Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Get rid of baggy skin: New Technology that seems to work. Cosmetics

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2087378-smart-second-skin-reduces-eye-bags-and-wrinkles-or-so-it-seems/?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=ILC&utm_campaign=webpush&cmpid=ILC%257CNSNS%257C2016-GLOBAL-webpush-2NDSKIN


Invisible skin

Now Robert Langer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his team, working with cosmetics spinout company Olivo, have developed a polysiloxane polymer that can mimic the properties of natural, young skin – including elasticity, and light reflectance and scattering.
“You don’t realise it’s on you,” says Langer. First, a silicone polymer cream is layered onto your face, then a platinum catalyst is painted on, which crosslinks the molecules in the cream. The resulting skin is reportedly breathable, locks in moisture and scatters light. A 25-person pilot study has found that it can be worn for more than 24 hours without discomfort.

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