Emerge Swiss Apple Stem Cell Serum (available online for £72), allegedly 'promotes the selfrenewal capacity of the skin' and in the U.S., youth-hungry celebs such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Julianne Moore all feted the launch of Cellular Lifting Serum from Clark's Botanicals, is £355 for just 30ml.
Image Rex FeaturesBut, Professor Liam Dolan, the Sheradian Professor of Botany at Oxford University, who specialises in studying plant cells, is sceptical about the new ingredient. 'I don't see how plant stem cells could interact with human stem cells in this way,' he says.
But Dr Daniel Schmid, research director of Mibelle Biochemistry, the Swiss lab which developed PhytoCellTec Malus Domestica, insists that his study shows his apple stem cell extracts have been 'shown to improve the maintenance of the stem cells characteristics of epidermal stem cells.'
He admits: 'The anti-ageing benefit for the skin after topical application could not be confirmed in a clinical trial.'
But, he adds: 'The extract offers a promise of real skin rejuvenation.'
Further studies would be needed to prove that plant stem cells truly are as effective on faces as they are in the lab, but in our search for the elixir of youth, a new cream that can peel away the years, dreams tend to win over doubts, and this little apple looks as if it's going to bask in the limelight a little longer yet.
Source: Dailymaily.co.uk
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