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From Plant Extracts to Novel Lipstick Compositions
By: Charles Fox
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the June 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- From Cosmetics & Toiletries
- June 2002 issue, pg 36
- 6 pages
Article Keywords:
- plant extracts
- novel lipstick compositions
- cosmetic
- formulations
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Skin and Skin Care
Obayashi reviews the effects of plant extracts for photoaging skin. His review, with 20 references, covers the mechanism of photoaging and herbs with anti-photoaging activity, discussing matrix proteinases including MMP-1 and elastase involved in the degradation of type I collagen, and herbs inhibiting MMP-1 activity, UVA-induced MMP-1 synthesis and neutrophil or fibroblast-derived elastase activities.
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