Newly discovered and patent-pending ingredient? “Fool me once….”

It seems that entire companies are started in the name of very old chemicals renamed and branded as “first-of-its-kind anti-aging ingredient.” It bothers me as much (or a bit more) than when we first started Skin Actives.

Skin Actives is a company that is proudly based on scientific evidence. So, when silly (greedy?) people extract a name from the proverbial magician hat and proclaim it ” first of its kind anti-aging ingredient,” it irritates me. Decades ago, it was said of me that I don’t suffer fools gladly, and aging has not added to my patience.

This “newly” discovered ingredient was discovered in 1885 by the German physician Ludwig Brieger.  I don’t think he will be suing this skincare company for theft, but let me say that Polyamine-DAB® is very old and is not a growth factor.

I am sure 2024 will bring more “newly discovered” magical anti-age ingredients. Please resist the power of the internet and non-stop advertising and stay with people who actually use science to formulate products, i.e., Skin Actives Scientific.

Hannah

Kim, G., Kim, M., Kim, M. et al. Spermidine-induced recovery of human dermal structure and barrier function by skin microbiome. Commun Biol 4, 231 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01619-4