Category: Anti acne
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The many functions of azelaic acid
The many functions of azelaic acid Abstract Exploring an ingredient with multiple different cosmetic uses In Ayurveda the grains of wheat, barley and rye have been used since time immemorial for the treatment of topical hyperpigmentation. Some 3,000 years later it was shown that this property boils down to partial inhibition of tyrosinase – the…
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KERATOLYTIC TREATMENTS FOR ACNE: AZELAIC ACID
KERATOLYTIC TREATMENTS FOR ACNE: AZELAIC ACID Recently Howard Maibach and Ali Alikhan of respectively the Mayo Clinic and the University of California School of Medicine published a short review on keratolytic treatments for acne (A.Alikhan, H.Maibach, Cosm.Toil., 125,16,(2010)). In Maibach’s review the most frequently used anti-acne agents were reviewed. Keratinocyte deviations in proliferation, adhesion and…