..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Psoriasis Topical treatment Antioxidants Reflectance confocal microscopy...

...Clemens Painsi; Karoline Hesterberg; Jürgen Lademann; Dietrich Knorr; Alexa Patzelt; Staffan Vandersee; Martina C. Meinke; Heike Richter; Adrienne Bob; Fanny Knorr; Franz Quehenberger; Bernhard Lange-Asschenfeldt Antioxidants like carotenoids play a major role in the prevention of the destructive...

... and functional changes. Aims: This study aimed to give an insight into the photo-protective benefits and efficacy of an oral liquid nutricosmeceutical containing collagen bioactive peptides and antioxidants to counteract the signs of aging. Methods: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial...

... regions. Additional protection in the VIS and NIR ranges was observed for the sunscreen containing antioxidants (AO). The penetration depth of the cream was less than 11.2 ± 3.0 µm for all time points. Conclusion: A sunscreen containing AO improved the photoprotection in the VIS and NIR ranges...

... for extrinsic skin aging. The antioxidants in human tissue represent an efficient protection system against the destructive action of these reactive free radicals. In this study, the parameters of the skin, epidermal thickness, stratum corneum moisture, elasticity and wrinkle volume, were determined before...

... for determining sunscreen efficacy is required in order to warrant safe sun exposure. In this study, the influence of characteristic active ingredients (chemical filters, physical filters and antioxidants) on different sunscreen indicators, including the universal sun protection factor and the radical formation...

... of antioxidants from various sources in skin care products and food supplements is therefore widespread, with increasingly effective formulations being introduced. The harmful effects of RMS (aside from impaired structure and function of DNA, proteins, and lipids) are: interference with specific regulatory...

...Sora Jung; Maxim E. Darvin; Hyoung-Seok Chung; Bena Jung; Sang-Hyuk Lee; Klaus Lenz; Wan-Seok Chung; Ruo-Xi Yu; Alexa Patzelt; Bich-Na Lee; Wolfram Sterry; Juergen Lademann Background: The antioxidant status of the human skin provides protection against the destructive action of free radicals. Most...

...J. Lademann; W. Köcher; R. Yu; M.C. Meinke; B. Na Lee; S. Jung; W. Sterry; M.E. Darvin Carotenoids could serve as marker substances of the antioxidant status of the human skin. In the present study, an optical skin scanner was used to analyse the carotenoid concentration obtained from 4 volunteers...

... Octenidine dihydrochloride 2-Phenoxyethanol Skin barrier Antioxidants Antiseptic efficacy Original Paper Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2012;25:100 106 DOI: 10.1159/000335558 Received: September 1, 2011 Accepted after revision: December 6, 2011 Published online: February 1, 2012 Comparison of the Antiseptic...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Antioxidants Vitamins Microcirculation Oxygen to see device...

...Mathias Rohr; Ingrid Rieger; Anil Jain; Andreas Schrader Background/Aims: Topically applied antioxidants (AOs) are widely used in cosmetic products – especially in day and sun care – to help reduce oxidative stress caused by exogenous influences such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Despite several...

...J. Lademann; A. Patzelt; S. Schanzer; H. Richter; M.C. Meinke; W. Sterry; L. Zastrow; O. Doucet; T. Vergou; M.E. Darvin The pros and cons of the systemic and topical application of antioxidant substances are a subject of intense discussion among experts, with resulting confusion for consumers...

... for premature skin aging. Additionally, they also contribute towards immunosuppression and the formation of skin diseases including cancer. The human organism has developed a protection system against the destructive action of free radicals by means of the antioxidant network. In the present study...

... for studying wound closure time, antioxidant status and biochemical parameters. Group 1 was the control; groups 2 and 3 were treated with 0.5 and 1.0 ml VCO, respectively, 24 h after wound creation for 10 days. After the experimental period, the healing property of VCO was evaluated by monitoring the time...

... with enzymatic antioxidative systems and ingested antioxidants under normal conditions. These complex biological reactions are accompanied by chemiluminescence (ultraweak photon emission). However, knowledge about the chemiluminescence decay characteristics of human skin and the modulatory influence of topically...

... carotenoid antioxidants β-carotene and lycopene, which was investigated in vivo by resonance Raman spectroscopic measurements. Secondly, the direct observation of produced radicals subsequent to IRA irradiation of the skin was performed in vitro by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Taking...

...Jürgen Fuchs; Rainer Milbradt Reactive oxygen species play an important role in mediating skin inflammation, and antioxidants may provide protection. We investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of natural antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, trolox (a water-soluble tocopherol...

... of strong exposure, the skin has to be protected additionally by barrier creams. In the present study, the influence of microparticles on the homogeneity of distribution of the protection cream on the skin was investigated by laser scanning microscopy. The protection cream contained antioxidant substances...

...M. Darvin; L. Zastrow; W. Sterry; J. Lademann Systemic and topical application of antioxidant substances for the medical treatment and prophylaxis of many diseases as well as additional protection of the skin against the destructive action of free radicals and other reactive species has become very...