Use of an essential oil of white fir tree branches to combat the signs of skin ageing
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LAB M&L SA
- Publication Date
- 2021-04-30
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[0001] Invention subject
[0002] The present invention relates to the use of silver fir (Abies alba) essential oil as an elastase inhibitor for combating the signs of skin aging, in particular for limiting and / or reducing the degradation of skin elastic fibers, skin laxity and / or loss of skin elasticity and / or or the appearance of wrinkles. Background technique
[0003] The skin consists of two interacting parts, the superficial epidermis and the deeper dermis. The natural human epidermis is mainly composed of three types of cells, namely keratinocytes, melanocytes and Langerhans cells, which constitute the vast majority. The dermis provides firm support for the epidermis. It is also a nourishing element for the epidermis. It is mainly composed of fibroblasts and an extracellular matrix consisting mainly of collagen, elastin, and a substance called ground substance, which contains sulfated (such as cartilage sulfated Glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, and various proteas...