While they found better skin outcomes in participants who used hydroquinone cream (a common melasma intervention), they also concluded that topical silymarin was also effective and produced fewer side effects.28 Wrinkles A lack of skin moisture is one of the factors behind fine lines and wrinkles.29 According to a 2012 study published in the African Journal of Biotechnology , milk thistle extract, emulsified into a topical cream, may help combat wrinkle formation by boosting moisture retention and preventing transepidermal water loss.30 An important caveat to consider is that all of our top recommended milk thistles are oral supplements, and research on oral milk thistle for the above purposes is somewhat lacking
Glutaminase 2 is a novel negative regulator of small GTPase Rac1 and mediates p53 function in suppressing metastasis
Scientific interest in multi-peptide formulations continues to expand as researchers explore the complex relationships between interconnected signaling systems and coordinated biological processes
(2018) tested liposomal glutathione at 500 and 1,000 mg/day and found even faster results: whole blood glutathione increased by 40% within two weeks, with NK cell cytotoxicity elevated by up to 400%
doi:10.1093/ajcn/77.1.189 Rafighi Z, Shiva A, Arab S, Mohd Yousof R
Reducing Inflammation : Chronic inflammation can slow down the healing process and damage the skin
