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Scientists Develop 'Second Skin' To Smooth Wrinkles (cbsnews.com)
An anonymous reader writes a report from CBS News: MIT researchers have developed a "second skin" that could be used to smooth wrinkles, protect skin from damage, or administer medications to treat skin conditions, such as eczema. "It's an invisible layer that can provide a barrier, provide cosmetic improvement, and potentially deliver a drug locally to the area that's being treated," Daniel Anderson said in a university news release. "We started thinking about how we might be able to control the properties of skin by coating it with polymers that would impart beneficial effects," said Anderson. "We also wanted it to be invisible and comfortable." The scientists created a library of more than 100 potential polymers, and they tested each material in order to determine which one would most closely match the appearance and characteristics of healthy skin. The "second skin" is applied in two steps. Both layers are applied as creams or ointments. Once on the skin, XPL is nearly invisible. It can remain on the skin for up to 24 hours, the study authors said. Researchers found the polymer was able to reshape "eye bags" beneath the lower eyelids, and the effect lasted about 24 hours. It also treated dry skin and improved hydration.
Does it come in extra crispy?
"And already she's twice as beautiful as she was before!"
https://youtu.be/Bnx95KyQEAA?t...
Put on your Second Skin to look like ________ or ________!
What's the SPF?
Learn to love Alaska
That's cool, how long until wrinkle removal is permanent?
btw with this sort of thing, "morning shock" is going to be horrific.....coyote arm here I come!
Just make it erect, the wrinkles will go away automatically.
Why does it matter what order they tested them in?
When can I buy stock in this company? If it delivers only half of what it promises the masses are going to scoop this up by the bucket.
This is poor trolling, I know.
Already the vast majority of cosmetic foundations, creams, and serums contain silicon-based products. Also many high-tech serums and foundations are designed to adhere extremely well to the skin and persist for very long periods. You can literally run your head under a shower or dunk it in a bath with modern cosmetics and come out with them looking exactly the same as before.
Its no surprise then that there is more innovation occurring with silicon-based cosmetic compounds. Makeup products are among the most heavily engineered products (according to Wikipedia, but I can't find the reference).
If a girl says she 19 and she looks 19, she's 12.
If a girl says she's 26 and the looks 26, she damn near 40.
And it will be a big industry the way other cosmetics have been for decades.
In a world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king--and the two-eyed man is a heretic.
Is one of the scientists, by any chance, a grandmother who dermatologists all HATE?
Finally we can live like the parents of the Superman, with our second skin applied right after birth!
Wow, Slashdot has finally bored the bottom out of that barrel. Articles on cosmetics? I especially like the rotating trackers/ad networks on served pages, too.
Ah, a staple of lizard person technology is finally available for humans.
I love the little bit about "delivering a drug locally"... yeah right, I am sure that is the reason for the research... we don't already have anything like that...
Sounds to me as though MIT wants a piece of the multi-billion dollar cosmetic industry...
People will buy anything that remotely claims to get rid of wrinkles.. oh, it came out of MIT?... well... won't all my friends be so impressed!
My eyes reflect the stars and a smile lights up my face.
So, at the end of the day, when the girl you love removes her coloured contact lenses, her hear extensions, her make-up, eye-shadow, concealer, cover-up, foundation, false lashes, and ear-rings, she'll then peel off her skin.
Ewww.
Gargamel can already do this for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYV6GzGCOEE
*also see ooloorie's great post 'Prior Art!'