The ability to bounce back is an important attribute for just about anyone or anything — including your skin. In the beauty realm, bounceback, or elasticity, happens to be a fundamental feature for ...

Elastin, a protein found within the skin’s extracellular matrix, provides the skin with its elasticity and ability to return to its original form after stretching or contracting. Over time, however, ...

Since I was an adolescent, people have spoken openly about my body, sometimes as if I wasn’t even present. As awkward, inappropriate, sometimes mean spirited, and even creepy as these unsolicited ...

A German startup is one step closer to becoming the first company to produce medical-grade elastin on an industrial scale. Matrihealth GmbH reports having successfully completed a seven-figure seed ...

Elastin is an extracellular matrix protein that lends elasticity and resilience to tissues such as the arteries, lungs, tendons, skin, and ligaments. Elastic fibers have two components, one of which ...

Fig. 1. Influences of treatments on skin hydration indexes, including water content (A) and Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) of volunteers (B) *: Intra-group significance difference, P ...