Scientists from Flinders University have discovered rich anti-aging properties in South Australian brown seaweed that significantly increase collagen levels in the skin and protect against the deterioration of both collagen and elastin.
have huge potential to be used to help slow the effects of aging on our skin," says Professor Wei Zhang, College of Medicine and Public Health., while elastin gives skin its elasticity and strength—and both these proteins are popularly promoted by the beauty industry as essential for the appearance of healthy skin," he says.
"So far anti-glycation agents haven't been strong enough to have a major impact on anti-aging, so our discovery is really exciting as we can see the potential to develop stronger anti-glycation extracts from brown seaweed." South Australia has a world-recorded highest diversity of seaweeds, with up to 1,500 described species, of which approximately 62% are endemic to the region.
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