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Controlling MMPs During Skin Whitening
By: Alain Thibodeau, Atrium Biotechnologies
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the March 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- From Cosmetics & Toiletries
- March 2002 issue, pg 57
- 3 pages
Article Keywords:
- skin whitening
- melanogenisis
- UV radiation
- matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor
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Skin whitening procedures alter the skin's protective melanin layer and may subject the skin to degradation from UV-induced matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This article describes that degradation and suggests a formulation tecyhnique to protect against it.
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