The Benefits of a Multimechanistic Antiaging Skin Technology

INTRODUCTION: Facial aging is a multifactorial phenomenon due to poor skin hydration, deficient intercellular communication, collagen/elastin breakdown, and oxidative stress. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a multimechanistic antiaging prototype formulation on the appearance of photoaged facial skin after 24 weeks of twice daily use. METHODS: Fifty female subjects 35–65 years of age of all Fitzpatrick skin types with mild to moderate facial photoaging concerns (fine lines, wrinkles, sagging skin, tone and texture) were enrolled in this monadic study. Investigator and subject tolerability assessments were performed along with facial noninvasive corneometry hydration and elasticity measurements. The dermatologist investigator assessed fine lines, wrinkles, skin evenness, radiance, plumping, texture/smoothness, sagging/firming/lifting, and global appearance on a 5-point ordinal scale. RESULTS: Forty-seven of the 50 subjects completed the study with a 19% increase in skin firmness and a 35% increase in skin hydration via bio-instrumentation readings after 24 weeks of study product use. The investigator assessed a 40% improvement in lines, a 23% improvement in wrinkles, a 42% improvement in evenness, a 64% improvement in radiance, a 58% improvement in plumping, a 65% improvement in texture, a 60% improvement in firmness, and a 45% improvement in overall appearance at 24 weeks. CONCLUSION: The serum combination of humectants, peptides, and antioxidants yielded excellent tolerability with visual and mechanistic skin improvement beginning at 1 week with cumulative continuing improvement through 24 weeks of use in terms of hydration, firmness, texture, radiance, and fine lines.