As scientists, we love numbers and data. It had been our strong impression since the introduction of our Tangerine Anti-Shine Cream in December of ‘09 that it worked great for the large majority of people that purchased it. Of course, we already knew what the product could do to alleviate oily skin based on the [...]
If you ever wondered what other things Nobiletin can do, this post is for you. As it turns out, Nobiletin also has several other important beneficial properties. This post illustrates these, and you will find that this compound has the potential for great future medical applications …
How to tell whether your oily skin is interfering with your life
Anybody who has the misfortune to suffer from it will be able to attest to the fact that having oily skin can cause a substantial psychological drain and have a significant impact on quality of life, happiness, self confidence and general well-being.
It is very [...]
Introducing Sana Fela Tangerine Anti-Shine Cream!
Nobiletin reduces sebum production
If you have read part one of our posts on oil control and acne, you know that Nobiletin has been shown to be very effective in reducing the amount of oil that is produced by the sebaceous glands, as well as the overall size of the glands themselves. [...]
OK, so may be that is a bit of an exaggeration.
An apple a day doesn’t REALLY keep acne away.
… Or does it?
Let me not mince words here and give it to you straight.
The fact of the matter is that eating right is a large part of being acne free. I know you don’t necessarily want to [...]
We all know Woody Harrelson from his appearances in unforgettable movies such as “White Men Can’t Jump”, “Kingpin” and “Natural Born Killers”.
And who could forget his splendid role as the hilarious bartender in the sitcom “Cheers” ?
Woody had tons of acne
Turns out that in his early twenties Woody had a terrible complexion and tons of [...]
As promised, here is a follow-up post to the acne viewpoint paper that was published in Experimental Dermatology (Ref 1) . This paper was published very recently and summarizes the state-of-the-art of our knowledge about acne. This post explains recent insights in the way sebocytes recognize and respond to bacteria.
Sebocytes are more than skin deep
Scientists [...]
This post summarizes a clinical trial that compares tea tree oil and benzoyl peroxide for the treatment of acne (Ref 1). The paper is from 1990, so it is a bit old, but it is still considered a classic and it is cited a lot. The data that it presents definitely is still relevant. In [...]
Acne develops when bacteria, in particular Propionibacterium acne, infect the oil (sebum) that accumulates inside plugged hair follicles. See the post on the “skinny on acne“ for more details.
But the question is: how and why exactly do the hair follicles get plugged?
The answer is found in one of the properties of the bacteria (Ref 1, [...]
New Viewpoint Paper on Acne
An awesome new paper on current understanding of the causes of acne and how it can be treated was recently published in Experimental Dermatology (1). This is like a consensus paper that was written by 14 scientists from all over the world — USA, Japan, China, Germany, Taiwan, Hungary, Italy, South [...]
