Naris Cosmetics Uncovers Skin Whitening Properties of Turmeric.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 10, 2006 - (JCN) - Naris nar·is n. pl. nar·es The anterior opening on either side of the nasal cavity. naris (narˑ·is), n Cosmetics Co., Ltd. has announced its recent discovery that skin whitening power made with turmeric turmeric: see ginger. turmeric Perennial herbaceous plant (Curcuma longa; family Zingiberaceae), native to southern India and Indonesia. Its tuberous rhizomes have been used from antiquity as a condiment, as a textile dye, and medically as an is four times as strong as that made with the conventional arbutin. The company conducted two clinical trials using cultured cells to find out how effective turmeric is in reducing melanin melanin (mĕl`ənĭn), water-insoluble polymer of various compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. It is one of two pigments found in human skin and hair and adds brown to skin color; the other pigment is carotene, which contributes on suntanned human skin. According to the trials, turmeric applied to cultured melanocytes Melanocytes Skin cells derived from the neural crest that produce the protein pigment melanin. Mentioned in: Malignant Melanoma, Skin Pigmentation Disorders melanocytes was found to cut melanin-producing receptor modules by 60%. A test using cultured human skin cells was found to reduce melanin production by 40%. Another test using skin tonic with turmeric resulted in faster recovery of suntanned skin. Naris has already filed a patent application and will announce its findings at a meeting of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC), being held from October 16-19 in Osaka. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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