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From: kenm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (...Jose)
Newsgroups: bionet.followup,bionet.molbio.proteins,bionet.technology.conversion,sci.med.physics
Subject: Re: Vitamine A for skin treatment
Message-ID: <2585541A.21579@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Date: 12 Dec 89 19:40:09 GMT
References: <607@vice2utc.chalmers.se>
Reply-To: kenm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (...Jose)
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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In article <607@vice2utc.chalmers.se> khun@.uucp () writes:
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>Can someone tell me if we have any evidence that vitamine A is good for the
>skin? It is supposed to smoothen out wrinkles if you dissolve it in oil and
>rub it onto your skin, but I do not know if this is scientifically proven.
>Also, do you have to mix the vitamine with something else to make it work
>this way?


	I don't know whether Vitamin A is useful for de-wrinkling
skin or not, but I can answer the question about dissolving it in oil.

	Skin is basically waterproof, but it can be penetrated by oils...
and, thus, a compound dissolved in oil could pass through the skin.	
(epithelial cells, like all cells, are contained by a lipid (fatty) membrane,
 which is impermeable to water, but not to oily substances)

				
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