The secret to beautiful skin.....now Uncovered for you....

In the undying search for healthier and younger looking skin, scientists have now discovered an important beauty secret for balanced skin colour and tone.

According to the University of Cincinnati and Tokyo Medical University researchers, the most commonly occurring skin cells, keratinocytes, influence and manipulate skin colour and tone.

The researchers say that their discovery toward manipulating skin tone and colour can have implications ranging from helping doctors develop more natural looking bio-engineered skin grafts to helping cosmetics companies develop new products for achieving the “perfect” sunless tan.

The research study shows for the first time how to control skin colour and tone using cells previously thought to play no considerable role in this function.

Most immediately, this study should lead to bioengineered skin grafts that more closely resemble the natural tone and color of recipients, which may help reduce the appearance of scarring. Down the road, however, this study opens doors to new types of cosmetics based on our understanding of how and why ‘skin deep’ differences in appearance evolved over millions of years....