Bioactive molecules from the Blue Lagoon: in vitro and in vivo assessment of silica mud and microalgae extracts for their effects on skin barrier function and prevention of skin ageing

• Published in: Experimental Dermatology
• Main Authors: Grether‐Beck, Susanne, Mühlberg, Kathrin, Brenden, Heidi, Felsner, Ingo, Brynjólfsdóttir, Ása, Einarsson, Sigurbjörn, Krutmann, Jean
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0625.2007.00693.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0625.2007.00693.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0625.2007.00693.x

Abstract: Bathing in the Blue Lagoon, a specific geothermal biotope in Iceland has been known for many years to be beneficial for human skin in general and for patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis in particular. The scientific rationale for this empirical observation, however has remained e...