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nilram

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9. The company producing it is in a press release from UCSF

Reply to still_one (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 12:40 PM

Mar 2019

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413576/skin-repair-eliminates-inflamm-aging-linked-chronic-disease

"Conflicts: Elias and Man serve as consultants to South Korea–based Neopharm, Ltd., which produces the lipid-balanced moisturizer used in the study. An invention disclosure has been filed with the UCSF Office of Innovation, Technology & Alliances for the concept of preventing/treating systemic disorders using strategies that improve epidermal function."

Ooh, and I found the pre-release version of the article,

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jdv.15540

The product isn't named there, either. Just "an emollient, previously shown to improve epidermal function".

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UCSF study suggests novel treatment for fending off chronic age-related diseases: Moisturizer EDITED [View all] elleng Mar 2019 OP

Well, that's auspicious timing htuttle Mar 2019 #1

Sounds like a good idea! elleng Mar 2019 #2

Won't hurt anything! Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #3

If you read the article, it is a special type of moisturizer noted for its ratio of three lipids still_one Mar 2019 #4

I went back and re-read. Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #5

Probably. They need more data, and double blind study. They are making some pretty extraordinary still_one Mar 2019 #7

The company producing it is in a press release from UCSF nilram Mar 2019 #9

Interesting, and they correctly noted possible conflicts. Thanks still_one Mar 2019 #11

Vaseline is petroleum, don't use it on your skin. Coconut oil would be a lot healthier and you can diane in sf Mar 2019 #6

I had no idea. Thx. Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #8

or crisco. mopinko Mar 2019 #10

I've been moisturizing my face since, I can't remember when. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #12

Just ordered lillypaddle Mar 2019 #13

You're welcome. elleng Mar 2019 #14