Pine bark extract may protect skin from seasonal changes, environmental stress: Study

Pine bark extract may protect skin from seasonal changes, environmental stress: Study
Pycnogenol is a combination of procyanidins, bioflavonoids and organic acids extracted from the bark of the maritime pine. Image © Pack-Shot / Getty Images
Data published in
Skin Pharmacology Physiology​ indicated that, despite exposure to environmental stresses, participants receiving the Pycnogenol had better skin hydration and lower transepidermal water loss, compared to the placebo group.
In addition, the pine bark extract supplement was associated with improvements in measures of skin elasticity.
“This study provides clear evidence that oral supplementation with Pycnogenol is beneficial to the skin in Han Chinese subjects working outdoors in an urban environment,” ​wrote researchers from Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing EWISH Testing Technology Co., Ltd., IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (Germany), and the Air Force General Hospital in Beijing.

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