youth. The silicone-based polymer, which is composed of chemicals that have all been deemed safe by the FDA, is applied to the skin and then made firm by the application of a second polymer that binds the two together. The polymers become an undetectable thin coating, which mimics the properties of healthy, young skin. Only lasting for about a day, it is removed with a solution that dissolves it.
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Though the first tests were done on undereye bags – to great success! – the researchers say the film can be soaked with sunscreen to act as a protectant SPF layer that can’t be sweated of washed off. They also expect it can be used to treat eczema, psoriasis another skin conditions by covering itchy patches with a “second skin” that moistens and soothes.
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The research was funded by a small, privately owned biotech company in Cambridge, Mass., Living Proof, and the product is being developed by another small, privately owned Cambridge company, Olivo Laboratories, which owns the patents. There’s no indication when it will be available to the public, but we’ll be sure to report on any advances.
Curated article from:
NY Times
